Am4100 preface – Kontron AM4100 User Manual
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AM4100
Preface
ID 36126, Rev. 2.0
Page vii
P R E L I M I N A R Y
5.4.7
Uploading an NBL Flash Memory Area ........................................ 5 - 14
5.5
Plug and Play ........................................................................................ 5 - 14
5.6
Porting an Operating System to the CPU Board ................................... 5 - 14
5.7
Commands ............................................................................................ 5 - 15
6.
Power Considerations ............................................................ 6 - 3
6.1
AM4100 Voltage Ranges ........................................................................ 6 - 3
6.2
Carrier Power Requirements ................................................................... 6 - 3
6.2.1
Payload Power ................................................................................ 6 - 3
6.2.2
Payload and MMC Voltage Ramp ................................................... 6 - 4
6.2.3
Module Management Power Consumption ..................................... 6 - 4
6.3
Payload Power Consumption of the AM4100 ......................................... 6 - 4
6.4
IPMI FRU Payload Power Consumption ................................................. 6 - 5
6.5
Payload Start-Up Current of the AM4100 ................................................ 6 - 5
7.
Thermal Considerations ......................................................... 7 - 3
7.1
Thermal Monitoring ................................................................................. 7 - 3
7.1.1
Placement of the Temperature Sensors ......................................... 7 - 3
7.1.2
Board Thermal Monitoring .............................................................. 7 - 4
7.1.3
Processor Thermal Monitoring ........................................................ 7 - 4
7.2
CPU Internal Thermal Regulation ........................................................... 7 - 4
7.3
External Thermal Regulation ................................................................... 7 - 4
7.3.1
Forced Airflow ................................................................................. 7 - 5
7.3.2
Thermal Characteristic Graphs ....................................................... 7 - 5
7.3.3
Airflow Impedance .......................................................................... 7 - 8
7.3.4
Airflow Paths ................................................................................... 7 - 9