Annapolis Micro Systems WILDSTAR A5/PCIe Quick user guide

WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe
Hardware Reference
Manual
Document No:15199-0000, Revision 1.2

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Contents
Chapter 1: About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Key Words and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Board Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2 About the WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2.1 WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3 WILDSTAR Mezzanine I/O Daughter Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter 3: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.1 Unpacking and Inspecting the WILDSTAR Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2 Board Illustrations and LED Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 4: Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1 WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.1.1 Power Up System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.1.2 WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe DIP Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.2 WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.2.1 WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 5: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.1 Board Identification Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 6: Hardware Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.1 WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.2 Thermal and Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.2.1 WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Heatsinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.2.2 Temperature Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.2.3 Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6.3 Power Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.4 Clocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Appendix A: CoreFire Next Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Appendix B: WILDSTAR Mezzanine Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Appendix C: WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Statement of Volatility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Appendix D: WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Generic I/O Connector Specification . . . . . . . 63

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All WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe boards operate with WD Host Software. Detailed software information can be found in the
WD Software Reference Manual, included in hardcopy and as a PDF file on the WD Host Software CD-ROM.
Installation instructions for VHDL and host software are located in the accompanying release notes.
This WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Hardware Reference Manual is intended to help the user install, program, and maintain
a high performance WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe motherboard from Annapolis Micro Systems, Inc.
Note: References throughout this manual to “WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe” typically pertain to all memories types,
unless specifically indicated otherwise.
1.1 Overview
A brief description of each chapter appears below.
• Chapter 2: Introduction, discusses board architecture and performance features of WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe
boards.
• Chapter 3: Getting Started, describes unpacking and inspection procedures for your WILDSTAR A5 /
PCIe, as well as board LED definitions and locations.
• Chapter 4: Installation describes host system requirements, installation instructions, reset options, and
switch descriptions.
• Chapter 5: Technical Support provides information for contacting Annapolis Micro Systems, Inc.
Technical Support.
• Chapter 6: Hardware Reference describes hardware specifications, along with voltage and clocking.
• Appendix A: CoreFire Next Support contains information regarding CoreFire Next.
• Appendix B: WILDSTAR Mezzanine Cards contains WILDSTAR Mezzanine Card information.
• Appendix C: WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Statement of Volatility contains the WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Statement of
Volatility.
• Appendix D: WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe Generic I/O Connector Specification contains the I/O connector
specification for WILDSTAR A5 /PCIe boards.

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1.2 Conventions
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designated by their labels, such as “the Enter key” or
“the Escape key,” or they may be shown as [Enter] or
[Esc].
When two or more keys are to be pressed
simultaneously, the keys are linked with a plus sign
(+). For example: [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del].
Clickable Links Text that references another area in the document.
The user can click on the blue text and the document
will jump directly to the section referenced.