Serial Cables PCI4-AD-x16HE-MG4 User manual

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PCI4-AD-x16HE-MG4
MS X16 EXT Host Adapter Card
User’s Manual
REV: 1.0
Jan. 2021

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Headers And Connectors
Quad Ports MiniSAS HD
SFF8674 connector
J7
CN9 J6
CN1
J3
CN16
MS X16 EXT Host Adapter Card
Headers Descripon Pinout
J6 ON: Force Switchtec entering boot recovery 1
OFF: Switchtec loading default FW image as normal operaon (default)
CN1 Switchtec UART I/F
UART with 3.3V TTL signals level
TX/RX/GND
CN9 MicroUSB port for execung uP CLI commands
J7 ON: uP in FW upgrading mode
CN16 Reserved I/F for uP FW debugging TX/RX/GND
J3 ON: ISP mode for uP FW programming
OFF: uP in normal operaon (default)

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Side-band Modes Selecon
MS X16 EXT Host Adapter Card
S2
Switch Slide S2
POS Descripon
2| 3
Target mode and select Side-band mode to
PCI-SIG in SFF8674 connectors (*)
Host mode and select Side-band mode to PCI-SIG in SFF8674 connectors
Host mode and select Side-band mode to SC in SFF8674 connectors
Side-band mode
PCI-SIG SC
A1 CADDR CLK_0_N
A2 CABLE_INT# CLK_0_P
B1 VCT(NC) CLK_1_N
B2 CABLE_PRE# CLK_1_P
C1 CMI_SCL CMI_SCL
C2 CMI_SDA CMI_SDA
D1 VACT PERST#_0
D2 VMAN PERST#_1
*Note: Target mode support in Port bifurcaon mode 9 with PCI-SIG side band mode

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Bifurcaon Modes Selecon
MS X16 EXT Host Adapter Card
S2
S1
Switch Slide S1 and S2
S2
POS
S1
POS Host/
Target DescriponMode
11|2|3
SRNS: Set SFF8674 to one x16 link
Host
1
SRNS: Set SFF8674 to Two x8 link
2
SRNS: Set SFF8674 to Four x4 link
3
SRNS: Set SFF8674 to Eight x2 link
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SRIS: Set SFF8674 to one x16 link
5
SRIS: Set SFF8674 to Two x8 link
6
SRIS: Set SFF8674 to Four x4 link
7
SRIS: Set SFF8674 to Eight x2 link
8
Target SRIS: Set SFF8674 to one x16 link
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Locaon Color Descripon
LED7 Blue Switchtec Heartbeat LED
Blinking: Indicates Switchtec loading rmware successfully and working correctly
LED8 Green
System Healthy LED
0.5Hz blinking for system good
2Hz blinking if any failure events detected, etc. voltages, FAN, and temperatures failed
LED 5/4/3/2 Red
Link matching LED for ports in SFF8674 connectors
Case 1: set in mode 1, 5 or 9
LED1 lights when port in SFF8674 not link at x16.
Case 2: set in mode 2 or 6
LED5 or/and LED3 light when ports in SFF8674 not link at x8
Case 3: set in mode 3,4,7 or 8
LED5, LED4, LED3 or/and LED2 light when ports in SFF8674 not link at x4 or 2x2
LED8
LED5
Funcon Descripon For LEDs
LED7
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LED4
LED3
LED2

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MS X16 EXT Host Adapter Card
SFF8674 Pin Denion (SC mode)
ROW
Column
124578
CONN_0
ACLK_3_N CLK_3_P PERP0 PERN0 PERP3 PERN3
BCLK_7_N CLK_7_P PERP1 PERN1 PERP2 PERN2
CI2C_SCL_4 I2C_SDA_4 PETP0 PETN0 PETP3 PETN3
DPERST#_6 PERST#_7 PETP1 PETN1 PETP2 PETN2
CONN_1
ACLK_2_N CLK_2_P PERP4 PERN4 PERP7 PERN7
BCLK_6_N CLK_6_P PERP5 PERN5 PERP6 PERN6
CI2C_SCL_3 I2C_SDA_3 PETP4 PETN4 PETP7 PETN7
DPERST#_4 PERST#_5 PETP5 PETN5 PETP6 PETN6
CONN_2
ACLK_1_N CLK_1_P PERP8 PERN8 PERP11 PERN11
BCLK_5_N CLK_5_P PERP9 PERN9 PERP10 PERN10
CI2C_SCL_2 I2C_SDA_2 PETP8 PETN8 PETP11 PETN11
DPERST#_2 PERST#_3 PETP9 PETN9 PETP10 PETN10
CONN_3
ACLK_0_N CLK_0_P PERP12 PERN12 PERP15 PERN15
BCLK_4_N CLK_4_P PERP13 PERN13 PERP14 PERN14
CI2C_SCL_1 I2C_SDA_1 PETP12 PETN12 PETP15 PETN15
DPERST#_0 PERST#_1 PETP13 PETN13 PETP14 PETN14
CONN_0
CONN_1
CONN_2
CONN_3

