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NAT-MCH HUB-Module PCIe – Technical Reference Manual
Version 1.2
© N.A.T. GmbH
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Appendix B: Document’s History
Revision
Date
Description
Author
1.0
27.07.2011
initial revision
SE
1.1
23.05.2013
Adapted to HW 2.3
Adapted to new layout
SE
1.2
24.09.2013
Adaption to new layout completed
Typo correction
Update Pin Assignment J1
se
30.06.2014
Update chapter 7.3 RoHS-Directive / REACH
SE
Summary of NAT-MCH
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual nat-mch tca telecom mch module technical reference manual v 1.2 hub-module pcie hw revision 2.3.
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 2 the nat-mch hub-module pcie has been designed by: n.A.T. Gmbh konrad-zuse-platz 9 53227 bonn-oberkassel phone: +49 / 228 / 965 864 – 0 fax: +49 / 228 / 965 864 – 10 internet: http://www.Nateurope.Com.
Page 3: Disclaimer
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 3 disclaimer the following documentation, compiled by n.A.T. Gmbh (henceforth called n.A.T.), represents the current status of the product’s development. The documentation is updated on a regular basis. Any changes which ...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 4 table of contents disclaimer ....................................................................................................... 3 table of contents .....................................................................
Page 5: List Of Tables
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 5 7.2 i nstallation p rerequisites and r equirements ...............................................25 7.2.1 requirements ..................................................................................25 7.2.2 power su...
Page 6: Conventions
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 6 conventions if not otherwise specified, addresses and memory maps are written in hexadecimal notation, identified by 0x. The following table gives a list of the abbreviations used in this document: table 1: list of used...
Page 7: 1 Introduction
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 7 1 introduction the nat-mch consists of a base-module, which can be expanded with additional pcbs. The base-module satisfies the basic requirements of the microtca specification for a microtca carrier hub. The main capab...
Page 8: 2 Overview
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 8 2 overview 2.1 major features plx pex8748 pci express switch connection to amc 1-6 (via 3 rd tongue) and to amc 7-12 (via 4 th tongue) non-blocking switching at full line rate quality of service (qos) 2 virtual cannels ...
Page 9: 2.2 Block Diagram
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 9 2.2 block diagram the following figure shows a block diagram of the nat-mch hub-module pcie. Figure 2: figure 1: nat-mch hub-module pcie – block diagram b a c k p la n e c o n n e c to r to n g u e 4 ( h a rt in g p lu ...
Page 10: 2.3 Location Diagram
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 10 2.3 location diagram the following location diagram of the nat-mch hub-module pcie shows the position of important components. Figure 3: nat-mch hub-module pcie – location diagram (top) a m c c o n n e c t o r 3 rd ton...
Page 11: 3 Board Features
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 11 3 board features the nat-mch hub-module pcie is divided into a number of functional blocks, which are described in the following paragraphs. 3.1 pci express switch plx pex8748 the nat-mch hub-module pcie is equipped wi...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 12 switch lanes mch fabric 16 d-5 17 e-5 18 f-5 19 g-5 20 d-6 21 e-6 22 f-6 23 g-6 24 d-11 25 e-11 26 f-11 27 g-11 28 d-12 / root complex (opt.) 29 e-12 / root complex (opt.) 30 f-12 / root complex (opt.) 31 g-12 / root c...
Page 13: 3.2 Microcontroller
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 13 3.2 microcontroller for configuration of the pcie switch and for providing hot-swap functionality, an 8-bit atmel microcontroller resides on the nat-mch hub-module pcie. The microcontroller can be updated by the cpu on...
Page 14: 4 Hardware
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 14 4 hardware 4.1 leds the nat-mch hub-module pcie features 12 green leds which reflect the pcie link status. They can take the following states: table 4: led state – link status led(1-12) state link status off no pcie li...
