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6U VPX Dual PMC, XMC, MiniPCIe Carrier card with Integrated 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
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Trademarks
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used on the VP3500 and references made in this document.
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• PCI Express and logo are trademarks of PCI-SIG
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Revision History
Release Date Revision Description
July 12, 2013 P0 Preliminary Release
October 9, 2013 A0 Initial Release. Added additional microcontroller commands and information.
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Contents
Section 1 : Introduction
1.1 : Overview........................................................................................................................................ 9
1.2 : Feature list................................................................................................................................... 10
1.3 : Related documents...................................................................................................................... 10
1.4 : Features overview ....................................................................................................................... 12
1.4.1 : VPX Backplane Fabric ...........................................................................................................................12
1.4.2 : Two PMC Slots.......................................................................................................................................12
1.4.3 : Two XMC Slots.......................................................................................................................................12
1.4.4 : Two MiniPCIe Sockets ...........................................................................................................................13
1.4.5 : Integrated 5-Port GbE Switch ................................................................................................................13
1.4.6 : Management Microcontroller .................................................................................................................14
1.4.7 : Temperature Sensor...............................................................................................................................14
1.5 : Options and Accessories............................................................................................................. 14
1.5.1 : Overview ................................................................................................................................................14
1.5.2 : IO Modules.............................................................................................................................................15
1.5.3 : MiniPCIe Rear IO Adapter .....................................................................................................................16
1.5.4 : Rear Transition Module..........................................................................................................................16
1.6 : Ordering Information ...................................................................................................................... 18
1.6.1 : Conduction-Cooled Heat Frame ............................................................................................................18
Section 2 : Conguration and Installation
2.1 : Overview...................................................................................................................................... 19
2.2 : Unpacking.................................................................................................................................... 19
2.3 : Card Identication........................................................................................................................ 19
2.4 : PMC/XMC/MiniPCIe Installation & Removal ............................................................................... 19
2.4.1 : Air-Cooled PMC Installation and Removal.............................................................................................21
2.4.2 : Conduction-Cooled PMC Installation and Removal...............................................................................22
2.4.3 : Air-cooled XMC Installation and Removal..............................................................................................23
2.4.4 : Conduction-Cooled XMC Installation and Removal...............................................................................24
2.4.5 : MiniPCIe Installation and Removal ........................................................................................................24
2.4.6 : MiniPCIe Rear IO module Installation and Removal..............................................................................25
2.5 : Required Equipment.................................................................................................................... 26
2.6 : VP3500 Installation and Removal ............................................................................................... 26
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Section 3 : Interconnections and Pinouts
3.1 : VP3500 Connectors .................................................................................................................... 27
3.2 : VPX Connectors.......................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.1 : VPX P0 ..................................................................................................................................................28
3.2.2 : VPX P1 ..................................................................................................................................................30
3.2.3 : VPX P2 ..................................................................................................................................................32
3.2.4 : VPX P3 ..................................................................................................................................................33
3.2.5 : VPX P4 ..................................................................................................................................................35
3.2.6 : VPX P5 ..................................................................................................................................................36
3.2.7 : VPX P6 ..................................................................................................................................................37
3.3 : XMC Connectors ......................................................................................................................... 38
3.3.1 : XMC 1 ....................................................................................................................................................38
3.3.2 : XMC 2 ....................................................................................................................................................42
3.3.3 : IO Module (XMC) ...................................................................................................................................46
3.4 : PMC Connectors ......................................................................................................................... 52
3.4.1 : PMC 1 ....................................................................................................................................................52
3.4.2 : PMC 2 ....................................................................................................................................................57
3.4.3 : IO Module (PMC) ...................................................................................................................................61
3.5 : MiniPCIe Connectors................................................................................................................... 66
