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USPIIe-USB Hardware Manual, Version 1.3
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VersionRevisionHistory
Version 1.3............................................................................................June 2009
•Modified solder-bead SB0902 in Table B-8, page B-12, to reflect change in default status and
setting descriptions.
•Other assorted minor revisions and corrections throughout the manual.
Version 1.2.........................................................................................August 2005
Version 1.1.......................................................................................October 2003
Version 1.0.......................................................................................October 2002
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How to Use This Manual ............................................................................................. xvii
1. USPIIe-USB Installation .............................................................................................. 1-1
1.1 Determine Board Type ........................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Check Configurations ............................................................................................ 1-2
1.2.1 Combination PS/2–USB Connector ........................................................... 1-3
1.2.2 SCSI Termination ...................................................................................... 1-4
1.3 Installing USPIIe-USB Paddle Boards .................................................................. 1-7
1.3.1 Standard Paddle Board ............................................................................... 1-7
1.3.2 Multiple-I/O Paddle Board ........................................................................ 1-7
1.4 Attaching Cables and Accessing
USPIIe-USB Peripheral Devices 1-9
1.4.1 Serial Ports A/B (TTYA and TTYB) ......................................................... 1-9
1.4.1.1 Front Panel Connection .............................................................. 1-9
1.4.1.2 VME P2 Connection ................................................................... 1-9
1.4.2 Serial Ports C/D (TTYC and TTYD) ......................................................... 1-9
1.4.3 Serial Ports E/F (TTYE/F) ....................................................................... 1-10
1.4.3.1 Front Panel Connection ............................................................ 1-10
1.4.3.2 VME P2 Connection ................................................................. 1-10
1.4.4 Parallel (Printer) Port ............................................................................... 1-10
1.4.5 PMC (Expansion) Module Slots .............................................................. 1-10
1.4.6 Ethernet Network ..................................................................................... 1-10
1.4.7 SCSI A and B ........................................................................................... 1-11
1.4.8 USB-0 and USB-1 ................................................................................... 1-11
1.4.9 USB-2 ...................................................................................................... 1-12
1.4.10 Miscellaneous I/O .................................................................................... 1-12
1.4.10.1 From the Baseboard VME P2 ................................................... 1-12
1.4.10.2 From the PMC Carrier Board VME P2 .................................... 1-12
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1.5 Configuring the VME Interface ........................................................................... 1-13
1.5.1 Using OBP to Program the VME Interface ............................................. 1-13
1.5.1.1 OBP Commands ...................................................................... 1-13
1.5.1.2 OBP Environment Variables .................................................... 1-13
1.6 TOD/NVRAM Battery Replacement ................................................................... 1-14
2. USPIIe-USB Specifications .......................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Baseboard ............................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 PMC Carrier Board ................................................................................................ 2-4
2.3 Graphics Board ...................................................................................................... 2-6
2.4 Paddle Boards ........................................................................................................ 2-7
2.4.1 Standard Paddle Board ............................................................................... 2-7
2.4.2 Multiple I/O Paddle Board .........................................................................2-7
2.5 Backplane Jumper Settings .................................................................................... 2-8
2.6 System Specifications ............................................................................................ 2-8
2.6.1 Processor and Memory Subsystems .......................................................... 2-8
2.6.2 I/O Subsystem ............................................................................................ 2-9
2.6.3 Auxiliary Functions ................................................................................. 2-12
2.7 Environmental Specifications ............................................................................ 2-13
2.8 Estimated Power Requirements ........................................................................... 2-13
3. Hardware Overview ...................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Baseboard ............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 UltraSPARC-IIeProcessor and Cache ...................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 USPIIe-USB ICHIP-2 Interrupt Controller ............................................... 3-3
3.1.3 PCI-to-PCI Bridges .................................................................................... 3-4
3.1.3.1 Advanced PCI Bridge (APB) ...................................................... 3-4
3.1.3.2 Intel 21154 PCI-to-PCI Bridge ...................................................3-4
3.1.4 Sun Rio I/O Controller ...............................................................................3-5
3.1.5 Symbios SCSI Controller ........................................................................... 3-5
3.1.6 Tundra Universe II ..................................................................................... 3-5
3.1.7 PLD ............................................................................................................ 3-6
3.1.8 Acer Super I/O Controller .......................................................................... 3-6
3.1.9 Seimens SAB 82532 Controller .................................................................3-6
3.1.10 Flash Memory ............................................................................................ 3-6
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3.1.11 TOD and NVRAM ..................................................................................... 3-6
3.1.12 Memory Subsystem ................................................................................... 3-7
3.2 PMC Carrier Board ................................................................................................ 3-9
3.3 OpenBoot PROM ................................................................................................... 3-9
4. Universe II Description ................................................................................................ 4-1
4.1 Features .................................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 VMEbus Interface .................................................................................................. 4-2
4.2.1 VMEbus Configuration .............................................................................. 4-2
4.2.2 Universe II as the VMEbus Slave .............................................................. 4-2
4.2.3 Universe II as the VMEbus Master ............................................................ 4-3
4.2.4 VMEbus First Slot Detector ...................................................................... 4-5
4.2.4.1 Automatic Slot Identification ...................................................... 4-6
4.2.4.2 Register Access at Power Up ...................................................... 4-7
4.2.5 Universe II’s Hardware Power-Up Options ............................................... 4-7
