Artesyn ATCA-F125 User manual

ATCA-F125 (6873M Artwork)
Installation and Use
P/N: 6806800J94L
September 2015

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About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sicherheitshinweise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.2 Standard Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1.3 Mechanical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.4 Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.4.1 Blade Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.5 Product Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2 Hardware Preparation and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.2 Unpacking and Inspecting the Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.3 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.3.1 Environmental Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2.3.2 Thermal Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.3.3 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.4 Rear Transition Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2.5 Blade Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.5.1 SATA Drive Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.6 Blade Installation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.6.1 Installing Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.6.2 Removing blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.7 AMC Module Installation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.8 Installing and Removing SFP Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.8.1 Installing an SFP Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2.8.2 Removing an SFP Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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3 Controls, LEDs, and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.2 Blade Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.3 Faceplate LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.4 Reset Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.5 Faceplate Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.6 Backplane Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
3.6.1 Zone 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
3.6.2 Zone 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.6.3 Zone 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
3.7 Module Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
3.7.1 AMC Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
3.7.2 SAS/SATA Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3.7.3 Embedded USB Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3.7.4 Processor COP Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
3.7.5 H8S Console and Programming Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.8 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
4 Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4.1 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4.2 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4.3 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4.3.1 Memory Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4.3.2 Memory Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4.3.3 Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4.3.4 Persistent Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4.4 IPMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4.4.1 Temperature Sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
4.5 FPGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
4.5.1 Serial Configuration PROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
4.6 Boot and User Flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.6.1 Boot Flash Backup Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.7 Base Channel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4.7.1 Base Channel PHYs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.7.2 ShMC Cross-Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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4.8 Fabric Channel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
4.9 SFP+ Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
4.10 AMC Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
4.10.1 BCM5709S Dual Gigabit Ethernet MAC/PHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
4.10.2 Channel Cross-Connect for BCM5709S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
4.10.3 Storage Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
4.11 Telecom Clocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
4.11.1 Telecom Clocking Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
4.11.2 BITS/SSU Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
4.12 Reset Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
4.12.1 Service Processor Core Reset Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
4.12.1.1 Service Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
4.12.1.2 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
4.12.1.3 Onboard Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
4.12.1.4 Persistent Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
4.12.2 Ethernet Switch Resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
4.12.2.1 Broadcom BCM56334 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
4.12.2.2 Broadcom BCM56820 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
4.12.3 Physical Interconnect Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
4.12.4 AMC Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
4.12.5 Rear Transition Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
4.13 Interrupt Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
5 U-Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
5.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
5.2 Accessing U-Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
5.3 Configuring Boot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
5.3.1 Configuring U-Boot for Network Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
5.3.2 Configuring U-Boot to Boot from RAM Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
5.3.3 Configuring U-Boot to Boot from Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
5.4 Selecting the Boot Flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
5.5 Using the Persistent Memory Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
5.6 Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
5.7 Linux Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
5.8 Power-On Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

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5.8.1 POST Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
5.8.2 Controlling the Execution of the POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
5.9 ATCA-F125 Specific U-Boot Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
5.10 ATCA-F125-Specific U-Boot Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
5.11 Updating U-Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
A Battery Exchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
A.1 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
B Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
B.1 Artesyn Embedded Technologies - Embedded Computing Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
B.2 Related Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

