Eaton XMCSPAN-001 Guide

XMCspan Installation and Use

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Contents
Declaration of Conformity...........................................................6
Legal Notes.................................................................................7
Trademarks...................................................................................................7
Notice...........................................................................................................7
Limited and Restricted Rights Legend...........................................................7
Contact Address...........................................................................................7
About this Manual.......................................................................8
Abbreviations...............................................................................................8
Conventions.................................................................................................8
Summary of Changes....................................................................................9
Comments and Suggestions.......................................................................10
Safety Notes..............................................................................11
EMC............................................................................................................11
Operation...................................................................................................12
Installation..................................................................................................12
Environment...............................................................................................12
Sicherheitshinweise..................................................................13
EMV............................................................................................................13
Betrieb........................................................................................................14
Installation..................................................................................................14
Umweltschutz............................................................................................15
Introduction..............................................................................16
Features of the XMCspan............................................................................16
Standard Compliances................................................................................16
Ordering Information..................................................................................17
Hardware Preparation and Installation......................................19
Environmental Considerations....................................................................19
Power Requirements...................................................................................20
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Backplane Power Requirements.......................................................21
XMC/PMC Power Limitations...........................................................21
Checking the Box Contents.........................................................................21
Installing a Mezzanine Card........................................................................22
Installing the Primary XMCspan..................................................................24
Installing a Secondary XMCspan.................................................................26
Removing the XMCspan..............................................................................28
Resetting the XMCspan.............................................................29
Controls, LEDs, and Connectors.................................................30
Board Layout...............................................................................................30
Face Plate....................................................................................................30
Connectors.................................................................................................32
VME Connectors..............................................................................33
PCI Express Expansion Connectors...................................................34
Functional Description..............................................................36
Block Diagram............................................................................................36
PEX8533 PCI Express Switch.......................................................................37
PEX8533 Station and Port Configuration....................................................37
XMCspan Stacking......................................................................................37
Mezzanine Card Sites..................................................................................37
Mezzanine Card Identification.....................................................................37
XMC.3 Support...........................................................................................38
PMC and PrPMC Support............................................................................38
PCI Buses....................................................................................................38
Tsi384 PCI Express-to-PCI/PCI-X Bridge.......................................................38
I2C Bus Structure........................................................................................39
Serial EEPROM for VPD................................................................................39
Clocking Scheme........................................................................................39
Debugging Support....................................................................................40
Contacting Technical Support....................................................42
References................................................................................43
Emerson Documents..................................................................................43
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Manufacturers' Documents.........................................................................43
Related Specifications.................................................................................44
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Legal Notes

This manual describes how to install the mezzanine cards supported by the XMCspan, and how to install the
XMCspan on the VME base board.
ABBREVIATIONS
This document uses the following terms and abbreviations:
DefinitionAbbreviation
Complex Programmable Logic DeviceCPLD
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only MemoryEEPROM
Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersIEEE
Joint Test Access GroupJTAG
Peripheral Component InterconnectPCI
PCI ExpressPCIE
Peripheral Component Interconnect-XPCI-X
PCI Mezzanine CardPMC
Processor PMCPrPMC
Reserved for future useRFU
Serializer/DeserializerSerDes
VMEbus International Trade AssociationVITA
Versa Module EurocardVME
Vital Product DataVPD
Switched Mezzanine CardXMC
CONVENTIONS
The following table describes the conventions used throughout this manual.
DescriptionNotation
Typical notation for hexadecimal numbers (digits are 0
through F), for example used for addresses and offsets
0x00000000
Same for binary numbers (digits are 0 and 1)0b0000
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DescriptionNotation
Used to emphasize a wordbold
Used for on-screen output and code-related elements or
commands in body text
Screen
Used to characterize user input and to separate it from sys-
tem output
Courier + Bold
Used for references and for table and figure descriptionsReference
Notation for selecting a submenuFile > Exit
Notation for software buttons to click on the screen and pa-
rameter description
[text]
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)
..
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 potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in property damage
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This is the first edition of the XMCspan Installation and Use.
DescriptionPublication DatePart Number
First EditionNovember 20086806800H03A
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