Emerson ATCA-F120 Quick start guide

Embedded Computing for
Business-Critical ContinuityTM
ATCA-F120
Installation and Use
P/N: 6806800D06F
February 2009

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About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sicherheitshinweise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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 Supported Blade Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.4.2 Blade Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2 Hardware Preparation and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.2 Unpacking and Inspecting the Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.3 Environmental and Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.3.1 Environmental Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.3.2 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2.4 Installing Rear Transition Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
2.5 Configuring the Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
2.6 Blade Installation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2.6.1 Installing the Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.6.2 Removing the Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.7 AMC Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.7.1 Supported AMC Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.7.1.1 AMC Bay B4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.7.1.2 AMC Bay B1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2.7.2 AMC Module Installation and Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2.8 Configuring and Setting Up the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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3 Controls, LEDs and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.2 Blade Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.3 Face Plate Connectors and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.3.1 Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.3.1.1 Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.3.1.2 Ethernet Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.3.1.3 AMC Module Ethernet Access Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.3.1.4 Ethernet Base Channel Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
3.3.2 LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
3.4 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4 Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
4.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
4.2 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
4.3 Central Processing Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
4.4 Main Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4.5 Glue Logic FPGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4.5.1 General Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4.5.2 Watchdog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4.6 Boot and User Flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4.6.1 Boot Flashes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4.6.2 User Flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4.7 Fabric Channel Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4.8 Base Channel Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
4.9 Base Interface Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4.9.1 Port Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4.9.2 Shelf Manager Cross Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4.10 Intelligent Peripheral Management Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.10.1 Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
4.10.2 Available IPMI Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
4.10.3 Watchdog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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5 U-Boot Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5.2 Accessing U-Boot via the Serial Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5.3 Selecting Boot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
5.3.1 Configuring U-Boot for Network Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
5.3.2 Configuring U-Boot to Boot from RAM Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.3.3 Configuring U-Boot to Boot from Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
5.4 Selecting the Boot Flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
5.5 Using the Persistent Memory Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
5.6 Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
5.7 Linux Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
5.8 Power-On Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
5.8.1 POST Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
5.8.2 Controlling the Execution of the POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
5.9 Product Name Short Specific U-Boot Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
5.10 Product Name Short-Specific U-Boot Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
5.11 Updating U-Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
A Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
A.1 Emerson Network Power - Embedded Computing Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
A.2 Related Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Table 1-1 Standard Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Table 1-2 Mechanical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Table 1-3 Blade Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Table 1-4 Available Blade Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table 2-1 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 2-2 Critical Temperature Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 2-3 DC System Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 2-4 Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Table 2-5 AMC Bay B4 - Port Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Table 2-6 AMC Bay B1- Port Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Table 3-1 Serial Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Table 3-2 Ethernet Management Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Table 3-3 AMC Module Ethernet Interface Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table 3-4 Base Channel Extension Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Table 3-5 Face Plate LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table 4-1 Main Features of Fabric Channel Interface Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Table 4-2 FIX 1 Ethernet Port Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 4-3 FIX 2 Ethernet Port Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Table 4-4 Base Channel Switch Port Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Table 4-5 Base Interface Extension - Port Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Table 4-6 On-Board Memory of IMC, ISC0/1 and MMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Table 4-7 IPMI Sensors Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Table 5-1 Physical Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Table 5-2 Linux Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Table 5-3 POST Result Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Table 5-4 Post Results in SYS FW PROGRESS IPMI Sensor Reading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Table 5-5 SYS FW PROGRESS IPMI Sensor - POST Error Event Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Table 5-6 POST Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 5-7 Environment Variable post_control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Table 5-8 ATCA-F120 Specific U-Boot Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Table 5-9 ATCA-F120 Specific U-Boot Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Table A-1 Emerson Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Table A-2 Related Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Figure 1-1 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 2-1 Critical Temperature Spots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 2-2 On-Board Configuration Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 2-3 Location of AMC Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 2-4 AMC Module B4 Interconnection Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Figure 3-1 Mechanical Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 3-2 Face Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 3-3 Location of Serial Interface Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 3-4 Location of Ethernet Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 3-5 Location of AMC Module Ethernet Management Interface Connector . . . . . . . . . . 70
Figure 3-6 Location of Base Channel Extension Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Figure 3-7 Face Plate LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Figure 3-8 Location of AdvancedTCA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 3-9 P30 Connector Pinout (Columns A to D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 3-10 P30 Connector Pinout (Columns E to H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 3-11 P31 Connector Pinout (Columns A to D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 3-12 P31 Connector Pinout (Columns E to H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 3-13 P32 Connector Pinout (Columns A to D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Figure 3-14 P32 Connector Pinout (Columns E to H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Figure 4-1 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Figure 4-2 On-Board Routing of Fabric Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Figure 4-3 On-Board Routing of Base Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Figure 4-4 Shelf Manager Cross Connection via Update Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Figure 4-5 Shelf Manager Cross Connection via Base Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Figure 4-6 IPMI Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Figure 4-7 Location of IPMI Temperature Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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About this Manual
Overview of Contents
This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices.
zSafety Notes on page 19 lists safety notes applicable to the blade
zSicherheitshinweise on page 25 is the German translation of the previous English safety
notes (this had to be included for legal reasons)
zChapter 1, Introduction, on page 31 describes the main features of the ATCA-F120.
zChapter 2, Hardware Preparation and Installation, on page 37 describes installation
prerequisites including the blade installation itself.
zChapter 3, Controls, LEDs and Connectors, on page 61 describes external interfaces of the
blade. This includes connectors and LEDs.
zChapter 4, Functional Description, on page 79 describes in more detail functional blocks of
the blade. This includes a block diagram, description of the main components used and so
on.
zChapter 5, U-Boot Firmware, on page 101describes the main features of the on-board boot
firmware U-boot and how to work with it.
zAppendix A, Related Documentation provides links to further ATCA-F120-related
documentation
Abbreviations
This document uses the following abbreviations:
Abbreviation Description
ACL Access Control List
ADC Analog-to-Digital Conversion
AMC Advanced Mezzanine Card
BBS Basic Blade Service
BIX
BT Block Transfer
CPU Central Processing Unit

