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Themis TA64 Hardware Manual

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    Themis computer—rest of world 5 rue irene joliot-curie 38320 eybens, france phone +33 476 14 77 80 fax +33 476 14 77 89 themis computer—americas and pacific rim 47200 bayside parkway fremont, ca 94538 phone (510) 252-0870 fax (510) 490-5529 world wide web http://www.Themis.Com ta64 hardware manual v...

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    Copyright © 2006 themis computer, inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by photocopy, microfilm, retrieval system, or by any other means now known or hereafter invented without the prior written permission of themis computer. The information in this pub...

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    Iii themis computer ta64 hardware manual version revision history version 1.0 .............................................................................................May 2006.

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    Iv themis computer ta64 hardware manual.

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    V themis computer table of contents how to use this manual ................................................................................................... Xvii 1. Ta64 installation ........................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1...

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    Vi themis computer ta64 hardware manual 2. Ta64 features and specifications ............................................................................... 2-1 2.1 baseboard ............................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 pmc/xm...

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    Vii themis computer table of contents 4. Universe ii description ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 features .................................................................................................................. 4-1 4....

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    Viii themis computer ta64 hardware manual 5.4 x-bus (isa) flash ................................................................................................. 5-4 5.5 register description .............................................................................................. 5-4 5.5.1 summ...

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    Ix themis computer table of contents a.3 pmc/xmc carrier boards ................................................................................. A-17 a.3.1 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board .............................................................. A-17 a.3.2 2p3 pmc carrier board ........................

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    X themis computer ta64 hardware manual appendix d. Board diagrams ......................................................................................... D-1 d.1 ta64 baseboard ................................................................................................... D-1 d.2 pmc/xmc carri...

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    Xi themis computer table of contents list of figures figure 1-1 setting solder beads to enable usb or ps/2 .................................................. 1-3 figure 1-2 ta64 with pmc carrier and paddle boards in a vme backplane................. 1-4 figure 1-3 scsi termination configurations .......

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    Xii themis computer ta64 hardware manual figure a-12 ta64 paddle board i/o connections (top-side view) ............................... A-19 figure a-13 paddle board ultra320 scsi port a connector pinout ............................... A-20 figure a-14 gpin/gpout connector pinout........................

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    Xiii themis computer table of contents list of tables table 1-1 ta64 model configurations............................................................................ 1-1 table 1-2 ps/2 and usb protocols and connectors ........................................................ 1-3 table 1-3 ta64 p2 pad...

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    Xiv themis computer ta64 hardware manual table 5-2 fpga_rev register 0xfb00.0000 ................................................................ 5-5 table 5-3 isr control register 0xfb00.0001 ................................................................... 5-6 table 5-4 boot path control registe...

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    Xv themis computer table of contents table a-12 gpin/gpout connector-pin signals.......................................................... A-20 table a-13 paddle board ultra320 scsi port a connector-pin signals ....................... A-21 table a-14 floppy-drive connector-pin signals..................

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    Xvi themis computer ta64 hardware manual.

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    Xvii themis computer how to use this manual the themis ta64 (see following photo) is a high-performance single-board com- puter with an advanced micro devices 800-mhz/1.6-ghz turion64 processor and high-speed i/o throughput (including gigabit ethernet, ultra320 scsi, ide, and four serial ports—or si...

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    Ta64 hardware manual xviii themis computer themiscomputer values its customer comments and opinions; therefore, a “reader comment card” is located at the end of this manual for your use. Please take the time to fill out this card with any comments concerning themis products and ser- vices, and retur...

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    How to use this manual intended audience xix themis computer the front panel of the ta64 supports the following connections and indicators: • gigabit ethernet port a (with two embedded leds and a transformer for sig- nal conversion) • serial port a (rs232) and serial port b (rs232/rs422) • dual usb ...

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    Ta64 hardware manual xx themis computer unpacking remove the ta64 and all accessories from the shipping container and check the contents against the packing list. Be certain to observe industry-standard esd pro- tection procedures when handling static-sensitive components. The package should include...

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    How to use this manual chapter overview xxi themis computer chapter overview the chapters and appendices of this manual are briefly outlined as follows: • chapter 1, "ta64 installation" provides instructions on the installation and configuration of the ta64 for your particular environment and applic...

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    Ta64 hardware manual xxii themis computer related references the following is a list of related references • ta64 software manual (p/n-111999-023) • pci local bus specification, revision 3.0, pci special interest group, port- land • american national standard for vme64, ansi/vita, 1-1994; also vme64...