3.5.1 : MiniPCIe sockets ...................................................................................................................................66
3.6 : MiniPCIe IO connector ................................................................................................................ 71
Section 4 : VP3500 Specications
4.1 : Physical Specications ................................................................................................................ 76
4.2 : Environmental Specications ...................................................................................................... 76
4.3 : Electrical specications ............................................................................................................... 77
4.4 : PCIe Switch Specications.......................................................................................................... 77
4.5 : MiniPCIe Specications............................................................................................................... 78
4.6 : PMC Specications ..................................................................................................................... 78
4.7 : VPX Fabric Specications ........................................................................................................... 78
4.8 : XMC Specications ..................................................................................................................... 79
4.9 : Ethernet Specications................................................................................................................ 79
Section 5 : Operation
5.1 : LEDs / Indicators ......................................................................................................................... 80
5.1.1 : Power OK LED.......................................................................................................................................81
5.1.2 : GbE Switch LEDS..................................................................................................................................81
5.1.3 : PCIe Switch LEDS .................................................................................................................................82
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5.2 : PCIe Switch ................................................................................................................................. 83
5.3 : Microcontroller Interface .............................................................................................................. 84
5.3.1 : Microcontroller Serial Port......................................................................................................................84
5.3.2 : Microcontroller Serial Port Commands ..................................................................................................85
5.3.2.1 : Select I2C Bus .................................................................................................................................85
5.3.2.2 : Select I2C Slave Address ................................................................................................................86
5.3.2.3 : Raw I2C Read .................................................................................................................................86
5.3.2.4 : Raw I2C Write..................................................................................................................................86
5.3.2.5 : VP3500 Board-Specic Information.................................................................................................87
5.3.2.6 : VP3500 Board Status ......................................................................................................................87
5.3.2.7 : Toggle MiniPCIe Wireless Disable...................................................................................................88
5.3.2.8 : Toggle Board Power ........................................................................................................................88
5.3.2.9 : Read EEPROM................................................................................................................................88
5.3.2.10 : Write EEPROM..............................................................................................................................88
5.3.3 : Microcontroller VPX Commands............................................................................................................89
5.3.3.1 : Read Power Status..........................................................................................................................90
5.3.3.2 : Read Board Serial Number..............................................................................................................91
5.3.3.3 : PEX8648 PCIe Switch Port 0-9 Status ............................................................................................91
5.3.3.4 : EEPROM Read / Write ....................................................................................................................92
5.3.3.5 : Read Temperature ...........................................................................................................................92
5.3.3.6 : Set High / Low Alert Temperature Limits..........................................................................................92
5.3.3.7 : PMC / XMC Status...........................................................................................................................93
5.3.3.8 : MiniPCIe Wireless Enable / Disable ................................................................................................93
5.3.3.9 : MiniPCIe Wireless Status ................................................................................................................93
5.3.3.10 : Clear ..............................................................................................................................................94
5.3.3.11 : I2C Bus Select 1-4 .........................................................................................................................94
5.3.3.12 : I2C Slave Address .........................................................................................................................94
5.3.3.13 : Raw I2C Read / Write ....................................................................................................................94
5.3.3.14 : Programming Example ..................................................................................................................95
5.4 : VP3500 I2C Interfaces ................................................................................................................ 96
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Section 1 : List of Tables
Table 1 : Table of Acronyms................................................................................................................... 8
Table 2 : VPX P0 Signals..................................................................................................................... 28
Table 3 : VPX P1 Signals..................................................................................................................... 30
Table 4 : VPX P2 Signals..................................................................................................................... 32
Table 5 : VPX P3 Signals..................................................................................................................... 33
Table 6 : VPX P4 Signals..................................................................................................................... 35
Table 7 : VPX P5 Signals..................................................................................................................... 36
Table 8 : VPX P6 Signals..................................................................................................................... 37
Table 9 : XMC 1 J15 Signals ............................................................................................................... 38