4.3 Slave Image Programming ..................................................................................... 4-9
4.3.1 VME Slave Images .................................................................................... 4-9
4.3.1.1 VMEbus Fields ......................................................................... 4-10
4.3.1.2 PCI Bus Fields .......................................................................... 4-11
4.3.1.3 Control Fields ........................................................................... 4-11
4.3.2 PCI Bus Target Images ............................................................................ 4-12
4.3.2.1 PCI Bus Fields .......................................................................... 4-12
4.3.2.2 VMEbus Fields ......................................................................... 4-13
4.3.2.3 Control Fields ........................................................................... 4-14
4.3.2.4 Special PCI Target Image ......................................................... 4-15
4.4 Universe II’s Interrupt and Interrupt Handler ...................................................... 4-17
4.4.1 VME and PCI Interrupters ....................................................................... 4-17
4.4.2 VMEbus Interrupt Handling .................................................................... 4-18
4.4.3 Universe II’s Mailbox Registers .............................................................. 4-18
4.4.4 Universe II’s Semaphores ........................................................................ 4-18
4.4.5 Programmable Slave Images on the VMEbus and PCI bus ..................... 4-18
4.4.6 DMA Controller ....................................................................................... 4-19
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5. Programmable Logic Device ........................................................................................ 5-1
5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5-1
5.2 Flash Mapping and Boot Control ........................................................................... 5-2
5.3 PLD registers ......................................................................................................... 5-2
5.4 2-Level Watchdog .................................................................................................. 5-3
5.5 Power management ................................................................................................ 5-4
5.6 Temperature management ...................................................................................... 5-5
6. Resets .............................................................................................................................. 6-1
6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................ 6-1
6.2 UltraSPARC-IIeReset Request Signals ................................................................ 6-2
6.2.1 System_Reset and P-Reset ......................................................................... 6-3
6.2.2 Externally Initiated Reset (XIR) ................................................................ 6-3
6.2.3 Watchdog Reset (WDR) ............................................................................ 6-3
6.2.4 Software Initiated Reset (SIR) ................................................................... 6-3
6.3 Reset Sources ......................................................................................................... 6-4
6.3.1 Push-Button Reset ...................................................................................... 6-4
6.3.2 Power Management Resets ........................................................................ 6-4
6.3.3 VMEbus Resets .......................................................................................... 6-4
6.3.4 2-Level Watchdog Resets ..........................................................................6-5
6.3.5 Software POR ............................................................................................ 6-5
6.3.6 Software XIR ............................................................................................. 6-6
6.4 UltraSPARC-IIeReset_Control_Register ............................................................. 6-6
Appendix A. Connector Pinouts, LEDs, Switches ......................................................... A-1
A.1 Baseboard VME P1 .............................................................................................. A-1
A.2 Baseboard VME P2 .............................................................................................. A-3
A.3 Baseboard .............................................................................................................. A-5
A.3.1 SCSI A and B ............................................................................................ A-5
A.3.2 Ethernet Port A ......................................................................................... A-7
A.3.3 Combination PS/2–USB Connector .......................................................... A-8
A.3.4 Serial Port A (RS232) and B (RS232/422) ............................................... A-9
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A.3.5 PMC Module Slot 0 ................................................................................ A-10
A.3.6 LEDs ....................................................................................................... A-10
A.3.7 Push-Button RESET ............................................................................... A-11
A.4 PMC Carrier Board ............................................................................................. A-11
A.4.1 PMC Carrier Board VME P1 Connector ................................................ A-12
A.4.2 PMC Carrier Board VME P2 Connector ................................................ A-14
A.4.3 PMC Module Slot User I/O .................................................................... A-16
A.4.3.1 PMC Module Slot 1: 64-Bit User I/O Configuration ............. A-17
A.4.3.2 PMC Module Slot 1: 32-Bit User I/O Configuration ............. A-18
A.4.3.3 PMC Module Slot 2: 32-Bit User I/O Configuration ............. A-19
A.4.3.4 PMC Module Slot 3: 0-Bit User I/O Configuration ............... A-20
A.4.4 Serial Ports E and F (RS232) .................................................................. A-21
A.4.5 Ethernet Port B ........................................................................................ A-22
A.4.6 Stereo Audio Connectors ........................................................................ A-22
A.5 Paddle Boards ..................................................................................................... A-23
A.5.1 Standard Paddle Board ............................................................................ A-23
A.5.1.1 SCSI Port A Connector ............................................................ A-23
A.5.1.2 Serial (TTY) Port B Connector ................................................ A-24
A.5.2 Multiple I/O Paddle Board ...................................................................... A-26
A.5.2.1 Ultra160 SCSI Port A (68-pin female) .................................... A-27
A.5.2.2 Parallel Port .............................................................................. A-27
A.5.2.3 Serial Port A, C, and D (RS-232) ............................................ A-27
A.5.2.4 Serial Port B (RS-232 with modem support) ........................... A-27
A.5.2.5 Dual USB Port ......................................................................... A-27
A.5.2.6 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port (mini-DIN-8) ............................... A-27
A.5.2.7 Stereo Audio Line Out and Line In ......................................... A-27
A.6 Memory Module Connector ................................................................................ A-28
Appendix B. DIP-Switch, Jumper-Pin, and
Solder-Bead Configurations .......................................................................B-1
B.1 Overview ................................................................................................................B-1
B.2 Field-Configurable .................................................................................................B-1
B.2.1 DIP Switch .................................................................................................B-1
B.2.2 Baseboard Jumper Pins ..............................................................................B-3
B.2.3 Paddle Board Jumper Pins .........................................................................B-5
B.2.4 PMC Carrier Board Jumper Pins ...............................................................B-5
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