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    How to use this manual notes, cautions, warnings, and sidebars xxiii themis computer notes, cautions, warnings, and sidebars the following icons and formatted text are included in this document for the reasons described: website information themis computer corporate and product information may be ac...

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    Ta64 hardware manual xxiv themis computer product warranty and registration please review the themis computer warranty and complete the product registration card delivered with your ta64 board(s). Return of the registration card is not required to activate your product warranty but, by registering y...

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    1-1 themis computer 1 ta64 installation 1.1 determine board type the themis ta64 single-board computer is available in three models, as defined in table 1-1. To determine your baseboard type, check the white sticker located on both sides of the baseboard’s vme p2 connector. It contains information o...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 1-2 themis computer for example: which is interpreted as follows: • board type: ta64/1 • sdram: 2048 mbytes • cpu frequency: 800 mhz • keyboard/mouse solder-bead setting: ps/2 • revision: a1 • serial number: s1300786 • ethernet address: 00 80 b6 04 70 92 • host id: 80030188 to i...

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    1—ta64 installation check configurations 1-3 themis computer although dual-usb is the default connector on the ta64 front panel, a mini-din-8 may be ordered instead. The following section describes the proper configuration for the mini-din-8 connector on the ta64 front panel. 1.2.1 combination ps/2–...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 1-4 themis computer 1.2.2 scsi termination all scsi busses must be properly terminated at both ends. One end is terminated automatically by on-board circuitry (scsi controller); the other end must be termi- nated by the user. The ta64 supports two scsi busses—scsi a and scsi b. ...

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    1—ta64 installation check configurations 1-5 themis computer scsi a and scsi b bus configurations are shown in figure 1-3. Figure 1-3. Scsi termination configurations terminator terminator scsi a bus scsi b bus terminator terminator p1 connector front panel state = on state = on scsi controller last...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 1-6 themis computer 1.3 install the ta64 paddle board the ta64 paddle board (see figure 1-4) attaches to the rear of the p2 slot occupied by the ta64 baseboard on the vme backplane (see figure 1-2 on page 1-4). The connections provided by the ta64 paddle board are described in t...

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    1—ta64 installation install the ta64 paddle board 1-7 themis computer caution: the ta64 paddle board contains four sets of jumper-pins (jp1, jp2, jp3, and jp4) that are associated with manufacturing testing. These jumper-pins should all be set to off. Changing jumper-pin settings will cause the padd...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 1-8 themis computer 1.4 attach i/o cables to connect the ta64 to peripheral devices and networks, you must attach the proper i/o cables to the appropriate front panel and vme p2 paddle board connectors. The following sections provide information on what adapter cables are requir...

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    1—ta64 installation attach i/o cables 1-9 themis computer 1.4.3 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board only: serial port e (rs232) & port f (rs232) located on the 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board, serial port e (ttye) and port f (ttyf) are supported by the exar xr16l2551im dual uart (duart) serial controller. Both port...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 1-10 themis computer 1.4.6 ultra320 scsi a (paddle board) and b (baseboard) themis provides scsi adapter cables for conversion to standard 68 pin, 0.050 inch, male scsi connectors. Attach one cable (p/n 108712) to scsi b on the front panel and attach another cable (p/n 108432) t...

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    1—ta64 installation attach i/o cables 1-11 themis computer usb port a and usb port b to route usb signals through the din-8 connector, solder-bead pins 2-3 must be shorted on sb3, sb5, sb7, sb9, sb10, and sb14 through sb18. A split adapter cable (p/n 110473-001) is required to divide the 8-pin din c...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 1-12 themis computer 1.5 tod/nvram battery replacement the ta64 has its own lithium battery to operate the tod clock and maintain the contents of the nvram during a power shutdown. Located directly on the top sur- face of the pcb, the battery provides power backup for approximat...

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    1—ta64 installation tod/nvram battery replacement 1-13 themis computer 3. With a long-nose pliers (or other suitable tool), carefully pry the sides of the battery back and forth and upward until the four battery pins are free of the battery socket (see a in figure 1-6). Discard the old battery in a ...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 1-14 themis computer.

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    2-1 themis computer 2 ta64 features and specifications 2.1 baseboard the ta64 was designed to provide a low-power mobile amd turion64 platform in a standard single-slot, 6-ru, vme64 form factor. The ta64 is implemented as a single-slot vmebus board with an turion64 cpu and the 8000-series amd chipse...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 2-2 themis computer figure 2-1. Ta64 block diagram scsi b scsi a ddr-333/400 sdram 2-gb memory module 800 mhz / 1.6 ghz pci-x bus b pci-x bus a external boards hypertransport 800 mhz (16 bit) hypertransport 200 mhz (8 bit) pci id = 1 pci id = 1 pci id = 2 j4 u30 u3 u2 j11 j5 j6 ...

