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3 system relevant information, 4 board diagrams, Am4150 introduction – Kontron AM4150 User Manual

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AM4150

Introduction

ID 1051-5040, Rev. 2.0

Page 1 - 5

1.3

System Relevant Information

The following system relevant information is general in nature but should still be considered
when developing applications using the AM4150.

1.4

Board Diagrams

The following diagrams provide additional information concerning board functionality and
component layout.

Table 1-1: System Relevant Information

SUBJECT

INFORMATION

Hardware Requirements

The AM4150 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:

Up to two Gigabit Ethernet SerDes ports

Common Options Region ports 2-3:

Up to two SATA ports

Fat Pipes Region ports 4-7:

One x4 PCI Express interface or

One x4 Serial RapidIO interface

Fat Pipes Region ports 8-11:

One x4 PCI Express interface or

One x4 Serial RapidIO interface or

Up to three Gigabit Ethernet SerDes ports

Extended Options Region port 14:

One debug port

Extended Options Region port 15:

One serial port

Extended Options Region port 16:

Two general purpose inputs (GPI), on request

Two general purpose outputs (GPO), on request

Clock:

Bidirectional PCI Express reference clock, FCLKA

For further information on the AMC interconnection, refer to Chapter 2.11, “AMC
Interconnection”.

PCI Express Configuration

The AM4150 only supports the PCI Express root complex configuration; non-
transparent bridge functionality is not supported.

Operating Systems

The board is offered with various Board Support Packages including VxWorks and
Linux operating systems. For further information concerning the operating sys-
tems available for the AM4150, please contact Kontron.