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Hardware Reference Manual

GBX24 VME 24 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Edition 2

Publication No. GBX24-0HH/2

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2 September 2010 Rev 4

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About this Manual

Conventions

Numbers

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*103,*106and*109respectively.Theonlyexceptiontothisisinthe

descriptionofthesizeofmemoryareas,when“K”,“M”and“G”mean*210,*220and

*230respectively.

NOTE

When describing transfer rates, “k”, “M” and “G” mean *103, *106and *109not *210, *220 and *230.

Multiplebitfieldsarenumberedfrom0ton,where0istheLSBandnistheMSB.

Text

Signalnamesendingwithatilde(~)denoteactivelowsignals;allothersignalsare

activehigh.

Filenamesareshowninbold,e.g.apps/code.exe.

Whenshowinguserinteractiononaterminal,messagesfromthesystemareshown

incouriertypeface,i.e.messages,anduserinputisshowninboldcouriertypeface,

i.e.user input.Thesymbol“↵”isusedtorepresentthe‘↵’,‘enter’,‘return’etc.

keyonthekeyboard.

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Notices

Thismanualusesthefollowingtypesofnotice:

NOTE

Notes call attention to important features or instructions.

WARNING

Warnings alert you to the risk of severe personal injury.

CAUTION

Cautions alert you to system danger or loss of data.

TIP

Tips give helpful hints on how to achieve things.

LINK

Links take you to other documents or websites. The purple link color may also be used within a body

of text or paragraph to indicate a link (or hyperlink) to a different part of the same document.

Further Information

GE Intelligent Platforms Documents

ThisdocumentisdistributedviaCD‐ROMandtheinternet.TheCD‐ROMallows

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LINKS

I/O Modules Manual, publication number RT5154.

GBX24 BIT Software Reference Manual, publication number GBXBIT-0HL.

Getting Started with the Switch Management Software Application Note, publication number

SWMANSW-AN1.

Third Party Documents

DuetothecomplexityofsomeofthepartsusedontheGBX24,itisnotpossibleto

includeallthedetaileddataonallsuchdevicesinthismanual.Alistofthe

specificationsanddatasheetsthatprovideadditionalinformationfollows:

VME64SpecificationANSI/VITA1‐1994April1995.VMEbusInternationalTrade

AssociationAZ85253USA.

VME64ExtensionsSpecificationANSI/VITA1.1‐1997.VMEbusInternationalTrade

AssociationAZ85253USA.

ANSI/VITA31.1‐2003GigabitEthernetonVME64xBackplanes.

PCILocalBusSpecification,Revision2.1,June11995.PCISpecialInterestGroupOR

98214USA.

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PCISystemDesignGuide.

IEEEStd802.3LocalAreaNetworks:CarrierSenseMultipleAccesswithCollision

Detection(CSMA/CD)‐(ETHERNET)(1985)TheInstituteofElectronicandElectrical

EngineersInc.,NY10017USA.

ANSI/EIA/TIA‐232‐E‐InterfaceBetweenDataTerminalEquipmentandData

CommunicationsEquipmentEmployingSerialBinaryDataInterchange(December

1991)ElectronicIndustriesAssociation,DC20006USA.

IEEEStd802.1

RFC854to859(Telnet)

RFC1157(SNMP)

Thesearethelatestversionsattimeofwriting;checkassociatedwebsitesforlater

updates.

NOTE

Registration may be required for access to these specifications.

GE Web Site

InformationregardingallGEIntelligentPlatforms(GEIP)productscanbefoundon

thefollowingwebsite:

LINK

http://www.ge-ip.com/products/family/embedded-systems/

Third Party Web Sites

ManufacturersofmanyofthedevicesusedontheGBX24maintainFTPorwebsites.

Someusefulsitesare:

http://www.vita.com forVITAandANSI/VITAstandards.

http://www.ieee.com forIEEEstandards.

http://www.pcisig.org forPCIBusstandards.