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    2-3 themis computer 2—ta64 features and specifications pmc/xmc carrier boards the memory subsystem utilizes a custom high-capacity themis memory module that supports several memory configurations up to 4 gigabytes (see table 2-1). The local i/o subsystem is pci-based, with separate pci channels for ...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 2-4 themis computer 2.3 graphics board the ta64 is not supported by the themis tga3d/3d+ graphics boards at this time. Instead, for high-speed graphics support, it is recommended that the user install a themis tga-7000 pmc graphics card in one of the pmc module slots within the ...

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    2—ta64 features and specifications backplane jumper settings 2-5 themis computer 2.5 backplane jumper settings in compliance with the vme specification, the pmc/xmc carrier board assures the continuity between bus grants bg[0..3]in to bg[0..3]out, and the interrupt acknowledge daisy-chain iackin to ...

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    2-6 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 2.6.2 i/o subsystem table 2-4 summarizes the i/o subsystem functionality of the various ta64 product configurations. I/o access on the ta64/2p3 is through installed pmc modules. Table 2-4. Ta64 i/o subsystem specifications function ta64 front-panel access 2p2...

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    2-7 themis computer 2—ta64 features and specifications system specifications ethernet port b (rj45) auto-negotiating 10/100/1000baset — yes scsi port a ultra320 lvd scsi — — yes e (ta64) scsi port b ultra320 lvd scsi yes — floppy drive — — yes (ta64) i2c — — yes (ta64) gpio — — yes (ta64) graphics p...

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    2-8 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 2.6.3 auxiliary functions table 2-5 summarizes the functional specifications of the ta64 auxiliary functions. These specifications apply to all product configurations. Table 2-5. Auxiliary functions specifications feature/function specifications flash memory ...

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    2-9 themis computer 2—ta64 features and specifications environmental specifications 2.7 environmental specifications table 2-6. Ta64 operating environmental specifications description minimum value maximum value temperature range 0°c 55 c humidity range a relative non-condensing at 104°f (40°c) 10% ...

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    2-10 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 2.8 estimated power requirements table 2-8. Estimated power requirements baseboard configuration (ta64/1) watts dissipation, typical (800-mhz processor) watts dissipation, typical (1600-mhz processor) 1024 mbytes memory 23 watts 25 watts 2048 mbytes memory 2...

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    3-1 themis computer 3 hardware overview the following sections provide a description of the major components of the ta64. Detailed explanations of certain subsystems are provided in later chapters. 3.1 baseboard for a block diagram of baseboard components, consult figure 2-1 on page 2-2. 3.1.1 turio...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 3-2 themis computer 3.1.2 hypertransport technology the amd 8000 hypertransport core-logic chipset series was designed to enhance high-speed amd processors—including the turion64—and includes the amd 8131 hypertransport pci-x tunnel and the amd 8111 hypertransport i/o hub. 3.1.2...

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    3-3 themis computer 3—hardware overview baseboard —an ioapic (i/o apic) with four redirection registers for each bridge, including a legacy interrupt controller and ioapic mode support —shpc-compliant hot-plug controller and support —829-pin obga package 3.1.2.2 amd 8111 hypertransport i/o hub the a...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 3-4 themis computer • a high-precision event timer • a serial irq interface • an ioapic controller • a real-time clock (rtc) • acpi-compliant power management logic • 32 gpio pins (multiplexed with other functions) • privacy security logic • 492-pin pbga package 3.1.3 tundra ca9...

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    3-5 themis computer 3—hardware overview baseboard • quick arbitrate and select (qas) • skew compensation • intersymbol interference (isi) compensation • domain validation, including margining • performance-optimized architecture • scsi interrupt steering logic (sisl) to provide alternate interrupt r...

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    3-6 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 3.1.6 winbond w83627f lpc super i/o the winbond w83627f super i/o is a low pin count (lpc) device that is equivalent in performance to its isa interface counterpart. Disk-drive adapter functions include a floppy-disk drive controller that is compatible with t...

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    3-7 themis computer 3—hardware overview baseboard 3.1.8 xr17d152 dual uart (duart) the exar xr17d152 is a monolithic dual pci bus universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter (uart) designed to for 32-bit pci bus and high-band- width communication systems requirements. A global interrupt source r...

