ADLINK Technology cPCI-3970 series User manual

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Manual Rev.: 2.02
Revision Date: March 29, 2013
Part No: 50-15078-1020
cPCI-3970/3971 Series
Performance 3U CompactPCI® PlusIO
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Blade
User’s Manual

Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
2.00 2011/09/15 Initial release
2.01 2012/11/16 Add “Q”, “L” and “M” models; add Gold Cap
support
2.02 2013/03/29 Correct “3.3V/5V” column headings in power
consumption tables

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Preface
Copyright 2011-13ADLINK Technology Inc.
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duced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Disclaimer
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not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
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Using this Manual
Audience and Scope
The cPCI-3970 User’s Manual is intended for hardware
technicians and systems operators with knowledge of installing,
configuring and operating industrial grade single board computers.
Manual Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Introduction: Introduces the cPCI-3970, its features,
block diagrams, and package contents.
Chapter 2, Specifications: Presents detailed specification infor-
mation, power consumption, and technical drawings.
Chapter 3, Functional Description: Describes the cPCI-3970
main functions.
Chapter 4, Board Interfaces: Describes the cPCI-3970 board
interfaces.
Chapter 5, Getting Started: Describes the installation of compo-
nents to the cPCI-3970 and rear transition modules.
Chapter 6, Driver Installation: Provides information on how to
install the cPCI-3970 device drivers under Windows XP.
Chapter 7, Utilities: Describes the utilities of the cPCI-3970,
including watchdog timer and Trusted Platform Module.
Chapter 8, BIOS Setup Utility: Describes basic navigation for the
AMI EFI BIOS setup utility.
Chapter 9, IPMI User Guide: Provides information on the base-
board management controller (BMC) of the Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI).
Important Safety Instructions: Presents safety instructions all
users must follow for the proper setup, installation and usage of
equipment and/or software.
Getting Service: Contact information for ADLINK’s worldwide
offices.

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Conventions
Take note of the following conventions used throughout this
manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and
instructions properly.
NOTE:
NOTE:
Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform
tasks.
CAUTION:
Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam-
age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com-
plete a task.
WARNING:
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component
damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to
complete a specific task.

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Revision History...................................................................... ii
Preface.................................................................................... iii
List of Figures........................................................................ xi
List of Tables........................................................................ xiii
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 1
1.2 Features............................................................................... 1
1.3 Model Number Decoder....................................................... 2
1.4 Package Contents ............................................................... 5
2 Specifications..................................................................... 7
2.1 cPCI-3970 Processor Blade Specifications......................... 7
2.2 cPCI-R3P00(T) RTM Specifications.................................. 11
2.3 Block Diagrams.................................................................. 12
2.4 I/O Connectivity Table ....................................................... 19
2.5 Power Requirements......................................................... 20
2.6 Thermal Requirements...................................................... 22
3 Functional Description .................................................... 23
3.1 Processors......................................................................... 23
3.2 Platform Controller Hub ..................................................... 25
3.3 PMC/XMC.......................................................................... 25
3.4 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology......................................... 26
3.5 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology.................................. 26
3.6 Trusted Platform Module ................................................... 26
3.7 Battery ............................................................................... 27
3.8 BIOS Recovery.................................................................. 28

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4 Board Interfaces................................................................ 29
4.1 cPCI-3970 Series Board Layout ........................................ 29
4.2 cPCI-3970 Blade Assembly Layout ................................... 30
4.3 cPCI-3970D Blade Assembly Layout................................. 31
4.4 cPCI-3970G Blade Assembly Layout................................. 32
4.5 cPCI-3970, cPCI-3970D, cPCI-3970G Faceplate.............. 33
4.6 cPCI-3970S, cPCI-3970P, cPCI-3970U Front Panel......... 34
4.7 cPCI-3970L, cPCI-3970M, cPCI-3970Q Front Panel......... 35
4.8 cPCI-R3P00(T) RTM Board Layout................................... 37
4.9 cPCI-R3P00(T) RTM Faceplate......................................... 38
4.10 Connector Pin Assignments............................................... 39
4.11 Jumper Settings................................................................. 65
5 Getting Started.................................................................. 67
5.1 CPU and Heatsink ............................................................. 67
5.2 Memory Module Installation............................................... 68
5.3 SATA Drive Installation...................................................... 70
5.4 CompactFlash Installation.................................................. 71
5.5 Converting from CF to CFast Slot...................................... 72
5.6 PMC/XMC Card Installation............................................... 77
5.7 Installing the cPCI-3970 to the Chassis............................. 81
5.8 RTM Installation - cPCI-R3P00(T)..................................... 82
6 Driver Installation.............................................................. 83
6.1 cPCI-3970 Drivers.............................................................. 83
6.2 USB-to-Serial Converter Driver (RTM) .............................. 86
6.3 LAN Driver for cPCI-R3P00T............................................. 90
7 Utilities............................................................................... 91
7.1 Watchdog Timer................................................................. 91
7.2 Using the Trusted Platform Module ................................... 97
7.3 BIOS Recovery................................................................ 101
7.4 BIOS Update.................................................................... 103

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8 BIOS Setup Utility........................................................... 105
8.1 Starting the BIOS............................................................. 105
8.2 Main Setup....................................................................... 108
8.3 Advanced BIOS Setup..................................................... 110
8.4 Chipset Configuration ...................................................... 120
8.5 Boot Configuration........................................................... 124
8.6 Security Setup ................................................................. 125
8.7 Save & Exit...................................................................... 126
9 IPMI User Guide.............................................................. 129
9.1 Introduction...................................................................... 129
9.2 Summary of Commands Supported by BMR-AVR-cPCI. 129
9.3 OEM Commands Summary Table................................... 133
9.4 CompactPCI Address Map .............................................. 137
9.5 Communications with IPMC............................................. 137
9.6 IPMI Sensors List............................................................. 138
9.7 Relevant Documents ....................................................... 139
Important Safety Instructions............................................ 141
Getting Service.................................................................... 143

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