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Am5020 introduction – Kontron AM5020 User Manual

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AM5020

Introduction

ID 1043-6198, Rev. 1.0

Page 1 - 13

P R E L I M I N A R Y

General

Power Consumption

Refer to Chapter 5, “Power Considerations” for information related to the
power consumption of the AM5020.

Temperature Range

Operational:

-5°C to +55°C

Standard

Storage: -40°C to +70°C

Mechanical

Double, Mid-size module

Dimensions

Without retention screws on front panel: 180.6 mm x 148.5 mm x 18.96 mm

Board Weight

With heat sink and without SATA Flash module: 351 grams

JTAG

Two JTAG interfaces:

One processor JTAG interface routed to the onboard debug connector
for debugging purposes

One JTAG interface connected to the AMC Card-edge connector for de-
bugging and manufacturing purposes

Battery

The AM5020 is provided with a battery socket for a 3.0V lithium battery for the
RTC.
Recommended type: CR2025

Temperature ranges:
Operational: -20°C to +70°C

typical (refer to the battery manufacturer’s

specifications for exact range)

Storage: -55°C to +70°C

typical (no discharge)

Software

Software uEFI BIOS

AMI Aptio®, AMI’s next-generation BIOS firmware based on the uEFI Spec-
ification and the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI.

Serial console redirection via the serial port or LAN

LAN boot capability for diskless systems (standard PXE)

Redundant image; automatic fail-safe recovery in case of a damaged image

Non-volatile storage of setting in the SPI flash (battery only required
for the RTC)

Compatibility Support Module (CSM) providing legacy BIOS compat-
ibility based on AMIBIOS8

Command shell for diagnostics and configuration

uEFI shell commands executable from mass storage device in a Pre-
OS environment (open interface)

MMC support in the command shell

Software IPMI

Module Management Controller firmware providing the following features:

The MMC is accessible via IPMB-L and one KCS interface with interrupt
support

The MMC firmware can be updated in field through all supported on-
board interfaces using the function “fwum...” of the open-source tool “ip-
mitool”. For further information on the ipmitool refer to the
sourceforge.net website.

Two MMC flash banks with automatic roll-back capability in case of an
upgrade firmware failure

Board supervision and control extensions such as board reset, power
and firmware hub flash control, and boot order configuration

Operating Systems

The board is offered with various Board Support Packages including Windows
and Linux operating systems. For further information concerning the operating
systems available for the AM5020, please contact Kontron.

Table 1-2:

AM5020 Main Specifications (Continued)

AM5020

SPECIFICATIONS