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    3-8 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 3.1.12 flash memory the ta64 contains both a user and a system flash memory, both of which are pro- grammable. A 2-mb system flash, which serves to boot the system, resides on the lpc bus, and the 16-mb user flash resides on the x-bus, which is connected dire...

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    3-9 themis computer 3—hardware overview pmc/xmc carrier boards 3.3 pmc/xmc carrier boards detailed information on themis pmc/xmc carrier boards is given in the pmc/xmc carrier board manual, themis p/n 112826-020. 3.4 bios bios code is contained in 512 kb of system flash memory and provides the follo...

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    3-10 themis computer ta64 hardware manual.

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    4-1 themis computer 4 universe ii description 4.1 features tundra’s universe ii (ca91c142) interfaces the local 32-bit pci bus to the vme- bus. The following lists some of the universe ii’s features on the ta64 board: • 33 mhz, 32-bit pci bus interface • fully compliant, high performance 64-bit vmeb...

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    4-2 themis computer ta64 hardware manual • support for four mailbox registers • support for four location monitors • support for eight semaphores • support for rmw (read, modify, write) cycles and lock cycles this chapter is intended to outline the vmebus to pci bus interface on the ta64. If more de...

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    4—universe ii description vmebus interface 4-3 themis computer the rxfifo without the involvement of the initiating vmebus master (refer to “posted writes” on page 2-15 of the universe ii manual for a complete explanation of this operation). If the coupled cycle operation is selected, the transactio...

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    4-4 themis computer ta64 hardware manual • the txfifo contains a completed transaction • if there is a coupled cycle request. The dma channel requests the vmebus master interface when: • the dmafifo has 64 bytes available when reading from the vmebus • the dmafifo has 64 bytes in its fifo when writi...

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    4-5 themis computer 4—universe ii description vmebus interface 4.2.4 vmebus first slot detector as defined by the vme64 specification, the universe ii samples the bg3in* right after the reset to determine if the ta64 resides in slot 1. If the bg3in* is sampled low right after the reset, the ta64 boa...

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    4-6 themis computer ta64 hardware manual when the universe ii is configured as the system controller, it provides the follow- ing functions on the vmebus: — a 16mhz clock driver — an arbitration module — a bus timer — an iack daisy chain driver (dcd). The ta64 supports round-robin arbitration. The v...

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    4-7 themis computer 4—universe ii description vmebus interface 4.2.4.2 register access at power up register access at power up is used in a system where either the universe ii is inde- pendent of the local cpu or a cpu is not present. Since the universe ii and the turion64 are present on the ta64, r...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 4-8 themis computer the pci configuration base address 0 and base address 1 registers offsets are 0x010 and 0x014, respectively. The registers specify the 4kb aligned base address of the 4 kb universe ii register space on pci. The power-up options determine if the registers are ...

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    4-9 themis computer 4—universe ii description slave image programming 4.3 slave image programming the universe ii recognizes two types of accesses on its bus interfaces: accesses des- tined for the other bus and accesses decoded for its own register space. 4.3.1 vme slave images a vmebus slave image...

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    4-10 themis computer ta64 hardware manual the universe ii’s eight vmebus slave images (0-7) are bounded by a32 space. Slave images 0 and 5 have a 4 kb resolution. Typically, these images would be used as an a16 image since they provided the finest granularity. Slave images 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 have a 6...

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    4-11 themis computer 4—universe ii description slave image programming figure 4-2. Address translation for vmebus to pci bus transfers 4.3.1.3 control fields a vmebus slave image is enabled using the en bit of the control field. The control field also specifies how reads and writes are processed: ei...

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    4-12 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 4.3.2 pci bus target images the universe ii accepts accesses from the pci bus with specific programmed pci target images that open windows to the vmebus and control to the type of access to the vmebus. There are eight (0-7) standard pci target images and one...

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    4-13 themis computer 4—universe ii description slave image programming . Figure 4-3. Address translation for pci bus to vmebus transfers 4.3.2.3 control fields through the control fields, the user specifies how writes are processed and enables a pci target image. The pci target image is enabled by s...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 4-14 themis computer 4.3.2.4 special pci target image a special pci target image is provided to expedite a16 and a24 transactions. The other eight, standard, pci target images are typically programmed to access a32 space. The special pci target image is a 64 mb space, located ei...

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    4-15 themis computer 4—universe ii description slave image programming the special pci target image register is described table 4-13. Cycle vct separately sets each region as program or data table 4-12. Control fields for special pci bus target image field register bits description image enable en e...