List of Tables
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Table 1-1 Standard Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Table 1-2 Mechanical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Table 1-3 Blade Variants - Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Table 1-4 Blade Accessories - Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table 2-1 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Table 2-2 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Table 3-1 Faceplate LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Table 3-2 Service Processor Ethernet RJ45 Connector Pin Assignment (J9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Table 3-3 Service Processor Serial RS232 RJ45 Connector (J1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Table 3-4 Service Processor USB Connector (J10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Table 3-5 SFP+ Connectors Pin Assignment (J4-J7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Table 3-6 Master/Slave Sync Connector (J12-U1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Table 3-7 Inter-Shelf Connectors (J12-L1, L2, L3, U2, U3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Table 3-8 T1/E1 Port Connectors (J12-L4 and J12-U4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Table 3-9 Zone 1 Connector P1 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Table 3-10 Connector P20 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 3-11 Connector P21 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table 3-12 Connector P22 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table 3-13 Connector P23 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 3-14 Connector P24 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 3-15 Connector P32 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Table 3-16 Connector P30 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Table 3-17 Connector P31 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 3-18 J8 AMC Bay Connector Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 3-19 J11 SAS/SATA Connector Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Table 3-20 P8 eUSB Header Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Table 3-21 P50 COP Header Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Table 3-22 P9 H8S Console Header Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Table 3-23 Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Table 4-1 Temperature Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 4-2 Boot PROM Backup Recovery Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Table 4-3 BCM56344 Base Channel Switch Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Table 4-4 Fabric Channel Switch Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Table 4-5 Tested SFP+ Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Table 4-6 AMC Bay Port Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Table 4-7 Reset Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Table 4-8 Interrupt Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Table 5-1 Physical Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Table 5-2 Linux Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Table 5-3 POST Result Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Table 5-4 Post Results in SYS FW PROGRESS IPMI Sensor Reading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Table 5-5 SYS FW PROGRESS IPMI Sensor - POST Error Event Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Table 5-6 POST Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Table 5-7 Environment Variable post_control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Table 5-8 ATCA-F125 Specific U-Boot Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Table 5-9 ATCA-F125 Specific U-Boot Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Table B-1 Artesyn Embedded Technologies - Embedded Computing Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Table B-2 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

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Figure 1-1 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 1-2 Serial Number Locater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-1 ATCA-F125 Face Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 3-2 Module Connectors Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Figure 4-1 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure 4-2 IPMI Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Figure 4-3 FPGA SPI ROM Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Figure 4-4 Boot PROM Backup Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Figure 4-5 Base Channel Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Figure 4-6 Standard ShMC Cross-Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Figure 4-7 Fabric Channel Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Figure 4-8 SFP+ Module Status and Control Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Figure 4-9 AMC Bay Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Figure 4-10 Base Channel Cross Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Figure 4-11 Fabric Channel Cross Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Figure 4-12 Telecom Clocking Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Figure 4-13 BITS/SSU Clock Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Figure 4-14 Reset Structure Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Figure 4-15 AMC Enable Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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About this Manual
Overview of Contents
This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices.
Safety Notes summarizes the safety instructions in the manual.
Sicherheitshinweise is a German translation of the Safety Notes chapter.
Introduction gives an overview of the features of the product, standard compliances,
mechanical data, and ordering information.
Hardware Preparation and Installation outlines the installation requirements, hardware
accessories, and installation procedures.
Controls, LEDs, and Connectors describes external interfaces of the board. This include
connectors, LEDs, and mechanical switches.
Functional Description includes a block diagram and functional description of major
components of the product.
U-Boot describes the boot firmware.
Battery Exchange contains the procedures for replacing the battery.
Related Documentation provides a listing of related product documentation,
manufacturer’s documents, and industry standard specifications.
Abbreviations
This document uses the following abbreviations:
Abbreviation Definition
ATCA Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
AMC Advanced Mezzanine Card
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
IPMC Intelligent Platform Management Controller
JTAG Joint Test Action Group

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About this Manual
Conventions
The following table describes the conventions used throughout this manual.
PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
POST Power-on Self Test
PrAMC Processor Advanced Mezzanine Card
RTM Rear Transition Module
Abbreviation Definition
Notation Description
0x00000000 Typical notation for hexadecimal numbers (digits are
0 through F), for example used for addresses and
offsets
0b0000 Same for binary numbers (digits are 0 and 1)
bold Used to emphasize a word
Screen Usedforon-screen output and coderelatedelements
or commands in body text
Courier + Bold Used to characterize user input and to separate it
from system output
Reference Used for references and for table and figure
descriptions
File > Exit Notation for selecting a submenu
<text> Notation for variables and keys
[text] Notation for software buttons to click on the screen
and parameter description
... Repeated item for example node 1, node 2, ..., node
12
.
.
.
Omission of information from example/command
that is not necessary at the time being
.. Ranges, for example: 0..4 means one of the integers
0,1,2,3, and 4 (used in registers)

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Summary of Changes
This manual has been revised and replaces all prior editions.
| Logical OR
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury
Indicates a property damage message
No danger encountered. Pay attention to important
information
Notation Description
Part Number Publication Date Description
6806800J94A December, 2009 First edition
6806800J94A January, 2011 GA Release.
6806800J94A June, 2011 Added Figure "Declaration of Conformity" on
page 18.
Edited Table "Faceplate LEDs" on page 43.
6806800J94B March, 2012 Updated Chapter 4, Functional Description, on
page 61, Chapter P, EMC, on page 118, and
Chapter P, Installation, on page 119.

