
2.2 Cable-to-Board Connection
The EM2COMIF has a 10-pin female connector, which plugs into a 10-pin male header on the device
board. The male header consists of two rows of five pins, which are connected to the programming
or configuration pins of the device. The PIN 1 side of the header is indicated through a color s stripe
on the ribbon cable.
A 10-pin surface mount header can be used for the download cable. However, Intel® recommends
using a through-hole connector in the event of the repeated insertions and removals.
Figure 3. Connectors and Dimensions
Dimensions are in inches
2.3 Pin Description
The following table lists the pins of the EM2COMIF female plug and describes their functions.
Table 3. Signal Names of the EM2COMIF Female Plug
Pin Signal Name Description
1
GND
Signal ground.
2
SCL
PMBus Clock signal.
3
GND
Signal ground.
4
SDA
PMBus Data signal.
5
GND
Signal ground.
6
SALERT
Supports interaction with GUI on SALERT pin for Evaluation Boards. (Not
required for PMBus communications)
7
POK
Supports interaction with GUI on POK pin for Evaluation Boards. (Not
required for PMBus communications)
8
Control
Supports interaction with GUI on Control pin for Evaluation Boards. (Not
required for PMBus communications)
9
Not used
Not used - Do not connect to anything
10
Not used
Not used - Do not connect to anything
The EM2CONIF is powered through the USB 5V supply. The SCL, SDA & SALERT pins are pulled up
internally to a 3.3V supply via 4.7kΩ resistors. A pull-down resistor of 4.7kΩ is connected internally
between the POK and ground. A pull-down resistor of 4.7kΩ is also connected internally between the
Control pin and ground.
For PMBus communications only three pins are required to be connected, SCL, SDA and a ground pin.
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