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CoS Classes of Service
DDR Double Data Rate
ECC Embedded Communications Computing
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMV Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FFP Fast Filter Processor
FIFO First In, First Out
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
FRU Field Replaceable Unit
I/O Input/Output
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IMC IPMC Master Controller
IPMC Intelligent Peripheral Management Controller
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
ISC IPMC Slave Controller
ISO International Organization for Standardization
LAN Local Area Network
LED Light-Emitting Diode
MMC Mezzanine Management Controller
NEBS Network Equipment-Building System
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OOS Out Of Service
OS Operating System
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
Abbreviation Description

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PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
PMC PCI Mezzanine Card
POST Power-On Self-Test
RGMII Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface
RTM Rear Transition Module
RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDRs Sensor Data Record
SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage Circuits
SERDES Serializer/Deserializer
SGMII Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface
SPI Serial Peripheral Interface
SRAM Static Random Access Memory
STP Shielded Twisted Pair
ShM Shelf Manager
TPE Twisted-Pair Ethernet
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
Abbreviation Description

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Conventions
The following table describes the conventions used throughout this manual.
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-screenoutput andcode relatedelements
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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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

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Summary of Changes
This manual has been revised and replaces all prior editions.
Part Number Publication Date Description
6806800D06A April 2007 First draft (DA release version)
6806800D06B September 2007 EA version
Changes made compared to previous version
include: updated standard requirements,
updated power requirements, updated
environmental requirements, enhanced
block diagram figures (fabric and base
interface connections as well as shelf
manager cross-connection figures), updated
IPMI sensor list, added blackplane connector
pinouts, added section: "Boot and User
Flashes", added figure which shows the
location of on-board switches.

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Mail comments to us by filling out the following online form:
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6806800D06C December 2007 Added mechanical data, in section
"Environmental Requirements" added
description of critical temperature spots;in
section "Power Requirements" updated table
"DC System Power Requirements". in figure
"AMC Module B4 Interconnection Scheme"
included AdvancedTCA update channel
number AND AMC port number to avoid
confusion between the term "port" used in
different contexts (AMC port and ATCA
update channel port) ; updated ""IPMI
Sensors Overview" table; added sections
"FPGA" and "Central Processing Unit"; updated
"U-Boot Firmware" section;
6806800D06D February 2008 Added note regarding environmental
variables to section "U-Boot"; corrected main
memory size in section "Main Features";
changed manual to Emerson style (logo,
etc.); added "Declaration of Conformity" to
section "Standard Compliances"
6806800D06E February 2008 Corrected wrong year on titlepage
6806800D06F February 2009 Updated on-board configuration switch
description (described additional serial
interface routing option towards RTM);
enhancedU-Bootupgradedescription;added
references to RTM-ATCA-F120-OPT
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.
Emerson 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 Emerson
representative.
The product has been designed to meet the standard industrial safety requirements. It must
not be used except in its specific area of office telecommunication industry and industrial
control.
Only personnel trained by Emerson 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 mayremoveequipmentcoversforinternal subassemblyorcomponentreplacement
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 Emerson representative for service and repair
to make sure that all safety features are maintained.
EMC
This equipment has beentested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.

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Operation of this equipment ina residential area is likely tocause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.Changes or
modifications not expressly approved by Emerson could void the user's authority to operate
the equipment. Blade products are tested in a representative system to show compliance with
the above mentioned requirements. A proper installation in a compliant system will maintain
the required performance. Use only shielded cables when connecting peripherals to assure
that appropriate radio frequency emissions compliance is maintained.
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.
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.