GE SBC330 3U VPX Quick user guide

Hardware Reference Manual
SBC330 3U VPX Single Board Computer
Edition 3
Publication No. SBC330-0HH/3
GE
Intelligent Platforms

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Document History
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Returns
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processedinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheWEEEDirective.
GEIntelligentPlatformsLimited.willevaluaterequeststotakebackproductspurchasedbyour
customersbeforeAugust13,2005onacasebycasebasis.AWEEEmanagementfeemayapply.
Edition Date Description
1September 2008 Board Rev3, Firmware Release 3
2August 2009 Firmware Release 4 – addition of a separate TAS semaphore FPGA register.
Amendments to block diagram.
3February 2010 Board Rev5
3May 2011 Errata to Sections 4.3.2 and 8.1, Figure 5-2, and Table 5-5.

Publication No. SBC330-0HH/3 Contents 3
Contents
1 • Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
1.1 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.2 Associated Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3 Web Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1.4 Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1.5 Safety Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1.5.1 Safety summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1.5.2 Ground the equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1.5.3 Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1.5.4 Flammability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.5.5 EMI/EMC regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.6 Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.7 Heatsink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.8 Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
1.9 Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2 • Identification and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1 Product Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.2 Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3 • Installation and Power-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.2 Cooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.3 Power-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.3.1 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.3.2 Power-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.4 Connecting to SBC330. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.5 Power Up Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
3.5.1 On-board sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
3.5.2 Inter-board sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
4 • Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.1 Jumper Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
4.2 Default Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
4.3 P10 Header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
4.3.1 Flash software protection password visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
4.3.2 Flash password/Boot Sector protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
4.3.3 Boot Flash image selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
4.4 P12 Header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
4.4.1 JTAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
4.4.2 AMP/SMP Mode selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

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5 • Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.1 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
5.1.1 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
5.2 Integrated Host Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
5.2.1 PowerPC processing cores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
5.2.2 Dual Processing Core operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
5.2.3 MPX (Platform) Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
5.3 Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
5.3.1 Memory map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
5.3.2 System RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
5.3.3 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
5.3.4 Boot Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
5.3.5 User Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
5.3.6 Paged Flash Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
5.3.7 Flash Sector protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
5.4 PCI Express Infrastructure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
5.4.1 MPC8641D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
5.4.2 PCI Express switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
5.4.3 PCI Express to PCI bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
5.4.4 PCI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
5.5 Local Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
5.6 Local Bus Control FPGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
5.6.1 Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
5.6.2 Serial ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
5.6.3 USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
5.6.4 Serial ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
5.6.5 General Purpose I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
5.7 I2C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
5.7.1 I2C addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
5.7.2 Real Time Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
5.7.3 Elapsed Time Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
5.7.4 Temperature sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
5.7.5 Power Supply manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
5.7.6 MPC8641D configuration EEPROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
5.7.7 I2C reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
5.7.8 Board Management Microcontroller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
5.8 Timers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
5.8.1 Internal processor timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
5.8.2 Watchdog timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
5.9 AXIS Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
5.10 Resets, Interrupts and Error Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
5.10.1 Hard reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
5.10.2 SYSRESET~ Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
5.10.3 Machine Check Exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

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5.10.4 Soft reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
5.10.5 System Management Interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
5.10.6 External Interrupts (INT~) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
5.10.7 Secondary Interrupt Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
5.10.8 PCI Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
5.11 Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
5.11.1 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
5.11.2 PCI Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
5.12 JTAG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
6 • FPGA Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.1 Register Names and Offsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
6.2 Interrupt Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
6.2.1 Interrupt register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
6.2.2 Interrupt Mask register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
6.2.3 Interrupt Edge/Level register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
6.3 Board Revision Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
6.4 BIT and User LEDs Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
6.5 GPIO Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
6.5.1 GPIO input register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
6.5.2 GPIO invert register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
6.5.3 GPIO direction register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
6.5.4 GPIO output register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
6.6 Geographic Address Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
6.7 Platform Multiplier Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
6.8 Core Multiplier Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
6.9 Miscellaneous Functions Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
6.9.1 AMP/SMP mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
6.9.2 PEX8518 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
6.9.3 PCIe Spread Spectrum clocking control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
6.9.4 PEX SROM write protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
6.9.5 PEX SROMs presence detect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
6.10 Backplane Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
6.10.1 Backplane status register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
6.10.2 Backplane command register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
6.11 Hardware Exclusive Access Semaphore Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
6.11.1 Core 0 and Core 1 semaphore registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
6.11.2 CSR exclusive access semaphore register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
6.11.3 Test and Set (TAS) semaphore register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
6.12 ID Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
6.13 Flash Control Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
6.14 Flash Password Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
6.14.1 Flash password register 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
6.14.2 Flash password register 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
6.15 Flash Size Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