Table 10 : XMC 1 J16 Signals ............................................................................................................. 41
Table 11 : XMC 2 J25 Signals.............................................................................................................. 42
Table 12 : XMC 2 J26 Signals ............................................................................................................. 45
Table 13 : XMC 1 IO Module connector 1 pin mapping....................................................................... 46
Table 14 : XMC 1 IO Module connector 2 pin mapping....................................................................... 48
Table 15 : XMC 2 IO Module connector 1 pin mapping....................................................................... 49
Table 16 : XMC 2 IO Module connector 2 pin mapping....................................................................... 51
Table 17 : PMC 1 J11 Connector pin out ............................................................................................. 53
Table 18 : PMC 1 J12 Connector pin out............................................................................................. 54
Table 19 : PMC 1 J13 Connector pin out............................................................................................. 55
Table 20 : PMC 1 J14 Connector pin out............................................................................................. 56
Table 21 : PMC 2 J21 Connector pin out............................................................................................. 57
Table 22 : PMC 2 J22 Connector pin out............................................................................................. 58
Table 23 : PMC 2 J23 Connector pin out............................................................................................. 59
Table 24 : PMC 2 J24 Connector pin out............................................................................................. 60
Table 25 : PMC 1 IO Module connector 1 pin mapping....................................................................... 62
Table 26 : PMC 1 IO Module connector 2 pin mapping....................................................................... 63
Table 27 : PMC 2 IO Module connector 1 pin mapping....................................................................... 64
Table 28 : PMC 2 IO Module connector 2 pin mapping....................................................................... 65
Table 29 : MiniPCIe socket 1 pin out ................................................................................................... 67
Table 30 : MiniPCIe socket 2 pin out ................................................................................................... 69
Table 31 : MiniPCIe 1 IO connector pin out......................................................................................... 72
Table 32 : MiniPCIe 2 IO connector pin out......................................................................................... 74
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Table 33 : Physical Specications ....................................................................................................... 76
Table 34 : Environmental Specications.............................................................................................. 76
Table 35 : Electrical Specications ...................................................................................................... 77
Table 36 : PCIe Switch Specications ................................................................................................. 77
Table 37 : MiniPCIe Specications ...................................................................................................... 78
Table 38 : PMC Specications............................................................................................................. 78
Table 39 : VPX Fabric Specications................................................................................................... 78
Table 40 : XMC Specications............................................................................................................. 79
Table 41 : Ethernet Specications ....................................................................................................... 79
Table 42 : GbE LEDs........................................................................................................................... 81
Table 43 : PCIe LEDs .......................................................................................................................... 82
Table 44 : PCIe LED Pattern ............................................................................................................... 82
Table 45 : RT3500 Connector & VP3500 HDR3 Serial Pins ............................................................... 84
Table 46 : Microcontroller Serial Port Commands ............................................................................... 85
Table 47 : Microcontroller VPX Commands......................................................................................... 90
Table 48 : Power Status....................................................................................................................... 90
Table 49 : PCIe Switch Port Status...................................................................................................... 91
Table 50 : PMC / XMC Status.............................................................................................................. 93
Table 51 : MinePCIe Wireless Status .................................................................................................. 93
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Section 2 : List of Figures
Figure 1 : VP3500 ................................................................................................................................. 9
Figure 2 : VP3500 - Block Diagram......................................................................................................11
Figure 3 : Picture of IO Module............................................................................................................ 15
Figure 4 : RT3500-0000 ...................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 5 : Ordering Information ........................................................................................................... 18
Figure 6 : VP3500 Feature Identication ............................................................................................. 20
Figure 7 : VP3500 Connectors ............................................................................................................ 27
Figure 8 : IO Module............................................................................................................................ 61
Figure 9 : IO Module Mounted on VP3500.......................................................................................... 61
Figure 10 : MiniPCIe Sockets .............................................................................................................. 66
Figure 11 : MiniPCIe IO Module Locations .......................................................................................... 71
Figure 12 : VP3500 LEDs, Front Panel View ...................................................................................... 80
Figure 13 : VP3500 PCIe Switch Default Conguration ...................................................................... 83
Figure 14 : RT3500 Microcontroller Serial Connector ......................................................................... 84
Figure 15 : VP3500 Microcontroller Serial Connector HDR3 .............................................................. 84
Figure 16 : VP3500 I2C Topology........................................................................................................ 96
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Acronym Description
6U A term used to describe double high VME, VME64 , and VME64x boards that are 233.35 mm in height. Also used to
describe backplanes that interface to these same boards.