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    4-16 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 11:8 super [3..0] r/w 0 supervisor/user am code each of the four bits specifies supervisor/user am code for the corresponding 16 mb region. Lower order bits correspond to the lower address regions. 0 = non-privileged, 1 = supervisor 07-02 bs [5..0] r/w 0 bas...

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    4—universe ii description universe ii’s interrupt and interrupt handler 4-17 themis computer figure 4-4. Memory mapping in the special pci target image 4.4 universe ii’s interrupt and interrupt handler 4.4.1 vme and pci interrupters for the vmebus, the interrupt source can be mapped to any of the vm...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 4-18 themis computer rupt pin, int*0. For the vmebus interrupt outputs, the universe ii interrupter provides an 8-bit sta- tus/id to a vmebus interrupt handler. Optionally, the universe ii generates an internal interrupt to signal that the interrupt vector has been provided. Int...

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    4-19 themis computer 4—universe ii description universe ii’s interrupt and interrupt handler opens a window to the resources on the pci bus, and through the specific attributes, the vmebus slave images allow the user to control the type of access to the pci resources. The vmebus slave images are div...

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    5-1 themis computer 5 field-programmable gate array (fpga) 5.1 introduction the fpga is specifically designed for the ta64 to implement the following func- tions: • vme reset control • a 2-level watchdog timer • internal registers that reflect the board settings • an lpc-to-isa bus interface • scsi ...

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    5-2 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 5.2 vme reset control when an outgoing vme reset is generated by the universe ii, the incoming vme reset to the universe ii is masked by the fpga, so that a reset deadlock does not occur. When the incoming vme reset is received by the universe ii, it will gen...

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    5—field-programmable gate array (fpga) watchdog timer 5-3 themis computer 5.3 watchdog timer 5.3.1 watchdog timers this fpga will implement two watchdog timers, which are driven by a 10-hz clock. Each watchdog can be programmed to expire in a range of 0.1 to about 6500 seconds. In addition, each wat...

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    5-4 themis computer ta64 hardware manual either of these actions will transfer the content of the limit register into the counter register and will also enable the count-down process. Once started, a watchdog counter cannot be stopped, unless it is reset or the count- down process has reached zero. ...

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    5-5 themis computer 5—field-programmable gate array (fpga) register description 5.5.2 fpga_rev register the fpga_rev register provides the revision information of the fpga. Led control 8 bit 0xfb00.0003 ta64 led control and watchdog log vme reset 8 bit 0xfb00.0004 vme reset control io setting 8 bit ...

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    5-6 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 5.5.3 isr control register the isr™ (in system reprogrammable™) register is used to program the fpga configuration device epc2. The ta64 baseboard can update the fpga by itself. 5.5.4 boot path control register there are two possible boot devices installed on...

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    5-7 themis computer 5—field-programmable gate array (fpga) register description for an x-bus (isa) flash device, refer to section 5.4, “x-bus (isa) flash,” on page 5-4 for details. Table 5-4. Boot path control register 0xfb00.0002 field bit access description lpc flash id0 bit 0 rw lpc flash id0 @ r...

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    5-8 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 5.5.5 led control and watchdog log register the ta64 has four leds on the front panel that are associated with system status (sys status). The led control and watchdog log register controls whether two of these leds—the system enable (enbl) led and user (user...

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    5-9 themis computer 5—field-programmable gate array (fpga) register description 5.5.6 vme reset register this register reflects the selection of vme reset control that is made by jumpers jp4, jp5, and jp6 (refer to section 5.2, “vme reset control,” on page 5-2 for details). Table 5-6. Vme reset regi...

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    5-10 themis computer ta64 hardware manual 5.5.7 on-board io setting register the on-board io setting register reflects the settings of jumper pins and solder beads (see appendix b, “jumper pins and solder beads”) on the ta64 baseboard. Table 5-7. On-board io setting register 0xfb00.0005 field bit ac...

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    5-11 themis computer 5—field-programmable gate array (fpga) register description 5.5.8 scsi setting register the scsi setting register controls the scsi termination of the ta64 baseboard, and includes some legacy bit definitions that are not really used in the ta64. These unused bits are retained to...

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    5-12 themis computer ta64 hardware manual note 1: when in auto-enable mode, scsi-a termination will be enabled/disabled automatically based on the scsi device hookup situation. When a scsi device is present at front-panel connector, only the termination close to p2 will be enabled; when a scsi devic...