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6.16 Watchdog Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
6.16.1 Watchdog 0 and 1 control register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
6.16.2 Watchdog 0 and 1 preset register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
6.16.3 Watchdog 0 and 1 interrupt registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
6.17 AXIS Timestamp Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
6.17.1 Axis Timer register 1 (Least Significant Word) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
6.17.2 Axis Timer register 2 (Mid Significant Word) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
6.17.3 Axis Timer register 3 (Most Significant Word) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
6.17.4 Axis Timer control register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
6.18 Test Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
6.19 Configuration Resistors Register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
6.20 Scratch Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
7 • LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.1 User LEDs (Green). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
7.2 BIT Status LEDs (Red). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
7.3 Ethernet LEDs (Yellow). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
7.4 Power Status LEDs (Blue). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
7.5 PCI Express Link Status LEDs (Orange). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
7.6 SATA Activity LED (Yellow). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
7.7 PCIe Fatal Error LED (Red). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
8 • Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8.1 Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
8.2 BIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
8.3 Boot Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
8.4 Background Condition Screening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
9 • Connectors and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9.1 VPX Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
9.2 Connector Pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
9.2.1 P0 connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
9.2.2 J0 (backplane) connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
9.2.3 P0 signal definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
9.2.4 P1 connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
9.2.5 J1 (backplane) connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
9.2.6 P1 connector signal definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
9.2.7 P2 connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
9.2.8 J2 (backplane) connector pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
9.2.9 P2 connector signal definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
9.3 P11 Emulator Connector Pin Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
9.4 Test Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
A • Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
A.1 Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
A.2 Electrical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
A.2.1 Voltage supply requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
A.2.2 Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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A.2.3 Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
A.2.4 GPIO electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
A.3 Reliability (MTBF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
A.4 Build Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
A.4.1 Convection-cooled boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
A.4.2 Conduction-cooled boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
A.5 Mechanical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
A.5.1 Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
A.5.2 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
A.6 Product Code Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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1 • Introduction
TheSBC330isa3UVPXSingleBoardComputer,andispartofGEIntelligent
Platforms’VPXtreme3rangeofproducts.ItusestheFreescaleMPC8641Ddual‐
coreIntegratedHostProcessor,whichcontainstwoe600PowerPCprocessing
coresrunningat1.0to1.5GHzwithdualDDR2memorycontrollers,serialfabric
andI/Ointerfaces.TheSBC330offersupto2GBytesofDDR2SDRAMwithECC,
upto256MBytesofFlashmemory,twoGigabitEthernetchannels,on‐board
serialcommunications(RS232),fourUSB2ports,twoSATA‐2.0portsandtwo
independentPCIExpresslinksroutedtotheVPXbackplane:adirect8‐laneport
forextremegraphicsapplications,anda4‐laneportroutedviaanon‐boardPCIe
switch.
TheMPC8641Disconnectedtoallon‐boardPCIdevicesusingPCIExpress.This
isahigh‐speedserialinterconnectrunningat2.5Gbits/second,providingatotal
bandwidthof1GBytes/secondtoandfromtheprocessor,throughanon‐blocking
switcharchitecture.PCIExpressissoftwarecompatiblewithPCIandbridgesare
usedwhereconnectiontoPCIorPCI‐Xcomponentsisrequired.
Figure 1-1