ANSI American National Standards Institute, Inc.
ASYNC Asynchronous communication is transmission of data without the use of an external clock signal.
Bridge The logic that connects one computer bus to another, allowing an agent on one bus to access an agent on the other.
BSP Software Board Support Package, such as Linux or VxWorks.
ECC Error Correction Codes is a method used to detect and correct errors introduced during storage or transmission of data.
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory.
Ethernet Ethernet is a family of frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs).
Flash Flash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.
GbE Gigabit Ethernet.
GPIO General Purpose Input / Output.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
MiniPCIe A small form factor option module with a single PCI Express link that mounts securely on a host card.
NOR Flash A type of Flash memory that offers fast and random accesses.
NVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access Memory.
OpenVPX The OpenVPX (VITA 65) System Specication is the rst system-level VPX specication dedicated to the interoperability of
multi-vendor system and subsystem building blocks.
OS Software Operating System such as Linux or VxWorks.
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect is an industry0standard specication for connecting hardware devices to a computer’s central
processor.
PCIe or PCI
Express
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express. A high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard designed to replace the older
PCI, PCI-X, and AGP bus standards.
PCI-X Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended is a performance-enhanced version of the PCI bus.
PMC
A PCI Mezzanine Card is a printed circuit board manufactured to the IEEE P1386.1 standard. This standard combines the electrical
characteristics of the PCI bus with the mechanical dimensions of the Common Mezzanine Card or CMC format (IEEE 1386 stan-
dard).
RS-232 RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232) is a standard for serial binary single-ended data and control signals connecting between a
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) and a DCE (Data Circuit-terminating Equipment).
RS-422 RS-422 (Recommended Standard 422) provides for data transmission using balanced or differential signaling with unidirectional/
non-reversible, terminated, or non-terminated transmission lines, point to point, or multi-drop.
SBC Single Board Computer.
VITA VMEBUS International Trade Association. VITA is an incorporated, non-prot organization of vendors and users having a common
market interest in real-time, modular embedded computing systems.
VPX VPX, formerly known as VITA 46, is an ANSI standard (ANSI/VITA 46.0-2007) [1] that provides VMEbus-based systems with support
for switched fabrics over a high speed connector.
XMC
XMC is a PMC with high-speed serial fabric interconnect dened by the VITA 42 standard. XMC species an additional connector
(P5) that support PCI Express(VITA 42.3) or other high speed serial formats such as Serial RapidIO (VITA 42.2) and Parallel Rapi-
dIO (VITA 42.1).
Table 1 : Table of Acronyms
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Section 1 : Introduction
Figure 1 : VP3500
1.1 : Overview
Rigel’s VP3500 6U VPX carrier card presents system designers with the ability to incorporate a wide
variety of functionality to any 6U VPX system. The VP3500 features two PMC/XMC slots, two MiniPCIe
sockets, and an integrated 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch (VITA 46.6). The VP3500 is available in various
ruggedization levels including commercial or extended temperature, air or conduction-cooled and rugged
versions for harsh environments.
The VP3500 was designed from the start with high-performance and complete exibility in mind. The
VPX backplane switch interface consists of four Generation 2 PCIe FAT pipes (4x4 lanes - default) to
P1. The XMCs support eight lanes of PCIe, while each PMC slot is capable of PCI-X, 133MHz, 64-bit
performance. PMC and XMC rear IO routing is congurable, and adheres to VITA 46.9 (P64s to VPX P3/
P5 or X38s to P3/P5, X12d+X8d to P4/P6). A pluggable IO module allows the system designer to mix
and match the PMC or XMC selection and their IO requirements to the backplane. Additionally, the two
MiniPCIe sockets support Full-Mini or Half-Mini card form factors with front panel and rear IO routing
options.