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    5-13 themis computer 5—field-programmable gate array (fpga) register description note: output pins are open drain. Inputs also should be open-drain signals. 5.5.10 reserved register the reserved register is designated for future use. Test_i2c_ctl_l bit 5 rw themis engineering testing 0 = connect the...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 5-14 themis computer 5.5.11 fpga interrupt mask register the ta64 offers the capability for the gpin0 and gpin1 from the vme p2 connec- tor to generate interrupt to the cpu. The fpga interrupt mask register is used to control/mask the interrupts from the gpin0 and gpin1 to the c...

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    5-15 themis computer 5—field-programmable gate array (fpga) register description 5.5.13 watchdog_1_limit register the watchdog_1_limit register provides the limit value for counting. The value is in 0.1-second units; therefore, the range of this counter is from 1 to 65535 units of 0.1 seconds. After...

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    Ta64 hardware manual 5-16 themis computer 5.5.15 watchdog_2_counter register the watchdog_2_counter register provides the value of the current counter. The value is in of 0.1 second units; therefore, the range of this counter is from 1 to 65535 units of 0.1 seconds. After a watchdog reset, it contai...

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    5-17 themis computer 5—field-programmable gate array (fpga) register description 5.5.18 watchdog_int_mask register this 8-bit watchdog_int_mask register is used to individually enable or dis- able interrupts from each of the watchdog timers. When a bit is set to ‘1’, the corre- sponding interrupt is...

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    5-18 themis computer ta64 hardware manual.

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    A-1 themis computer a connector pinouts and led indicators this appendix describes connector pinouts and their signals, as well as led status indicators, for the ta64 and its associated boards. The ta64 front-panel connectors and leds, pmc/xmc carrier boards (2p2 and 2p3), paddle board, and memory m...

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    Ta64 hardware manual a-2 themis computer table a-1. Ta64 vme p1 connector-pin signals pin row a signal row b signal row c signal 1 vme_d00 vme_bbsy* vme_d08 2 vme_d01 vme_bclr* vme_d09 3 vme_d02 vme_acfail* vme_d10 4 vme_d03 vme_bgin0* vme_d11 5 vme_d04 vme_bgout0* vme_d12 6 vme_d05 vme_bgin1* vme_d...

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    A-3 themis computer a—connector pinouts and led indicators ta64 front-panel connectors a.1.2 vme p2 connector z connector type: 5-row, 160 pins (5x32), vme64 (male) z manufacturer; part number: harting; 02-01-160-2101 the pinout for the 5-row ta64 vme p2 connector is shown in figure . All i/o sig- n...

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    Ta64 hardware manual a-4 themis computer table a-2. Ta64 vme p2 connector-pin signals pin row z signal row a signal row b signal row c signal row d signal 1 gpin3 gpout1 vcc (+5v) test_i2c_ctl_l gpout3 2 gnd ac97_rst_l gnd scsi_a_p2-sense a gpout4 3 drvden0 ac97_sync retry_l scsi_a_termpwr scsi_a_di...

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    A-5 themis computer a—connector pinouts and led indicators ta64 front-panel connectors a.1.3 gigabit ethernet (gbe) port a z connector type: rj45 gbe connector with transformer, 8 pin, 2 leds z manufacturer; part number: amp/tyco; 1605814-5 the ethernet port is an rj45 (10-pin; 8-pin external) gbe c...

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    Ta64 hardware manual a-6 themis computer a.1.4 serial port a (rs232) and port b (rs232, rs422) z connector type: dual connector, 2x15-pin micro-din z manufacturer; part number: itt cannon; mdsm-30pe-z33-vr22 z themis cable p/n: 108373 (rs232); for rs422, call customer support the connector pinout of...

  • Page 103

    A—connector pinouts and led indicators ta64 front-panel connectors a-7 themis computer table a-4. Serial ports a and b connector-pin signals pin port a signal description (rs232) pin port b signal description (rs232/rs422) 1 — nc a 1 rts+ request to send + 2 — nc 2 rxd+ receive data + 3 — nc 3 txd+ ...

  • Page 104

    A-8 themis computer ta64 hardware manual a.1.5 default connector—usb port a and usb port b z connector type: type a, dual stacked (version 1.1) z manufacturer; part: amp; 787617-4 dual usb ports a (usb0) and b (usb1) are the default connectors for the ta64 front panel. A connector pinout for this st...

