Kontron AM5010 - Manual (Page 21)

AM5010 Introduction
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P R E L I M I N A R Y
1. Introduction
1.1 Board Overview
The AM5010 is a highly integrated CPU board implemented as a Double, Mid-size Advanced
Mezzanine Card (AMC) Module. The design is based on the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
combined with the Intel® 3100 server-class chipset.
The board supports the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, 1.5 GHz version in 65 nm technology
with 64 kB L1 and 4 MB L2 cache in a 479 µFCBGA package with a 667 MHz Front Side Bus
(FSB) speed. The processor and the memory are soldered on the AM5010, which results in
higher Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and a significant improvement in cooling.
The Intel® Core™2 Duo is a low-power, dual-core processor supporting Intel’s Virtualization
Technology (VT), Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T) support, and en-
hanced address range for up to 64 GB memory. It delivers optimized power-efficient computing
and outstanding dual-core performance with low power consumption.
The board includes up to 4 GB registered Double Data Rate (DDR2) memory with Error Check-
ing and Correcting (ECC) running at 400 MHz. Two Dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers each uti-
lizing a x4 lane PCI Express interconnection to the Intel® 3100 chipset ensure maximum data
throughput between processor and memory.
The AM5010 has full hot swap capability, which enables the board to be replaced, monitored
and controlled without having to shut down the AMC-supporting carrier board or the MicroTCA
system. A dedicated Module Management Controller (MMC) is used to manage the board and
support a defined subset of Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) commands and
PICMG (ATCA/AMC) command extensions, which enables operators to detect and eliminate
faults faster at module level. This includes monitoring several onboard temperature conditions,
board voltages and the power supply status, managing hot swap operations, rebooting the
board, etc. All in all, IPMI enhances the board’s availability and reliability while reducing the op-
erating costs and the mean-time-to-repair.
The AM5010 supports two USB 2.0 host interfaces, one standard RS-232 COM port, two Giga-
bit Ethernet ports, and a DVI-I port to the front as well as a variety of high-speed interconnect
topologies to the system, such as Dual Gigabit SerDes connection and Dual SATA storage in-
terface in the Common Options Region, 1x4 or 4x1 PCI Express, and a Debug port and Serial
port in the Extended Options Region. In addition, the AM5010 provides support for one onboard
SATA HDD/SSD and a single USB 2.0 NAND Flash module, both of which are optionally avail-
able.
The AM5010 fits into applications situated in industrial environments, including I/O intensive
applications. The careful design and the selection of high temperature resistant components
ensure a high product availability. This, together with a high level of scalability, reliability, and
stability, make this state-of-the-art product a perfect core technology for long-life embedded ap-
plications. In addition, it is targeted towards telecom market applications such as radio network
controllers, media streaming, traffic processing, database management and routing.