Kontron AM4100 - Manual (Page 23)

AM4100 Introduction
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P R E L I M I N A R Y
1.3 System Relevant Information
The following system relevant information is general in nature but should still be considered
when developing applications using the AM4100.
1.4 Board Diagrams
The following diagrams provide additional information concerning board functionality and
component layout.
1.4.1 Functional Block Diagram
The following figure shows the block diagram of the AM4100.
Table 1-1: System Relevant Information
SUBJECT INFORMATION
Hardware Requirements The AM4100 can be installed on any AMC-supporting carrier board or MicroTCA
backplane with the following AMC Card-edge connector port mapping:
• Common Options Region ports 0-1
• Two Gigabit Ethernet SerDes ports
• Fat Pipes Region ports 4-7
• One x4 PCI Express interface, or alternatively
• x4 Serial RapidIO interface
• Fat Pipes Region ports 8-9
• Two Gigabit Ethernet SerDes ports (optional)
• Extended Options Region port 14
• Reserved for debug port
• Extended Options Region port 15
• One serial port
• Clock
• PCI Express clock reference input, FCLKA
For further information on the AMC interconnection, refer to section 2.4, “AMC
Interconnection”.
PCI Express Configuration The AM4100 supports PCI Express root complex configuration.
Operating Systems The AM4100 is offered with various Board Support Packages. Please contact Kon-
tron for further information concerning the operation of the AM4100 with other
operating systems.