The integrated 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch may save a system chassis slot, as it can take the place
of a switch card in most applications. It adheres to VITA 46.6 for Gigabit Ethernet Control Plane on VPX
(two 1000BASE-T and 2x 1000BASE-BX ports to VPX P4). The fth port is routed to VPX P6 (User IO),
and may be used externally as a maintenance port or simply as an additional GbE port.
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1.2 : Feature list
• Air or conduction-cooled, commercial and extended temperature and VPX REDI versions available
• Four 4-lane (PCIe Gen 2) backplane fabric interface to on-board PCIe switch
• Two independent 133MHz, PCI-X PMC slots with front panel and congurable rear IO
• Two 8-lane PCIe XMC slots with front panel and congurable rear IO
• Two MiniPCIe sockets with front panel and congurable rear IO (supports Full-Mini or Half-Mini sized
cards)
• Integrated 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch (VITA 46.6)
• Microcontroller for board conguration, system communication, control, and status
• Congurable IO modules for custom backplane routing requirements (PMC/XMC & MiniPCIe)
• On-board temperature sensor
1.3 : Related documents
The VP3500 incorporates several features that may not be covered in this manual and may require the
user to reference external documentation for the required information. The following is a list of related
documentation that may be helpful. Please note that the documents listed are not controlled by Rigel
Engineering, LLC, and may change without notice.
• VITA 46.0 VPX Base Standard
• VITA 46.4 PCI Express on VPX Fabric Connector
• VITA 46.6 Gigabit Ethernet Control Plane on VPX (Draft Revision 0.7 July 19, 2010)
• VITA 46.9 PMC/XMC Rear IO Fabric Signal Mapping 3U and 6U VPX Modules Standard
• VITA 46.10 Rear Transition Module for VPX
• VITA 65 Open VPX Standard
• IEEE 1101.2-1992 (2001) IEEE Standard for Mechanical Core Specications for Conduction-Cooled
Eurocards
• PLX PEX 8114-BC/BD PCI Express to PCI-X Bridge Data Book
• PLX PEX 8648 48-Lane/12 Port PCI Express Gen 2 Switch Data Book
• Marvell 88E6165 6-Port 10/100/1000 QoS Ethernet Switch w/ 5 Integrated Gigabit Ethernet PHYs
• PCI Express Mini Card Electromechanical Specication Revision 1.2
• PCI Local Bus Specication Revision 2.3
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X12d RIO
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Figure 2 : VP3500 - Block Diagram
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1.4 : Features overview
1.4.1 : VPX Backplane Fabric
The VP3500 features PLX Technology’s Generation 2 (Gen 1 compatible) PEX8648, a exible 48-
lane, transparent, 12-port congurable switch. The switch is congurable by means of the VP3500’s
conguration microcontroller (see section 5.3). The PCIe switch interfaces the VPX backplane as
four, 4-lane PCI Express links to P1 (VITA 46). Although the VP3500 switch defaults to a four, 4-lane
interface, it also allows for port widths of x1, x2, x8, and x16 to support specic bandwidth and backplane
requirements. Any single port can be designated as, or dynamically changed, to be the upstream port.
Port 4 is the VP3500’s default upstream port.
1.4.2 : Two PMC Slots
The VP3500 provides two independently bussed PMC slots. Both PMC slots provide up to 64-bit,
133MHz, PCI-X capability for maximum performance. Each PMC slot is independent of the other, and
has its own PCIe to PCI-X transparent bridge. The bridges are PLX Technology’s PEX8114 ,which are
compliant to PCI Local Bus Specication Revision 3.0. Each bridge is connected to the main PCIe switch
through four full-duplex PCIe lanes, each lane supporting 2.5Gbs bandwidth. The port lane width is
established during link auto-negotiation.