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About this Manual
6806800J94C August, 2012 Updated Ordering Information on page 18, Figure
"Serial Number Locator" on page 20, Figure
"Module Connectors Location" on page 54, and
Functional Description on page 61
6806800J94D December 2012 Updated Standard Compliances on page 16.
6806800J94E October, 2013 Updated Table 2-2 on page 44.
6806800J94F November, 2013 Updated title as ATCA-F125 (6873M Artwork)
Table 1-3 on page 35, Table 2-1 on page 42.
6806800J94G December, 2013 Replaced “Product Name Short” with ATCA-
F125.
6806800J94H January, 2014 Updated Table 3-3 on page 65.
6806800J94J April, 2014 Re- branded to Artesyn template.
6806800J94K August 2014 Removed instances of Stratum 3E and updated
Declaration of Conformity.
Part Number Publication Date Description

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Safety Notes
This section provides warnings that precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout
this manual. Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed during all phases of
operation, service, and repair of this equipment. You should also employ all other safety
precautions necessary for the operation of the equipment in your operating environment.
Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual
could result in personal injury or damage to the equipment.
Artesyn Embedded Technologies intends to provide all necessary information to install and
handle the product in this manual. Because of the complexity of this product and its various
uses, we do not guarantee that the given information is complete. If you need additional
information, ask your Artesyn Embedded Technologies representative.
The product has been designed to meet the standard industrial safety requirements. It must
only be used in its specific area of office telecommunication industry, industrial control, and
development. It must not be used in safety critical components, life supporting devices or on
aircraft.
Only personnel trained by Artesyn Embedded Technologies or persons qualified in electronics
or electrical engineering are authorized to install, remove or maintain the product. The
information given in this manual is meant to complete the knowledge of a specialist and must
not be used as replacement for qualified personnel.
Keep away from live circuits inside the equipment. Operating personnel must not remove
equipment covers. Only factory authorized service personnel or other qualified service
personnel is allowed to remove equipment covers for internal subassembly or component
replacement or any internal adjustment.
Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification of the equipment or
the warranty may be voided. Contact your local Artesyn Embedded Technologies
representative for service and repair to make sure that all safety features are maintained.
Artesyn Embedded Technologies and our suppliers take significant steps to make sure that
there are no bent pins on the backplane or connector damage to the boards prior to leaving
the factory. Bent pins caused by improper installation or by inserting boards with damaged
connectors could void the Artesyn Embedded Technologies warranty for the backplane or
boards.
This product operates with dangerous voltages that can cause injury or death. Use extreme
caution when handling, testing, and adjusting this equipment and its components.

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EMC
FCC Class A
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules, EN55022. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, can cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user is required to correct the interference at his own expense.
To ensure EMC protection use only shielded cables when connecting peripherals to assure that
appropriate radio frequency emissions compliance is maintained. Installed blades must have
the face plates installed and all vacant slots in the shelf must be covered.
For applications where this product is provided without a face plate, or where the face plate has
been removed, your system chassis/enclosure must provide the required electromagnetic
interference (EMI) shielding to maintain EMC compliance.
Board products are tested in a representative system to show compliance with the above
mentioned requirements. A proper installation in a compliant system maintains the required
performance.