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1.1 Features
1.2 Associated Documents
ThefollowingdocumentsprovideadditionalinformationrelevanttotheSBC330:
LINK
VPX Standard, VITA 46.0 – 2007. Available at http://www.vita.com.
•Freescale8641Processor
http://www.freescale.com/files/32bit/doc/data_sheet/
MPC8641DEC.pdf?pspll=1
•ThePCI‐ExpressStandard
http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/pciexpress/base
•PLX8518PCIeSwitch
http://www.plxtech.com/products/expresslane/pex8518.asp#techdocs
• 8114Bridge
http://www.plxtech.com/products/expresslane/pex8114.asp#techdocs
•TheSATA‐2Standard
http://www.sata‐io.org/secure/spec_download.asp
• SiliconImagesi3132SATAIC
http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=32
•TheUSBStandard
http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/
•NEC4‐portUSBController
http://www.necel.com/usb/en/document/index.html#upd720101
•DualcoreMPC8641Dprocessor
atupto1.5GHz,eachcorewith1
MBytecache
•Expandable2xECCDDR2
SODIMMSeachoffering2GByte
@533MHz
•256MBytepasswordor
hardwareprotected32‐bitwide
Flash
•Off‐boarddirectPCIE‐8laneand
(switched)PCIE‐4lane:Root
ComplexorSlave
•I
2Cdevices–8KByteEEPROM,
RealTimeClock,ElapsedTime
Indicator,TemperatureSensor
•FourUSBIIports,upto480
Mbits/second
•TwoSATA‐2ports(300Gbits/
second)
•TwoRS232serialports,eachwith
hardwareflowcontrol
•EightGPIOlineswithindividual
directionassignment
•VPXslot1Mastercapabilities
•PS2KeyboardandMouse
interfaces

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1.3 Web Sites
InformationregardingallGEIPMil‐Aeroproductscanbefoundonthefollowing
website:
LINK
http://defense.ge-ip.com/products/family/military-and-aerospace
ManufacturersofmanyofthedevicesusedontheSBC330maintainFTPorweb
sites.Someusefulsitesare:
1.4 Conventions
Thismanualusesthefollowingtypesofnotice:
Notescallattentiontoimportantfeaturesorinstructions,andareshownas
follows:
NOTE
Note text in here.
Cautionscallattentiontoactionsthatmaycausesystemdamageorlossofdata,
andareshownasfollows:
CAUTION
Caution text here.
Warningscallattentiontoactionsthatmaycauseriskofpersonalinjury,andare
shownasfollows:
WARNING
Warning text here.
Recommendationsgiveguidanceonproceduresthatmaybetackledinanumber
ofways,andareshownasfollows:
TIP
Tip text here.
Furtherinformationcanbefoundbyfollowinghyperlink,asshownhere:
LINK
Link text here.
•http://www.vita.com •http://www.pcisig.org
•http://www.freescale.com •http://www.latticesemi.com
•forVPX(VITA46)standards • forPCIBusstandards
•forprocessorandchipset
information
•forCPLDinformation