NOTE

Registration may be required for access to standards.

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Technical Support Contact Information

TechnicalassistancecontactdetailscanbefoundonthewebsiteSupportLocator

page.Theappropriatelocationisheaded“DSP,SBCs,MultiprocessorsandGraphics

(formerlyRadstone)”.

LINK

http://www.ge-ip.com/support/embeddedsupport/locator.

Queries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GEIntelligentPlatforms’TechnicalSupportvia:

LINK

support.towcest[email protected]

TELEPHONE

+44 (0) 1327 322760

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://www.ge-ip.com/support/embeddedsupport/rmalocator.

Followthe“DownloadRMA Request Form (Word Doc)”hyperlinkunder“DSP,SBCs,

MultiprocessorsandGraphics(FormerlyRadstone)”.

Donotreturnproductswithoutfirstcontactingthefactory.

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Contents

1 • Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 11

1.1 Safety Notices....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

1.1.1 Flammability .....................................................................................................................................................................................................13

1.1.2 Backplane Requirements............................................................................................................................................................................13

1.1.3 EMI/EMC Regulatory Compliance ...........................................................................................................................................................13

1.1.4 Cooling.................................................................................................................................................................................................................14

1.1.5 Laser .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................14

1.1.6 Handling..............................................................................................................................................................................................................14

1.1.7 Heatsink ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................14

2 • Unpacking.................................................................................................................................................. 15

2.1 Box Contents Checklist .................................................................................................................................................................... 15

2.2 Identifying Your Board...................................................................................................................................................................... 16

3 • Configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 17

3.1 Link Configuration .............................................................................................................................................................................. 17

3.2 Inspection............................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

3.3 Link Descriptions................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

3.3.1 JTAG Mode Select (J12) ................................................................................................................................................................................18

3.3.2 Board Configuration (J15)...........................................................................................................................................................................18

4 • Installation and Power Up.................................................................................................................. 19

4.1 Board Installation Notes.................................................................................................................................................................. 19

4.2 Connecting to GBX24........................................................................................................................................................................ 20

4.2.1 Serial Connection to a Terminal/HyperTerminal (COM1/2).........................................................................................................20

4.2.2 Out-of-band Ethernet Service Port (MNG)...........................................................................................................................................20

4.2.3 Copper Switched 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet Ports....................................................................................................................21

4.2.4 Optional Fiber Switched Ethernet Ports...............................................................................................................................................21

4.2.5 I/O Modules .......................................................................................................................................................................................................21

4.3 System Set-up ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 23

4.4 Power-up ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23

5 • Functional Description......................................................................................................................... 24

5.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

5.2 Features .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24

5.3 Hardware Reset Configuration .................................................................................................................................................... 26

5.4 LEDs........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26

5.4.1 BIT LEDs...............................................................................................................................................................................................................26

5.4.2 MNG and CPU LEDs .......................................................................................................................................................................................26

5.4.3 Gigabit Switch LEDs.......................................................................................................................................................................................27

5.4.4 Rear LEDs............................................................................................................................................................................................................28

5.5 Front Panel............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

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6 • Connectors................................................................................................................................................ 30

6.1 VMEbus Connectors .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31

6.1.1 P1 Connector ....................................................................................................................................................................................................31

6.1.2 P0 Connector ....................................................................................................................................................................................................32

6.1.3 P2 Connector ....................................................................................................................................................................................................33

6.1.4 Signal Descriptions.........................................................................................................................................................................................34

6.2 J10 Header (10/100BaseT Management Ethernet Port).................................................................................................. 35

6.3 J11 Header (RTC +5V Standby Supply Input)......................................................................................................................... 35

6.4 J13 Header (PLD Programming) .................................................................................................................................................. 35

6.5 J14 Header (Board Debug)............................................................................................................................................................. 36

6.6 J16 Header (COM1/COM2 Serial Ports) .................................................................................................................................... 36