The PCI/PCI-X bus supports conventional bus speeds of 33 and 66MHz, and PCI-X speeds of 66
and 133MHz. The PMC slots conform to ANSI/VITA 20/2001 standard for conduction-cooled PMC
devices. The conduction-cooled heat frame design allows for optional front panel PMC IO. Standard and
conduction-cooled PMC modules may be used, which adds to the VP3500’s exibility. The PMC rear IO
routing conforms to VITA specication 46.9, P64S to VPX P3 & P5. Optional, pluggable IO modules allow
for custom routing to the backplane. Please contact Rigel Engineering support for more information.
1.4.3 : Two XMC Slots
Each of the VP3500’s XMC slots provide 8-lanes of Generation 2 PCI Express for utmost data
throughput. The XMC PCIe lanes are connected to the on-board PCIe switch ,and are accessible to any
device on the VPX backplane connected to the switch.
The XMC slots conform to ANSI/VITA 20/2001 standard for conduction-cooled PMC devices. The
conduction-cooled heat frame design allows for optional front panel XMC IO. Standard and conduction-
cooled XMC modules may be used, which adds to the VP3500’s exibility. The XMC rear IO routing
conforms to VITA specication 46.9, X38s to P3/P5, X12d+X8d to P4/P6. Optional, pluggable IO modules
allow for custom routing to the backplane. Please contact Rigel Engineering support for information.
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1.4.4 : Two MiniPCIe Sockets
The VP3500 includes two MiniPCIe sockets. Each MiniPCIe socket supports either Half-Mini or Full-
Mini sized cards. The sockets are physically located such that IO cabling from the cards may be routed
out the front panel or VPX Rear IO through a custom IO module.
A major challenge for MiniPCIe users is the lack of a standard for each card’s IO. To overcome this
obstacle, Rigel Engineering designed in a 70-pin connector that is located close to where the MiniPCIe’s
custom IO connectors would be. This allows Rigel Engineering to design a small transition board that
mates with the on-board 70-pin connector and then interfaces with the specic MiniPCIe’s IO connector,
either directly or through a small cable assembly. In addition, the use of the standard height MiniPCIe
socket offered (4mm board-to-board) allows for a custom-designed MiniPCIe card to be plugged directly
into the 70-pin VPX rear IO connector. Each 70-pin connector has 20 differential pairs and 8 single-
ended signal routed to the VPX backplane.
Another challenge is cooling the MiniPCIe cards. A standard air or conduction-cooled frame will not
likely work since all MiniPCIe cards are different. The VP3500 heat frames are designed with a removable
section for the MiniPCIe cards. This allows a specic heat-frame solution for each set of MiniPCIe cards.
1.4.5 : Integrated 5-Port GbE Switch
The VP3500 includes an integrated 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch. The switch is congured to VPX
standard Vita 46.6 routing to the backplane. It supports two 1000BASE-T and two 1000BASE-BX ports.
The fth port is routed to the backplane on user IO pins and may be used as a maintenance port. All ports
support auto-negotiation (10/100/1000).
The device contains independent 802.3 media access controllers (MACs) supporting up to 10KB
JUMBO frames, a high-speed, non-blocking four-trafc class switch fabric that uses a unique dynamic
queue limit architecture.
By incorporating a GbE switch onto the board, the system designer may be able to save a chassis slot,
or more, in the system by not requiring a separate switch card. For additional and more specic technical
information regarding the Ethernet switch please refer to Marvell’s 88E8165 datasheet.
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1.4.6 : Management Microcontroller
The on-board management microcontroller allows continuous communication between the system
controller and the VP3500. The microcontroller is used to recongure the VP3500 from its standard option
settings, monitors the on-board power supplies and ambient board temperature. The microcontroller
reports status and responds to system controller commands.
The microcontroller may be accessed either by the VPX I2C management bus or a dedicated serial
interface. For additional information please refer to section 5.3.
1.4.7 : Temperature Sensor
The VP3500 incorporates a temperature sensor with programmable trip points that may generate an
interrupt and/or generate a board (or system) reset if the critical temperature limit has been reached.