  • Page 105

    A—connector pinouts and led indicators ta64 front-panel connectors a-9 themis computer a.1.6 custom order only—din-8 ps/2 kb/mouse or dual usb port z connector type: 8-pin mini-din (female) z manufacturer; part number: amp; 749179-1 z themis cable p/n: 110104-002 (ps/2 mode) z themis cable p/n: 1104...

  • Page 106

    Ta64 hardware manual a-10 themis computer a.1.6.1 ps/2 and usb protocols themis must be advised of whether you desire the ps/2 or usb protocol option at the time the ta64 is ordered, since it requires the setting of multiple solder beads on the ta64 at the factory before shipping (see appendix b, “j...

  • Page 107

    A-11 themis computer a—connector pinouts and led indicators ta64 front-panel connectors a.1.7 ultra320 scsi b port z connector type: dual scsi-3 connector, 68 pin, 0.8mm pitch [left side only] z manufacturer; part: honda; hdra-e68wilfdt-1ec-sl scsi b (wide, lvd) follows ultra320-protocol (320 mb/sec...

  • Page 108

    Ta64 hardware manual a-12 themis computer table a-9. Scsi port b connector pin signals pin signal description pin signal description 1 +db(12) + data 12 35 –db(12) – data 12 2 +db(13) + data 13 36 –db(13) – data 13 3 +db(14) + data 14 37 –db(14) – data 14 4 +db(15) + data 15 38 –db(15) – data 15 5 +...

  • Page 109

    A-13 themis computer a—connector pinouts and led indicators ta64 front-panel connectors a.1.8 ide port z connector type: dual scsi-3 connector, 68 pin, 0.8mm pitch [right side only] z manufacturer; part: honda; hdra-e68wilfdt-1ec-sl the ide port follows standard ide (not eide) protocol and is positi...

  • Page 110

    Ta64 hardware manual a-14 themis computer table a-10. Ide port connector pin signals a pin signal description pin signal description 1 gnd ground 35 ide_rst_l reset ide 2 gnd ground 36 gnd ground 3 ide_d8 host data 8 37 ide_d7 host data 7 4 ide_d9 host data 9 38 ide_d6 host data 6 5 ide_d10 host dat...

  • Page 111

    A-15 themis computer a—connector pinouts and led indicators ta64 front-panel connectors a.1.9 pmc module slot 0 z connector type: 2-row, 64 pin (female), 3 required z manufacturer; part: amp; 120528-1 pmc module slot 0 has no i/o through the vme p2 connector of the ta64. The connector used for insta...

  • Page 112

    A-16 themis computer ta64 hardware manual a.2 ta64 leds the following leds are located on the front panel of the ta64: • vme status leds: reset, fail, vme master, and vme slave • system status leds: user, shutdown, power ok, and enable an interpretation of each led is given in table a-11. Table a-11...

  • Page 113

    A—connector pinouts and led indicators pmc/xmc carrier boards a-17 themis computer a.3 pmc/xmc carrier boards there are two types of carrier boards that will operate with the ta64: the 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board and the 2p3 pmc carrier board. A.3.1 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board i/o components on the ta64...

  • Page 114

    Ta64 hardware manual a-18 themis computer note: consult the manual shipped with each pmc/xmc module installed on the carrier board for a description of i/o functionality and connectivity. Figure a-11. The 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board (top and bottom views) top view bottom view pmc/xmc module slot 1 pmc...

  • Page 115

    A-19 themis computer a—connector pinouts and led indicators p2 paddle board a.4 p2 paddle board figure a-12 shows the i/o connectors, described in the following sections, that are mounted on the ta64 p2 paddle board. Figure a-12. Ta64 paddle board i/o connections (top-side view) i 2 c connector audi...

  • Page 116

    A-20 themis computer ta64 hardware manual a.4.1 ultra320 scsi port a connector z connector type: high-density, 68 pin (female), shielded subminiature-d z manufacturer; part: amp; 749069-7 the 68-pin (female) ultra320 scsi port a is single-ended (se) for 3-row p2 con- nectors, and low-voltage differe...

  • Page 117

    A—connector pinouts and led indicators p2 paddle board a-21 themis computer table a-13. Paddle board ultra320 scsi port a connector-pin signals pin signal name pin signal name 1 dat_h12 a (h = high) 35 dat_l12 a (l = low) 2 dat_h13 36 dat_l13 3 dat_h14 37 dat_l14 4 dat_h15 38 dat_l15 5 par_h1 39 par...