6.7 P25 Connector (COM1/COM2 Serial Ports) ............................................................................................................................. 36

6.8 J600 to J602 Connectors (OXB Connectors).......................................................................................................................... 37

A • Specifications........................................................................................................................................... 38

A.1 Technical Specification.................................................................................................................................................................... 38

A.2 Electrical Specification..................................................................................................................................................................... 39

A.3 Reliability (MTBF).................................................................................................................................................................................. 40

A.4 Environmental Specifications....................................................................................................................................................... 41

A.5 Mechanical Specification................................................................................................................................................................ 42

A.5.1 Dimensions........................................................................................................................................................................................................42

A.5.2 Weight..................................................................................................................................................................................................................43

A.6 Product Code Information.............................................................................................................................................................. 44

A.6.1 Software Support............................................................................................................................................................................................44

A.6.2 I/O Modules .......................................................................................................................................................................................................45

Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................. 46

Index .................................................................................................................................................................... 47

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List of Tables

Table 3-1 J12 Functionality......................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Table 3-2 J15 Functionality......................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Table 5-1 MNG and CPU LEDs.................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Table 5-2 Gigabit Switch LEDs................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Table 5-3 Rear LEDs........................................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Table 6-1 Connector Functions................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Table 6-2 P1 Pin Assignments.................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Table 6-3 P0 Pin Assignments.................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Table 6-4 P2 Pin Assignments.................................................................................................................................................................... 33

Table 6-5 Signal Descriptions..................................................................................................................................................................... 34

Table 6-6 J10 Pin Assignments ................................................................................................................................................................. 35

Table 6-7 J11 Pin Assignments ................................................................................................................................................................. 35

Table 6-8 J13 Pin Assignments ................................................................................................................................................................. 35

Table 6-9 J14 Pin Assignments ................................................................................................................................................................. 36

Table 6-10 J16 Pin Assignments............................................................................................................................................................... 36

Table 6-11 P25 Pin Assignments .............................................................................................................................................................. 36

Table A-1 Technical Data ............................................................................................................................................................................. 38

Table A-2 Power Requirements................................................................................................................................................................. 39

Table A-3 Reliability (MTBF).......................................................................................................................................................................... 40

Table A-4 Convection-cooled Environmental Specifications...................................................................................................... 41

Table A-5 Conduction-cooled Environmental Specifications..................................................................................................... 41

Table A-6 Spray-cooled Environmental Specification.................................................................................................................... 41

Table A-7 Product Codes.............................................................................................................................................................................. 44

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1 GBX24 Front (metalwork removed for clarity)............................................................................................................. 12

Figure 1-2 GBX24 Rear (metalwork removed for clarity) .............................................................................................................. 12

Figure 1-3 ESD Label (Present on Board Packaging) ...................................................................................................................... 14

Figure 2-1 Box Contents............................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Figure 2-2 Product Label (Packaging) .................................................................................................................................................... 16

Figure 2-3 Product Label (Product).......................................................................................................................................................... 16

Figure 2-4 Product Label (Conduction-cooled Product)................................................................................................................ 16

Figure 3-1 Link Positions............................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Figure 4-1 Quick Start I/O Module Set-up............................................................................................................................................ 22

Figure 4-2 Quick Start System Set-up.................................................................................................................................................... 23

Figure 5-1 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................................................................................ 25

Figure 5-2 BIT, MNG and CPU LEDs......................................................................................................................................................... 26

Figure 5-3 Gigabit Switch LEDs ................................................................................................................................................................. 27

Figure 5-4 Rear LED Positions.................................................................................................................................................................... 28

Figure 5-5 Front Panels................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Figure 6-1 Front Connector Positions and Numbering ................................................................................................................. 30

Figure 6-2 Rear Connector Positions and Numbering................................................................................................................... 37

Figure A-3 Air-cooled Dimensions ........................................................................................................................................................... 42

Figure A-4 Conduction-cooled Dimensions ........................................................................................................................................ 43

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