The sensor is located close to the PCIe switch, and is thermally connected to the heat frame. The
I2C temperature sensor device used is the ON Semiconductor ADT7461. For detailed programming
information on this device, please refer to the data sheet that can be downloaded from www.onsemi.com.
1.5 : Options and Accessories
1.5.1 : Overview
The VP3500 is designed for applications that include commercial temperature, air-cooled to extended temperature,
and conduction cooled for more rugged environments. A standard air-cooled VP3500 provides access for the PMC/
XMC and MiniPCIe front panel IO, while the conduction-cooled models provide a removable front panel bar that
allows access to PMC/XMC front panel IO, if it is required.
Each PMC/XMC slot has a pluggable IO module to allow access for rear IO. The IO modules route the PMC and
XMC single-ended signals to the backplane per VITA specication 46.9 (P64s or X38s). XMC differential signals
are mapped directly to the backplane per VITA 46.9.
Rigel Engineering also offers custom IO modules for customer-specic PMC/XMC IO signal mapping to the VPX
backplane. A rear transition module is available, along with custom MiniPCIe adapter cards that interface each
MiniPCIe’s IO to the VPX backplane.
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1.5.2 : IO Modules
Rigel Engineering’s VP3500 may host any combination of PMC and XMC cards. Each PMC/XMC has a pluggable
IO module that route either XMC or PMC single-ended IO signals to the VPX backplane per VITA specication 46.9.
These modules are ordered separately and should be installed on the VP3500 conduction-cooled models at the
factory as these modules are seated under the conduction-cooled heat frame. Air-cooled models may be installed
by the customer.
Rigel Engineering also offers custom-designed IO modules for customer-specic routing requirements. Please
contact Rigel Engineering for ordering and additional information on obtaining custom IO modules.
The standard IO modules offered are for PMC and XMC VITA 46.9 applications.
Figure 3 : Picture of IO Module
Standard IO Module Ordering Information
• For XMC applications please order the IM3500-0000.
• For PMC applications please order the IM3500-0001.
)Note: No IO modules are required if using PMC/XMC front panel access only.
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1.5.3 : MiniPCIe Rear IO Adapter
One of the challenges of using MiniPCIe cards is the lack of a standard for accessing the card’s IO signals. The
VP3500 has addressed this by providing a custom adapter card that bridges the MiniPCIe’s IO signals to the VPX
backplane. The adapter card connectors are located near the IO end of the MiniPCIe sockets and are secured to
the VP3500 heat frame via screws.
The adapter cards provide the connector(s) that match your MiniPCIe’s IO connector(s) and plug onto the
VP3500, routing the signals to the VPX backplane. Each adapter is custom-designed to match the MiniPCIe IO
connector(s). The VP3500 routes 20 differential signal pairs with 8 single-ended signals for each MiniPCIe socket.
Please contact Rigel Engineering for additional information, or to have an adapter designed for your application.
Please refer to section 3.7 for additional information.
1.5.4 : Rear Transition Module
Rigel Engineering offers a rear transition IO module with industry-standard connectors for the board’s backplane
IO access. Rigel Engineering will also provide a quick-turn custom rear transition IO module for your requirements.
The standard rear transition module (RT3500-0000) provides access to the following IO:
• VP3500 Momentary reset switch
• VP3500 Momentary power up/down switch
• Microcontroller emulator header
• Microcontroller serial port connector
• Three VPX user-dened LVTTL IO
• Three microcontroller user-dened LVTTL IO
• Twenty MiniPCIe 1 differential signal pairs
• Eight MiniPCIe 1 single-ended signals
• Twenty MiniPCIe 2 differential signal pairs
• Eight MiniPCIe 2 single-ended signals
• Sixty four PMC/XMC 1 single-ended signals
• Sixty four PMC/XMC 2 single-ended signals
• Twenty XMC 1 differential signal pairs
• Twenty XMC 2 differential signal pairs
• Two Small Form Factor Pluggable GbE modules
• Three 10/100/1000 GbE RJ-45 modules
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RT
3500
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Reset Switch
J1
J2 J6
J5
JT2
JT3
JT4 J9
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Serial Port
Figure 4 : RT3500-0000
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1.6 : Ordering Information
The VP3500 may be ordered by the specic model numbers as outlined in the below Figure. The VP3500
may also be ordered with customer-specic options. Please contact Rigel support for further details.