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Allnumbersareexpressedindecimal,exceptaddressesandmemoryorregister
data,whichareexpressedinhexadecimal.Whereconfusionmayoccur,decimal
numbershavea‘D’subscriptandbinarynumbershavea‘b’subscript.Theprefix
‘0x’showsahexadecimalnumber,followingthe‘C’programminglanguage
convention.Thus:
Onedozen=12D=0x0C=1100b
Themultipliers‘k’,‘M’and‘G’havetheirconventionalscientificandengineering
meaningsofx103,x106andx109respectively.Theonlyexceptiontothisisinthe
descriptionofthesizeofmemoryareas,when‘K’,‘M’and‘G’meanx210,x220and
x230respectively.
NOTE
When describing transfer rates, ‘k’ ‘M’ and ‘G’ mean x103, x106and x109not x210, x220 and x230.
Signalnamesendingwithatilde(~)denoteactivelowsignals;allothersignalsare
activehigh.
GEIntelligentPlatformsLtdisreferredtointhetextasGEIP.
1.5 Safety Notices
1.5.1 Safety summary
Observethefollowinggeneralsafetyprecautionsduringoperationofthis
equipment.FailuretocomplywiththeseprecautionsorwithspecificWarnings
and/orCautionselsewhereinthismanualviolatessafetystandardsofdesign,
manufactureandintendeduseoftheequipment.GEIntelligentPlatformsLtd
assumesnoliabilityfortheuser’sfailuretocomplywiththeserequirements.
Thesafetyprecautionslistedbelowrepresentwarningsofcertaindangersof
whichGEIPisaware.Takenoteofthesewarningsandtakeallothersafety
precautionsnecessaryforthesafeoperationoftheequipmentinyouroperating
environment.
1.5.2 Ground the equipment
TheSBC330expectstooperatewithinachassiswhichhasaChassis‐GroundEarth
connection.OnbothSBC330andSBC330RTM,ChassisGroundplaneareasare
isolatedfromDigitalSignalGround.
1.5.3 Power supplies
WARNING
Do not exceed 15 A supply current – a fuse or circuit breaker must be fitted.
Do not reverse bias the input supply.
Power supply problems should be dealt with only by qualified personnel.
CAUTION
The SBC330 has no built-in fuses or over-current mechanisms and therefore requires an external
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1.5.4 Flammability
TheSBC330circuitboardismadebyaUL‐recognizedmanufacturerandhasa
flammabilityratingofUL94V‐1.
1.5.5 EMI/EMC regulatory compliance
CAUTION
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate electromagnetic energy. It may cause or be
susceptible to EMI if not installed and used in a cabinet with adequate EMI protection.
TheSBC330isdesignedusinggoodEMCpracticesand,whenusedinasuitably
EMC‐compliantchassis,shouldmaintainthecomplianceofthetotalsystem.
TheSBC330alsocomplieswithEN60950(productsafety),whichisessentiallythe
requirementfortheLowVoltageDirective(73/23/EEC).
Air‐cooledbuildlevelsoftheSBC330aredesignedforuseinsystemsmeeting
VDEclassB,ENandFCCregulationsforEMCemissionsandsusceptibility.
Conduction‐cooledbuildlevelsoftheSBC330aredesignedforintegrationinto
EMChardenedcabinets/boxes.
1.6 Handling
CAUTION
Only handle the board at the edges, heatsink, or front panel.
1.7 Heatsink
CAUTION
Do not remove the heatsink.
TheheatsinkisthermallybondedtotheICsandwillgenerallynotseparatefrom
theboardbyremovalofthescrewsalone.
Therearenouser‐alterablecomponentsunderneaththeheatsink,sousersshould
havenoreasontoremoveit.WiththeSBC330,theSODIMMcovermaybe
removedandreattachedbyauser.
Inrareinstancesausermaybespecificallyinstructedtoremoveaheatsinkcover
byGEstaff.However,thisdoesnotmeanthatusersshouldattemptreattachment
oftheheatsink,asthisrequiresprecisetorqueonthesecuringscrews.Over‐
tighteningthescrewsmaycausetheheatsinktodamagecomponentsbeneathit.
Removalandre‐attachmentoftheheatsinkshouldonlybecarriedoutbythe
factory.

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1.8 Technical Support
FortechnicalassistancepleaseregistersupportrequestsusingtheTechnical
SupportRequestFormavailablethroughtheGEIntelligentPlatforms(GEIP)web
siteat:
LINK
http://defense.ge-ip.com/support/embeddedsupport/locator
YourquerywillbeloggedontheTechnicalSupportdatabaseandallocateda
uniqueServiceRequest(SR)numberforuseinfuturecorrespondence.
Alternatively,youmayalsocontactGEIPʹsTechnicalSupportvia:
LINK
support.towcester.[email protected]
TELEPHONE
[phone]
1.9 Returns
Ifyouneedtoreturnaproduct,thereisaReturnMaterialsAuthorization(RMA)
requestformthatcanbeprintedoutandfilledin,availableviathewebsite
Repairspage.
LINK
http://defense.ge-ip.com/support/embeddedsupport/rmalocator
Followthe“Download RMA Request Form (Word Doc)”hyperlinkunder“DSP,
SBCs,MultiprocessorsandGraphics(FormerlyRadstone)”.
PleasedonotreturnproductswithoutfirstcontactingtheGEIPRepairsfacility.