Page 15: 4.2 Connectors
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 15 4.2 connectors figure 5: nat-mch hub-module pcie – connectors (top) c o n 1 c o n 2 heatsink jp1 figure 6: nat-mch hub-module pcie – connectors (bottom) c o n 2 c o n 1 j1 c o n 3 please refer to the following tables t...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 16 4.2.1 con1: amc connector to 3 rd tongue table 5: con1: amc connector to 3 rd tongue – pin assignment pin # mch-signal mch-signal pin # 1 gnd gnd 170 2 rsvd rsvd 169 3 rsvd rsvd 168 4 gnd gnd 167 5 rsvd rsvd 166 6 rsvd...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 17 pin # mch-signal mch-signal pin # 46 gnd gnd 125 47 txfg3+ rxfg3+ 124 48 txfg3+ rxfg3- 123 49 gnd gnd 122 50 txfd4+ rxfd4+ 121 51 txfd4- rxfd4- 120 52 gnd gnd 119 53 txfe4+ rxfe4+ 118 54 txfe4- rxfe4- 117 55 gnd gnd 11...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 18 4.2.2 con2: amc connector to 4 th tongue table 6: con2: amc connector to 4 th tongue – pin assignment pin # mch-signal mch-signal pin # 1 gnd gnd 170 2 rsvd rsvd 169 3 rsvd rsvd 168 4 gnd gnd 167 5 rsvd rsvd 166 6 rsvd...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 19 pin # mch-signal mch-signal pin # 46 gnd gnd 125 47 txfg9+ rxfg9+ 124 48 txfg9+ rxfg9- 123 49 gnd gnd 122 50 txfd10+ rxfd10+ 121 51 txfd10- rxfd10- 120 52 gnd gnd 119 53 txfe10+ rxfe10+ 118 54 txfe10- rxfe10- 117 55 gn...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 20 4.2.3 con3: connector to nat-mch clk/base-module table 7: con3: connector to nat-mch clk/base-module – pin assignment pin # signal signal pin # 1 int1 int2 2 3 gnd gnd 4 5 nc nc 6 7 nc nc 8 9 +12v +12v 10 11 +12v +12v ...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 21 4.2.5 j1: connector to optional root-complex table 8: j1: connector to optional root-complex – pin assignment pin # signal signal pin # 1 up-lnk con gnd 2 3 gnd rxfd-up_lnk_p 4 5 gnd rxfd-up_lnk_n 6 7 txfd-up_lnk_p gnd...
Page 22: 5 Programming Notes
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 22 5 programming notes 5.1 spi interface the spi interface on the nat-mch hub-module pcie can be connected in two different ways. 5.1.1 spi-interface – default mode in default mode the spi interface establishes a connecti...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 23 5.3.2 pcb revision register the pcb revision register contains the revision code of the nat-mch hub- module pcie. Table 10: pcb revision register pcb revision - address 0x01 default value 0x23 bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 acces...
Page 24: 6 Board Specification
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 24 6 board specification table 12: nat-mch hub-module pcie features power consumption 12v / 1.6a max. (only nat-mch hub-module pcie x48) operating temperature 0°c – +50°c with forced cooling storage temperature -40°c - +8...
Page 25: 7 Installation
Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 25 7 installation 7.1 safety note to ensure proper functioning of the nat-mch hub-module pcie during its usual life- time take refer to the safety note section of the nat-mch base-module technical reference manual before ...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 26 7.3 statement on environmental protection 7.3.1 compliance to rohs directive directive 2011/65/eu of the european parliament and of the council of 8 june 2011 on the "restriction of the use of certain hazardous substan...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 27 if you have any questions on the policy of n.A.T. Regarding the directive 2011/65/eu of the european parliament and of the council of 8 june 2011 on the "restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electr...
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 28 8 known bugs / restrictions none.
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 29 appendix a: reference documentation [1] expresslane pex_8748-ba 48-lane, 12-port pci express gen 3 multi-root switch data book v0.85 02mar11.
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Nat-mch hub-module pcie – technical reference manual version 1.2 © n.A.T. Gmbh 30 appendix b: document’s history revision date description author 1.0 27.07.2011 initial revision se 1.1 23.05.2013 adapted to hw 2.3 adapted to new layout se 1.2 24.09.2013 adaption to new layout completed typo correcti...