Figure 5 : Ordering Information
1.6.1 : Conduction-Cooled Heat Frame
The conduction-cooled heat frame for the VP3500 was designed to be as versatile as possible. It provides
a removable bar in front of the PMC/XMC slots to allow the user full access to the PMC/XMC front panel IO, if
required. It also allows a custom heat frame to be designed and installed for the MiniPCIe cards.
If you have a special request for more options on the heat frame, please contact Rigel Engineering support.
Ordering Information
VP3500-xx00
Base Model
Operating Temperature & Cooling Options
0 = 0°C to +70°C, Air Cooled
1 = -40°C to +85°C, Air Cooled
2 = -40°C to +85°C, Conduction Cooled
3 = -40°C to +85°C, Conduction Cooled, REDI (0.85”)
Z = Customer specific board configuration
MiniPCIe Connector Height
0 = 4mm Board to board (Standard)
1 = 1.5mm Board to board
2 = 6mm Board to board
Z = If Operating Temperature/Cooling Option is a “Z”, this digit
may have a different meaning
Reserved
Reserved
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Section 2 : Conguration and Installation
2.1 : Overview
This section provides information for the unpacking, conguration, and installation of the Rigel
Engineering Model VP3500 6U VPX Carrier Card. To ensure product reliability, please take the time and
care necessary to properly unpack, inspect, and install this product.
The VP3500 is a standard 6U, single-slot, OpenVPX compliant, form factor printed circuit board that is
designed for installation into either a standard air-cooled or conduction-cooled VPX 6U enclosure. The
VP3500 must be installed into a peripheral/payload slot (not the system controller location).
2.2 : Unpacking
)Important Note: This product is sensitive to electric static discharge (ESD). Precautions
MUST be taken to ensure that no damage occurs due to ESD by using a properly grounded
wrist strap whenever handling this or any Rigel Engineering product.
If the shipping carton appears to be damaged upon arrival, we strongly recommend that you request a
shipping agent to be present during the unpacking and inspection of the equipment.
First, carefully inspect all items for damage during shipping. If any of the products that you received are
damaged, immediately le a claim with the carrier and send a complete damage report, including action
taken, to Rigel Engineering support.
Verify that all items listed on the packing slip have been received in good condition.
2.3 : Card Identication
There are no jumpers that need to be congured on the VP3500. However, there are four header
locations that provide access to various signals and functionality. Some or all of these headers are not
populated, are only used for lab testing, or may be accessed on the rear transition module. Figure 6
identies the card’s features.
2.4 : PMC/XMC/MiniPCIe Installation & Removal
)The VP3500 is designed to host two single PMC/XMC Modules or one dual width PMC/XMC
Module. The PMC busses are PCI Revision 2.3 compliant, PCI-X 133MHz, 64-bit capable. The
slots support standard and conduction-cooled PMC or XMC modules.
The VP3500 PMC slots support +3.3v signaling or universal PMC cards. The VP3500 PCI IO signaling
level is +3.3v. Damage may occur to the VP3500 if a PMC module drives +5v signal levels. Proper PMC
signal voltage keying is provided on the VP3500.
Each PMC module’s maximum current draw is limited by the PMC connector power pins and power
dissipation limits. Each pin is rated at .5A maximum. Using only that information, each PMC slot can
supply 4.5A on +3.3v, 3A on +5v and .5A each on +12v & -12v. However, a standard PMC card is limited
to power consumption of 7.5 watts (maximum recommended by IEEE P1386.1 per PMC slot). Each PMC
may derive its power from one or any combination of +3.3v or +5v.
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