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2 • Identification and Inspection
2.1 Product Identification
TheSBC330isidentifiedbylabelsatstrategicpositions.Thesecanbecross‐
checkedagainsttheAdviceNoteprovidedwithyourdelivery.
2.2 Inspection
WhenhandlingtheSBC330,observeantistaticprecautions.
VisuallyexaminetheSBC330foranyphysicaldamage.
IftheSBC330isnotreceivedinperfectphysicalcondition,reportthistothe
CustomerServicesdepartmentimmediately.
Identificationlabels,similar
tothis,attachedtothe
shippingboxandthe
antistaticbagprovide
identicalinformation:SBC330
productcode,product
description,equipment
numberandboardrevision.
Ontheboardwithinthe
antistaticbag,thereisan
identifyinglabelsimilarto
thisattachedtothePCB.
Onconduction‐cooled
versionsoftheboard(build
levels4and5),thereisalsoa
labelsimilartothisattached
tothefrontpanel.
SeeSectionA.6 formore
detailsontheproductcode.

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3 • Installation and Power-Up
3.1 Installation
SBC330boardsshouldonlybeinstalledinto3UVPXbackplanes.WiththeVPX
connectorstandard,greatcareshouldbeexercisedininstallationandremovalof
alldaughterboardsintothebackplanes.Theinsertionforcesaresignificant.
CAUTION
The SBC330 has been specifically designed for use with 3U VPX backplanes and is not compatible
with 6U backplanes. Plugging the SBC330 into a 6U backplane may cause permanent component
damage.
TheSBC330isnormallysuppliedwithround‐holeVPXguidesthatallowittobe
pluggedintoanyVPXbackplaneslot.
Manynew‐generationbackplaneshavesometrackingwithinthebackplanePCB
forfastI/OandsomayalsohavetrackingforexternalI/O,whichoperatesathigh
voltages.EnsurethattheslotintowhichtheSBC330boardispluggedisintended
forusebytheSBC330anddoesnothaveanyhighvoltageI/OinputsontheVPX
connectors.
TIP
GEIP supply universal backplanes that allow modules to be plugged into any slot. All I/O
connections are made with Rear Transition Modules and high specification cabling.
TheSBC330iselectricallycompatiblewiththepinlistingsinChapter9•.Carry
outallinstallationwiththepoweranddatacablesfullydisconnected.
NOTE
Only plug SBC330 boards into compatible system backplane slots.
Air‐cooledversionsoftheSBC330haveaninjector/ejectorhandletoensurethat
thebackplaneconnectorsmateproperlywiththebackplane.Thebestwayto
installabuildlevel1to3SBC330intoaconvectioncooledrackistousethe
leverageofthepurpose‐designedhandle.Thecaptivescrewsatthetopand
bottomofthefrontpanelallowtheboardtobetightlysecuredinposition,which
providescontinuitywiththechassisgroundofthesystem.
Buildlevel4and5boardsneedtobeinsertedwiththewedge‐lockswoundback
onlysofarasnottocontactthesides.Whentighteningthewedge‐locks,takecare
thatthecontactingbeamshavenotrotatedby90degrees.Thispossibilityhas
beenvirtuallyeliminatedonlaterdesignedheatsinks,butmaystillbepossible
(rotatedwedge‐lockswedgeagainstthewrongsurfaceandcancrackwhen
tightened.)Correctadjustmentrequiresacalibratedtorquewrenchwitha
hexagonalheadofsize3/32”(2.38mm),settobetween0.6and0.8Nm.
Inanair‐cooleddevelopmentenclosure,whentakingI/Oconnectionsfromthe
backplaneconnectors,useoftheGEIPSBC330RTMensuresoptimumoperation
oftheSBC330withregardtoEMI.