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As soon as you modify the product or change the default configuration you are responsible for
complying with all relevant regulatory standards.
VCCI
This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for
Interference by Information Technology Interference (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a
domestic environment, radio disturbance can arise. When such trouble occurs, the user is
required to take corrective actions.
Installation
Damage of Circuits
Electrostatic discharge and incorrect installation and removal of the product can damage
circuits or shorten its life.
Before touching the product make sure that you are working in an ESD-safe environment or
wearing an ESD wrist strap or ESD shoes. Hold the product by its edges and do not touch any
components or circuits.
Damage of the Product and Additional Devices and Modules
Incorrect installation or removal of additional devices or modules damages the product or the
additional devices or modules.
Before installing or removing additional devices or modules, read the respective
documentation and use appropriate tools.
Blade Damage
Incorrect installation of the blade can cause damage of the blade,
Only use handles when installing/removing the blade to avoid damage/deformation to the
face plate and/or PCB.

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Damage to blade/Backplane or System Components
Bent pins or loose components can cause damage to the blade, the backplane, or other system
components. Therefore, carefully inspect the blade and the backplane for both pin and
component integrity before installation.
Data loss
Removing the blade with the blue LED still blinking causes data loss. Wait until the blue LED is
permanently illuminated before removing the blade.
System Damage
WARNING: The intra-building port(s) of the equipment or subassembly is suitable for
connection to intra-building or unexposed wiring or cabling only. The intra-building port(s) of
the equipment or subassembly MUST NOT be metallically connected to interfaces that
connect to the OSP or its wiring. These interfaces are designed for use as intra-building
interfaces only (Type 2 or Type 4 ports as described in GR-1089) and require isolation from the
exposed OSP cabling. The addition of Primary Protectors is not sufficient protection in order to
connect these interfaces metallically to OSP wiring.The intra-building port(s) of the
equipment or subassembly must use shielded intra-building cabling/wiring that is grounded at
both ends.
Operation
Blade Damage
High humidity and condensation on the blade surface causes short circuits. Do not operate the
blade outside the specified environmental limits. Make sure the blade is completely dry and
there is no moisture on any surface before applying power. Do not operate the blade below -
5°C.
Overheating and Blade Damage
Operating the blade without forced air cooling may lead to overheating and thus damage of
the blade. When operating the blade, make sure that forced air cooling is available in the shelf.

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Injuries or Short Circuits
Blade or power supply In case the ORing diodes of the blade fail, the blade may trigger a short
circuit between input line A and input line B so that line A remains powered even if it is
disconnected from the power supply circuit (and vice versa). To avoid damage or injuries,
always check that there is no more voltage on the line that has been disconnected before
continuing your work.
Configuration Switches/Jumpers
Product Malfunction
Switches marked as “Reserved” might carry production-related functions and can cause the
product to malfunction if their setting is changed.
Do not change settings of switches marked as “reserved”.
Product Damage
Setting/resetting the switches during operation can cause damage to the product.
Check and change switch settings before you install the product.
Product Damage
Too much force may damage the reset switch.
Use minimal force when pressing the reset switch.

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Cabling and Connectors
Blade Damage
The RJ-45 connector(s) on the face plate are twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE) or E1/T1/J1 interfaces.
Connecting an E1/T1/J1 line to an Ethernet connector may damage the product.
Make sure that TPE connectors near your working area are clearly marked as network
connectors.
Verify that the length of an electric cable connected to a TPE bushing does not exceed 100
meters.
Make sure the TPE bushing of the system is connected only to safety extra low voltage
circuits (SELV circuits).
If in doubt, ask your system administrator.
AMC Module
Limitation of Operating Temperature Range.
Installing AMC modules with small operating temperature ranges into the ATCA-F125 may
further restrict the operating temperature range of the ATCA-F125. Make sure that the
operating temperature of any installed AMC modules and the ATCA-F125 as a bundle are
within allowed limits
Poor Shelf Cooling and EMC Compliance Violation
An empty AMC bay may result in poor shelf cooling and strong EMC radiation and thus lead to
EMC compliance violation. Therefore, always cover empty or unused AMC bays with a filler
panel.
Hot Swap
Data Loss
Removing the product with the blue LED still blinking causes data loss.
Wait until the blue LED is permanently illuminated before removing the product.