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Download and install the CDC driver for unidentified device (VID_03EB&PID_2018)
Available at:
https://www.serialcables.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SynergyUSBCDC_20180518.rar
Note: No USB driver is
[Figure 2][Figure 1]
[Figure 3] [Figure 4]
USB Driver Installaon
[Figure 5] [Figure 6]
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[Figure 7] [Figure 8]
[Figure 9] [Figure 10]
[Figure 11] [Figure 12]
[Figure 13] [Figure 14]
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Step 1. Install and launch Tera Term applicaon
Step 2: To ensure proper communicaons between host adapter card
and the VT100 Terminal emulaon, please congure the VT100 Terminal
emulaon sengs to the values shown below:
Step 3:
For “Port”, select COM3 in this example. (Depend on which COM port used on Host)
For “Baud rate”, select 115200.
For “Data”, select 8 bit. For “Parity”, select none.
For “Stop”, select 1 bit. For “Flow control”, select: none.
CLI Setup
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Step 1. Have jumper J7 ON to force uP entering FW upgrading mode.
Step 3.
a.) it will show an added USB device in PC or laptop.
b.) Put upgrading FW(i.e us_ms_external_host_card_v001.srec) into the folder of FW.
c.) Put update.txt in the root folder.
Step 4. Power cycle host card to apply the new FW.
FW Upgrading
Connect to PC
Step 2: Install host adapter card into PCIe slot of server, and connect Micro USB port to
PC which used for FW upgrading, then power on the server.
MS X16 EXT Host Adapter Card
J7

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Commands List
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fdl Command
Update the conguraon le or rmware for Microchip Switchtec switch.
Usage: fdl fw
Note: The host card must be reset in every me FW or conguraon le upgrading.
It will show error message if no reset aer 1st me and connue to have 2nd upgrading.
lsd Command
Shows temperatures, FAN speed, voltages, and side-band mode support.
Usage: lsd
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ssdrst Command
Issue PERST# from uP to device
-Usage: ssdrst <con(D)|all> [channel(C)]
con(D) : con number should be 0 ~ 4
channel(C) : channel number should be a or b
Channel a: The 1st PHY of dual port drive
Channel b: The 2nd PHY of dual port drive
CON1
CON0
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CON2
CON3
CON4

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showport Command
Shows ports link speed and link width informaon.
Usage: showport
Mode 1 or 5
Mode 3 or 7
Mode 2 or 6
Mode 7
MS X16 EXT Host Adapter Card
Mode 4 or 8
Mode 9

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Showmode
Shows port bifurcaon mode, support up to 6 modes.
Usage: showmode
clk Command
Show the clock output status or disable the clock output for all downstream ports.
Usage: clk
Usage: clk dis/en
Clock output disable/enable feature is dynamically changing, without card reset or power cycle.
Scan Command
Scan all I2C devices in MS Slim host card
Usage: scan
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iicwr Command
Data read for drives from SMbus
Usage: iicwr <Addr(H)> <Slot(D)> <ReadByte(D)> <WriteData(H)>
- Addr(H) : Device address
- con(D) : con should be 1 ~ 4
- ReadByte(D) : Max read byte is 32 byte
- WriteData(D) : Max write byte is 32 byte
- Ex : iicwr d4 1 8 0
iicw Command
Byte or page write data to drives from SMbus
Usage: iicw <Addr(H)> <Slot(D)> <WriteData(H)>
- Addr(H) : Device address
- con(D) : con should be 1 ~ 4
- WriteData(D) : Max write byte is 32 byte
- Ex : iicw d4 1 
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ver Command
Shows card informaon, S/N, uP FW and PCIe switch Switchtec FW version.
Usage: ver
reset Command
Reset uP FW
Usage: reset
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toggle Command
Toggle rmware and cong parons
Usage: reset