Kontron CP347 User manual

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USER GUIDE
CP347
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CP347
- USER GUIDE
Disclaimer
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particularly as a result of the constant upgrading of Kontron products. This document does not entail any guarantee
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further testing or modification. Kontron expressly informs the user that this user guide only contains a general
description of processes and instructions which may not be applicable in every individual case. In cases of doubt,
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and thus this user guide only reflects the technical status of the products by Kontron at the time of publishing.
Brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
©2017 by Kontron AG
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Revision History
Revision Brief Description of Changes Date of Issue
1.0 Initial version 2017-Feb-21
1.1 Added forced air cooling information in Environmental considerations 2017-Mar-27
1.2 Updated the operating temperature, card size and dust protection
information.
2017-May-10
1.3 Added Power consumption information 2019-Feb-08
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compliance and conformity, and the warranty period in your region, visit http://www.kontron.com/terms-and-
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Symbols
The following symbols may be used in this user guide.
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
NOTICE indicates a property damage message.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
Electric Shock!
This symbol and title warn of hazards due to electrical shocks (> 60
V) when touching
products or parts of products. Failure to observe the precautions indicated and/or
prescribed by the law may endanger your life/health and/or result in damage to your
material.
ESD Sensitive Device!
This symbol and title inform that the electronic boards and their components are sensitive
to static electricity. Care must
therefore be taken during all handling operations and
inspections of this product in order to ensure product integrity at all times.
HOT Surface!
Do NOT touch! Allow to cool before servicing.
Laser!
This symbol inform of the risk of exposure to laser beam and light emitting devices (LEDs)
from an electrical device. Eye protection per manufacturer notice shall review before
servicing.
This symbol indicates general information about the product and the user guide.
This symbol indicates detail information about the specific product configuration.
This symbol precedes helpful hints and tips for daily use.

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For Your Safety
Your new Kontron product was developed and tested carefully to provide all features necessary to ensure its
compliance with electrical safety requirements. It was also designed for a long fault-free life. However, the life
expectancy of your product can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and installation.
Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct operation of your new Kontron product, you are
requested to conform with the following guidelines.
High Voltage Safety Instructions
As a precaution and in case of danger, the power connector must be easily accessible. The power connector is the
product’s main disconnect device.
Warning
All operations on this product must be carried out by sufficiently skilled personnel only.
Electric Shock!
Before installing a non hot-swappable Kontron product into a system always ensure that
your mains power is switched off. This also applies to the installation of piggybacks. Serious
electrical shock hazards can exist during all installation, repair, and maintenance operations
on this product. Therefore, always unplug the power cable and any other cables which
provide external voltages before performing any work on this product.
Earth ground connection to vehicle’s chassis or a central grounding point shall remain
connected. The earth ground cable shall be the last cable to be disconnected or the first
cable to be connected when performing installation or removal procedures on this product.
Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction
ESD Sensitive Device!
Electronic boards and their components are sensitive to static electricity. Therefore, care
must be taken during all handling operations and inspections of this product, in order to
ensure product integrity at all times.
Do not handle this product out of its protective enclosure while it is not used for operational purposes unless it is
otherwise protected.
Whenever possible, unpack or pack this product only at EOS/ESD safe work stations. Where a safe work station is not
guaranteed, it is important for the user to be electrically discharged before touching the product with his/her hands or
tools. This is most easily done by touching a metal part of your system housing.
It is particularly important to observe standard anti-static precautions when changing piggybacks, ROM devices, jumper
settings etc. If the product contains batteries for RTC or memory backup, ensure that the product is not placed on
conductive surfaces, including anti-static plastics or sponges. They can cause short circuits and damage the batteries
or conductive circuits on the product.

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Lithium Battery Precautions
If your product is equipped with a lithium battery, take the following precautions when replacing the battery.
Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly.
Replace only with same or equivalent battery type recommended by the manufacturer.
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Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
General Instructions on Usage
In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way. Changes or
modifications to the product, that are not explicitly approved by Kontron and described in this user guide or received
from Kontron Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.
This product should only be installed in or connected to systems that fulfill all necessary technical and specific
environmental requirements. This also applies to the operational temperature range of the specific board version that
must not be exceeded. If batteries are present, their temperature restrictions must be taken into account.
In performing all necessary installation and application operations, only follow the instructions supplied by the present
user guide.
Keep all the original packaging material for future storage or warranty shipments. If it is necessary to store or ship the
product then re-pack it in the same manner as it was delivered.
Special care is necessary when handling or unpacking the product. See Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction.
Quality and Environmental Management
Kontron aims to deliver reliable high-end products designed and built for quality, and aims to complying with
environmental laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements. For more information regarding
Kontron’s quality and environmental responsibilities, visit http://www.kontron.com/about-kontron/corporate-
responsibility/quality-management.
Disposal and Recycling
Kontron’s products are manufactured to satisfy environmental protection requirements where possible. Many of the
components used are capable of being recycled. Final disposal of this product after its service life must be
accomplished in accordance with applicable country, state, or local laws or regulations.
WEEE Compliance
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive aims to:
Reduce waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)
Make producers of EEE responsible for the environmental impact of their products, especially when the product
become waste
Encourage separate collection and subsequent treatment, reuse, recovery, recycling and sound environmental
disposal of EEE
Improve the environmental performance of all those involved during the lifecycle of EEE
Environmental protection is a high priority with Kontron.
Kontron follows the WEEE directive.

