Rigel VP3500 User manual

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Model VP3500 User Manual
6U VPX Dual PMC, XMC, MiniPCIe Carrier card with Integrated 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
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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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