ADLINK Technology cPCI-A3515 Series User manual

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Manual Rev.: 1.0
Revision Date: February 27, 2018
Part No: 50-15105-2000
cPCI-A3515 Series
Performance 3U CompactPCI®Serial
4th/5th Gen Intel®Core™ Processor Blade
User’s Manual

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Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
1.0 27/02/2018 Initial release

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Preface
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Revision History...................................................................... ii
Preface.................................................................................... iii
List of Figures........................................................................ ix
List of Tables.......................................................................... xi
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 1
1.2 Features............................................................................... 2
1.3 Model Number Decoder....................................................... 3
1.4 Package Contents ............................................................... 4
2 Specifications..................................................................... 5
2.1 cPCI-A3515 Processor Blade Specifications....................... 5
2.2 Block Diagrams.................................................................... 8
2.3 I/O Connectivity Table ....................................................... 11
2.4 Power Requirements......................................................... 12
3 Functional Description .................................................... 13
3.1 Processors......................................................................... 13
3.2 Platform Controller Hub ..................................................... 15
3.3 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology......................................... 16
3.4 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology.................................. 16
3.5 Trusted Platform Module ................................................... 16
3.6 Battery ............................................................................... 17
4 Board Interfaces............................................................... 19
4.1 cPCI-A3515 Series Board Layout...................................... 19
4.2 cPCI-A3515 Blade Assembly Layout................................. 21

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4.3 cPCI-A3515B Blade Assembly Layout............................... 22
4.4 cPCI-A3515D Blade Assembly Layout .............................. 24
4.5 cPCI-A3515/B/D Faceplate................................................ 26
4.6 Connector Pin Assignments............................................... 28
5 Getting Started.................................................................. 39
5.1 CPU and Heatsink ............................................................. 39
5.2 SATA Drive Installation...................................................... 40
5.3 Installing an mSATA Drive................................................. 43
5.4 Installing the cPCI-A3515 to the Chassis........................... 45
6 Driver Installation.............................................................. 47
6.1 cPCI-A3515 Drivers........................................................... 47
6.2 Ethernet Controller Driver.................................................. 48
7 Utilities............................................................................... 51
7.1 SEMA................................................................................. 51
7.2 Preboot Execution Environment (PXE).............................. 51
7.3 Watchdog Timer................................................................. 52
7.4 General Purpose LED Control........................................... 54
8 BIOS Setup Utility............................................................. 57
8.1 Starting the BIOS............................................................... 57
8.2 Main Setup......................................................................... 62
8.3 Advanced BIOS Setup....................................................... 68
8.3.1 CPU Configuration.........................................................69
8.3.2 Trusted Computing ........................................................71
8.3.3 ACPI Settings ................................................................72
8.3.4 PCH-FW Configuration..................................................73
8.3.5 Intel ® Anti-Theft Technology Configuration..................74
8.3.6 AMT Configuration.........................................................75
8.3.7 NCT5104D Super IO Configuration...............................76
8.3.8 Console Redirection ......................................................78
8.3.9 Intel TXT Information.....................................................81

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8.3.10Platform Misc Configuration...........................................81
8.3.11SATA Configuration.......................................................82
8.3.12Network Stack Configuration.........................................84
8.3.13CSM Configuration ........................................................85
8.3.14USB Configuration.........................................................87
8.4 Chipset Setup.................................................................... 89
8.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration..................................90
8.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration....................................................93
8.5 Boot Settings ..................................................................... 96
8.6 Security Setup ................................................................... 98
8.7 Save & Exit Menu.............................................................. 99
Important Safety Instructions............................................ 103
Getting Service.................................................................... 105

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List of Figures ix
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Figure 2-1: cPCI-A3515 Processor Blade Functional Block Diagram 8
Figure 2-2: cPCI-A3515B Daughter Board Functional Block Diagram9
Figure 2-3: cPCI-A3515D Daughter Board Functional Block Diagram10
Figure 4-1: cPCI-A3515 Series Board Layout (component side).....19
Figure 4-2: cPCI-A3515 Series Board Layout (solder side).............20
Figure 4-3: cPCI-A3515 Blade Assembly Layout.............................21
Figure 4-4: cPCI-A3515B Blade Assembly Layout ..........................22
Figure 4-5: cPCI-A3515B Daughter Board Solder Side Layout.......23
Figure 4-6: cPCI-A3515D Blade Assembly Layout..........................24
Figure 4-7: cPCI-A3515D Daughter Board Solder Side Layout.......25
Figure 4-8: cPCI-A3515/B/D Faceplate Layout................................26

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