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Table of Content
Symbols .................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Table of Content ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
List of Tables........................................................................................................................................................................................................9
List of Figures ......................................................................................................................................................................................................9
1/ Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................................................10
1.1. Board Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................................................10
1.2. Board Diagrams..........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Front Panel ...............................................................................................................................................................................................121.2.1.
Board Layout ...........................................................................................................................................................................................131.2.2.
1.3. Technical Specification............................................................................................................................................................................15
1.4. Environmental Considerations.............................................................................................................................................................16
1.5. Standards.....................................................................................................................................................................................................17
1.6. Power Requirements ...............................................................................................................................................................................18
1.7. Related Publications.................................................................................................................................................................................18
2/ Functional Description......................................................................................................................................................................19
2.1. General Information.................................................................................................................................................................................19
2.2. Specifics.......................................................................................................................................................................................................19
2.3. Board Interfaces .......................................................................................................................................................................................19
Front Panel Serial I/O Connector.....................................................................................................................................................202.3.1.
Front Panel Adapter Cable 37-Pin to 4x 9-Pin ............................................................................................................................212.3.2.
JTAG Connector......................................................................................................................................................................................212.3.3.
CompactPCI Connector .......................................................................................................................................................................212.3.4.
3/ Configuration ......................................................................................................................................................................................22
3.1. Hardware Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................................22
Serial Mode Configuration..................................................................................................................................................................223.1.1.
RS422/RS485 Termination Jumpers..............................................................................................................................................223.1.2.
Handshake Control in Half Duplex RS485 Mode ........................................................................................................................ 233.1.3.
3.2. Software Configuration......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
4/ Installation...........................................................................................................................................................................................24
4.1. Hardware Installation.............................................................................................................................................................................24
Board Location in the System ...........................................................................................................................................................244.1.1.
Hot Swap Capabilities .........................................................................................................................................................................244.1.2.
4.2. Standard Board Installation Procedure........................................................................................................................................... 25
4.3. Standard Board Removal Procedure ................................................................................................................................................ 25
4.4. Cabling........................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Four-Channel Front Panel Adapter Cable....................................................................................................................................264.4.1.
Null Modem Cable ...............................................................................................................................................................................264.4.2.
4.5. Software Installation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 27
List of Acronyms..............................................................................................................................................................................................28

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List of Tables
Table 1: CP347 Technical Specifications ...................................................................................................................................................15
Table 2: Environmental Specification........................................................................................................................................................16
Table 3: Applied Standards: ..........................................................................................................................................................................17
Table 4: Related Publications.......................................................................................................................................................................18
Table 5: 37-Pin D-Sub Front Panel Connector Pin Assignment .......................................................................................................20
Table 6: 9-Pin D-Sub Front Panel Connector Pin Assignment ..........................................................................................................21
Table 7: Serial Mode DIP Switch CP347 Configuration........................................................................................................................ 22
Table 8: RS422/RS485 Termination Jumper Settings ........................................................................................................................ 22
Table 9: RS485 Transceiver Control (RTS# and DTS#) Resistor Configuration......................................................................... 23
Table 10: Four-Channel Front Panel Adapter Port Number..............................................................................................................26
List of Figures
Figure 1: CP347 Functional Block Diagram................................................................................................................................................11
Figure 2: CP347 Front Panel..........................................................................................................................................................................12
Figure 3: CP347 Board Layout (Top View)................................................................................................................................................13
Figure 4: 8-port DIP Switch (Default Position – Switches OFF)....................................................................................................... 22

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1/ Introduction
1.1. Board Overview
The CP347 serial communications controller board is a 3U CompactPCI board that implements the Exar XR17D154 PCI
controller with four UART interfaces.
External interfacing is supported via one 37-pin D-Sub serial I/O connector on the CP347’s front panel, providing the
signals for all four serial I/O channels that are individually programmable and support the RS232, RS422 and RS485
industry standards. Additionally, four pairs of LEDs indicate the four serial I/O channels’ receive and transmit data
transfer operations.
The CP347 is galvanic isolated between the system side and the serial I/O front panel D-sub connector for all four
channels.
In order to provide separate serial I/O channeling, it is possible to connect a front panel adapter to the 37-pin front
panel connector. This adapter terminates on the user side with four male 9-pin D-Sub connectors, one per serial I/O
channel.
The board is offered with various Board Support Packages including Windows®, VxWorks® and Linux®operating
systems. For further information concerning the operating systems available for the CP347, contact Kontron Support.
Basic CP347 features are:
3U standard CompactPCI board form factor
High performance quad UART XR17D154
32-bit address and data bus
33 MHz system clock
Data rates of up to 115.2 kbps
Isolated (up to 2 kV between CompactPCI system and D-Sub front panel)
Four independent and individually configurable serial channels
RS232, RS422, and RS485 standards
Hardware selectable bus termination resistors (RS422/RS485)
One 37-pin dual-row D-Sub connector
Front panel Rx/Tx control LEDs
Windows®, Linux® and VxWorks® support