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3.2 Cooling
CAUTION
SBC330 boards dissipate too much power to remain within operational temperatures if used
without a cooling mechanism at room temperature.
SBC330buildlevels1to3mustnotbepoweredunlessthereisairflowof300LFM
(levels1and2)or600LFM(level3)present.SBC330buildlevels4and5mustnot
bepoweredunlessthewedge‐lockssecuringthemtotheconduction‐cooled
chassishavebeentightenedtoprovideapathforheatflow.
CAUTION
Do not use SBC330 on an extender card unless there is a suitable fan to provide the required
airflow.
3.3 Power-up
3.3.1 Checklist
Beforepowering‐up,checkthattheuserjumpersareconfiguredasdesiredfor
boot.ThisisdescribedindetailinChapter4•.(Ifslotguidesaremissinginthe
rack,ensurethattheboardisorientatedcorrectly)
3.3.2 Power-up
TheSBC330board’spowerrequirementsareupto15A@5V(50W)from
VS3(VCC),operatingwithintheVPXSpecificationlimits(5V+5%‐2.5%).The
VPXP3V3_AUXvoltagerailisrequiredonlyforsupplyingtheRealTimeClockin
theabsenceofsystempower.
WARNING
Do not exceed the maximum rated input voltages or apply reversed bias to the assembly. If
such conditions occur, toxic fumes may be produced due to the destruction of components.
Youcannowpower‐uptheunit.AstheSBC330runsthroughitsbootsequence,
themonitor(COM1,COM2)shoulddisplaytheinitializationprogress.
3.4 Connecting to SBC330
TointeractwiththeSBC330,theminimumrequirementisacontrolterminalsuch
asPC‐basedWindows‘HyperTerminal’connectionpresentontheserialCOM1
port.AnEthernetconnectionisrequiredforHost/Targetinteractionuntilthe
kernel/applicationsoftwareisstoredinFlash.
AtGEIP,TeraTermisusedasitallowslongscrollbuffers,whichisusefulin
debug.
Fordevelopmentsystems,connectiontotheSerialandEthernetI/Ocanbe
achievedusingtheSBC330RTM‐11RearTransitionModule.Thisconvertsthe
pinoutoftheSBC330intheVPXbackplaneconnectorstoindustry‐standardI/O
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TheSBC330RTMhastwooptionsforserialI/O:asinglemini‐DB9connectorthat
hostsbothCOM1andCOM2isprovided,orviaa2x10‐wayheadersuitablefor
usewithGEIP’sSIOX600ribbontoDB9serialadapter.
COM1isconfiguredasDTEwithdefaultsettingsof9600baud,8bits/character,1
stopbit,paritydisabledandnoflowcontrol.
FortheEthernetports,aCAT5(orbetter)straight‐throughpatchcablefor10/100/
1000BaseTX.
TIP
The VPX I/O Modules Manual, publication number VPXIOM-0HH, contains more details on
fitting RTMs. Similar antistatic and safety precautions apply when handling and/or installing
I/O modules as for the SBC330.
3.5 Power Up Sequence
3.5.1 On-board sequencing
SeveralcomponentsontheSBC330receivemultiplepowersuppliesandrequire
PSUpower‐upandpower‐downsequencing.Theactualsequenceisdescribedin
detailinlatersectionsjustforuserinformationandpossibledebugofbluepower
LEDs.
TheSBC330usesaLattice1014AispPACPowerManagerdevicetosequencethe
on‐boardPSUs.Thedevicealsomonitorsthebackplanesupplyvoltagesandonly
turnsonanyon‐boardsuppliesoncethebackplanevoltageonVS3isabove4.49
Volts.
IftheBoardManagementMicrocontroller(BMM)assertstheBMM_OFFsignal,
thepowermanagerwillshutdownallon‐boardsupplies(exceptVCCand
P3V3_AUX).
Thepowermanagerisconnectedtotheon‐boardI2CBus2,allowingsoftware
read‐outofthevoltagesofallonandoff‐boardsupplies.
3.5.2 Inter-board sequencing
TheSBC330supportsinter‐boardpowersequencing,conformingtotheGEIP
internalspecification.Thisfeatureallowsfordifferentboardsinasystemtosee
thepower‐onconditionatdelayedtimes,reducingthesurgeloading/in‐rush
currentsonthesystembackplanePSU.ThisisachievedbythePSU_SEQ_OUT
andPSU_SEQ_INsignals,whichcanbedaisy‐chainedbetweenboards.
TheSBC330drivesthePSU_SEQ_OUTsignallow(‘0’)whenthebackplane
suppliesareoutofspecification,andholdsitlowuntilalloftheon‐board
suppliesarerunningandwithinthefirmwareprogrammablelimits.Ifthenext
boardintherackdoesnotpoweruntilitseesthesignalgohigh,itwillnotload
thePSUuntilthepowerfortheSBC330hasstabilized.
TheSBC330holdsoffallon‐boardsupplieswhenthePSU_SEQ_INsignalisheld
low.Thepower‐onsequenceisinitiatedifthePSU_SEQ_INsignalremainslow
500msaftertheoff‐boardsuppliesarewithinspecification,whichmayoccurifthe
previousboardinthechainfails.

