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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................1
2. COMPONENTS – STANDARD SYSTEM ......................................................................................2
2.1 CPCI EXPANSION MOTHERBOARD.........................................................................................2
2.2 HOST BRIDGE CARD: STLITE-PCI-HOST; STLITE-CPCI-HOST ..........................................2
2.3 POWER SUPPLY ...........................................................................................................................2
2.4 EXPANSION CABLE ....................................................................................................................3
2.5 CABINET........................................................................................................................................3
3. INSTALLATION & START-UP – STANDARD SYSTEM ...........................................................3
3.1 PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION ..................................................................................................3
3.2 HOST BRIDGE CARD INSTALLATION ....................................................................................3
3.3 CARD INSTALLATION - EXPANSION CHASSIS ....................................................................3
3.4 CPCI EXPANSION CABLE INSTALLATION ............................................................................4
3.5 CPCI CARD INSTALLATION......................................................................................................4
3.6 CABLE INSTALLATION..............................................................................................................4
3.7 FINAL INSTALLATION CHECK.................................................................................................4
4. POWERING-UP .................................................................................................................................5
4.1 SEQUENCE FOR APPLYING POWER........................................................................................5
4.2 POWERING DOWN ......................................................................................................................5
5. MULTIPLE CHASSIS INSTALLATION .......................................................................................5
5.1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................5
5.2 DAISY-CHAIN CONFIGURATION.............................................................................................5
5.3 FAN-OUT CONFIGURATION......................................................................................................7
5.4 EXTENDED DAISY CHAIN CONFIGURATION.......................................................................8
5.5 CPCI CARD CONFLICTS .............................................................................................................8
5.6 BIOS/FIRMWARE REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................8
6. SATELLITE MONITOR SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USE ..........................................9
6.1 INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................9
6.2 USING THE SATELLITE MONITOR PROGRAM .......................................................................9
WATCH DOG TIMER AND ALARM ..............................................................................................11
6.4 EXAMPLE PROGRAMS .............................................................................................................12
7. REGISTER MAP..............................................................................................................................13
7.1 REGISTER MAP ..........................................................................................................................13
7.2 EXPANSION BOARD 21150 BRIDGE REGISTERS ................................................................13