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ThefullSBC330power‐on‐resetsequencetakesapproximately100mS:
•DrivePSU_SEQ_OUTlow
•WaitforVS3toreach4.49Volts.(90thpercentiletriggering)
•WaitforPSU_SEQ_INsignaltobehigh,orfor500ms
• ReleasePSU_SEQ_OUT
• FollowingthePSU_SEQ_OUTsignal,whichoccursoncealltheon‐board
PSUshaveactivePOWER_GOODsignals,iftheboardistheslot‐1VPX
controllerthenthebackplaneSYS_RESETsignalisdrivenlowforafurther
20mS.

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4 • Configuration
ThissectiondescribestheconfigurationofjumpersontheSBC330.Theboardis
deliveredwithpush‐onlinks,butformoreruggedormilitaryapplications,
jumperpinsmustbeconnectedusingwirewrapsandconformal‐coat.
4.1 Jumper Locations
TheSBC330hastwobanksof4x2‐wayjumpersthataffectbootingandneedtobe
setcorrectly.
4.2 Default Link Settings
TheSBC330isshippedfromthefactorywithsomelinksfitted.Thissimplifiesthe
mostlikelyuseoftheSBC330.Somejumpersareessentialandsomearenot.
Beforechanginganyofthelinkoptions,refertothefollowingsections.
NOTE
If you are about to install your board and power-up for the first time, leaving your board in the
default configuration will enable board operation to be proven prior to tackling any further
configuration issues.

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4.3 P10 Header
TheP10headerisdedicatedtoFlashmemoryoptionswhichaffectbooting.
4.3.1 Flash software protection password visibility
Pins1and2mustbelinkedtoallowsoftwaretoaltertheSpansion‐termed
“persistentsectorprotection”,whichremainsunchangedfollowingaresetora
power‐cycle.SeeSection5.3.7 forfurtherdetails.Ifthelinkisnotfitted,the
softwareispreventedfromalteringanypreviouslyconfiguredsectorprotection,
becausethepasswordstoredintheFPGAismadeinvisibletotheSoftware.
ExaminationoftheFlashPasswordregisterrevealsASCIIcode‘DataSafe’ifthe
linkisfittedor‘locklock’ifthelinkisnotfitted.Thestateofthislinkisreflectedin
theFlashControlregister.
4.3.2 Flash password/Boot Sector protection
Withoutpins3and4beinglinked,nowriteaccessisallowedtothebootsector,
whichpreventsanyerroneoususersoftwareremappingofUserFlashareas,
overwritingbootsectorFlashinformation.Theaddressregionprotectedisthetop
8MByteregionofthelocalbus(0xFF800000to0xFFFFFFFF),whichcomprisesall
fouroftheseparate2MBytecore0bootsites.
4.3.3 Boot Flash image selection
TheBootFlashforprocessingcore0isdividedintofour2MBytesectionsnamed
Main,Alternate,Extended,andBANC(BootAreaNonCorruptible).Theseallow
forthreedifferentbootimagestobeloadedfromtheFlash,plus(whenavailable)
afactory‐programmedbootimagethatallowstheusertorecoverifanon‐
bootableimageiserroneouslyputintoFlash.Thedifferentbootimagesallowthe
boardtobootdifferentcodefrompowerup.Forinstance,itenablesGEIPto
programbothFunctionalTestCode(FTS)andVxWorksOperatingSystems
concurrentlyintothesameboardtoaiddiagnostics.Anotherexamplemaybeto
allowbootingasaPCIerootcomplexoraPCIeend‐pointoneitherofthetwo
PCIE‐Expressports,whichmaybeusefulinmulti‐boardapplications.
Pins5‐6and7‐8formabinarycombinationthatalterstheorderofthe2MByte
(0x2000)bootregionsintheFlashmemoryandselectswhichimageisusedat
boottime.ThestateofthesejumperlinksisreflectedintheFlashControlRegister.
Table 4-1
Jumper Description Sense when fitted
Pin 1 & pin 2 Flash Software Protection Password visibility Password visible
Pin 3 & pin 4 Flash Password and boot sector protection Boot sector writable
Pin 5 & pin 6 Binary combination with pins 7 & 8 Further explained
Pin 7 & pin 8 Binary combination with pins 5 & 6 Further explained
Errata
May2011