  • Page 118

    Ta64 hardware manual a-22 themis computer a.4.3 floppy-drive connector z connector type: 34-pin (2x17) connector (male), end-locks (not installed) z manufacturer; part number: 3m; 3431-6002 a pinout of the 2-row (2x17 pins), in-line, male floppy-drive connector is shown in figure a-15, with connecto...

  • Page 119

    A—connector pinouts and led indicators p2 paddle board a-23 themis computer a.4.4 i 2 c header connector z connector type: 10-pin (2x5) header (male), low profile z manufacturer; part number: 3m; 30310-6002hb a pinout of the 2-row, 10-pin i 2 c header connector is shown in figure a-16, with connecto...

  • Page 120

    Ta64 hardware manual a-24 themis computer a.4.6 ps/2 kb/mouse din-8 connector z connector type: 8-pin mini-din (female) z manufacturer; part number: amp; 749179-1 z themis cable p/n: 110104-002 pin signals for the ps/2 mini-din connector (see figure a-18) on the front edge of the ta64 p2 paddle-boar...

  • Page 121

    A—connector pinouts and led indicators p2 paddle board a-25 themis computer a.4.7 serial ports a/b and c/d connectors z connector type: dual micro-din, 15-pin (male) each, right angle, 2 required z manufacturer; part: itt cannon; mdsm-30pe-z33-vr22 z themis cable p/n: 108113 (optional) the ta64 p2 p...

  • Page 122

    A-26 themis computer ta64 hardware manual a.4.8 usb port c and usb port d z connector type: type a, dual stacked (version 1.1) z manufacturer; part: amp; 787617-4 dual usb ports c (usb2) and d (usb3) are installed on the front edge of the ta64 paddle board. A connector pinout for this stacked connec...

  • Page 123

    A-27 themis computer a—connector pinouts and led indicators memory module connector a.5 memory module connector z connector type: 2-part (socket and plug), 2-row, 180-pin, 0.5-mm board-to- board (socket receptacle is mounted onto the baseboard) z manufacturer; part number: samtec; qsh-090-01-ld-a-k ...

  • Page 124

    A-28 themis computer ta64 hardware manual.

  • Page 125

    B-1 themis computer b jumper pins and solder beads this appendix provides the jumper-pin and solder-bead locations and configurations for the ta64. Jumper pins are considered “field-configurable” and may be altered by the user on site. Solder beads are considered “factory-configurable” and must not ...

  • Page 126

    B-2 themis computer ta64 hardware manual table b-1. Ta64 jumper-pin settings (top side) jumper pins jumper position a description jp3 short 1–2 normal operation. Short 2–3 clear system cmos nvram. Jp4 on force ta64 universe ii to be the vme system controller (syscon). B off autosensing is enabled to...

  • Page 127

    B-3 themis computer b—jumper pins and solder beads field-configurable figure b-1, page b-4, shows the location of jumpers on the ta64. In figure b-1, jumper pin 1 is identified with a square and a triangle. B.1.2 pmc/xmc carrier board jumper pins for more detailed information on themis pmc/xmc carri...

  • Page 128

    B-4 themis computer ta64 hardware manual figure b-1. Ta64 jumper-pin locations (top side) top side vme p2 vme p1 legend jumper off jumper on pin 1 u2 u3 u4 u1 u13 j5 j7 j6 u66 u67 u12 jp4 jp7 u8 u37 u30 u106 jp6 jp9 jp5 jp12 jp11 jp10 jp3 jp8.

  • Page 129

    B-5 themis computer b—jumper pins and solder beads factory-configurable b.2 factory-configurable b.2.1 ta64 solder beads solder beads are found only on the bottom side of the ta64 and are described in table b-3. In table b-3, if no pin number is given, only 2 solder pins exist. If there are 3 solder...

  • Page 130

    Ta64 hardware manual b-6 themis computer front-panel din-8 installation only the relationship between the solder-bead settings that control both ps/2 and usb signalling is described in table b-4. Sb14 to sb18 c short 1–2 front-panel din-8 only—ps/2 is enabled on the front-panel din connector. Short ...

  • Page 131

    B—jumper pins and solder beads factory-configurable b-7 themis computer figure b-2. Ta64 solder-bead locations (bottom side) = actual location of solder beads thick bar = pin 1 solder short, pins 2 & 3 = description of solder beads sb23 sb22 sb21 sb1 sb3 sb9 sb5 sb7 sb10 sb20 sb12 sb11 sb13 sb16 sb1...

  • Page 132

    B-8 themis computer ta64 hardware manual b.2.2 memory module solder beads there are no solder beads on the ta64 memory module. B.2.3 pmc/xmc carrier board solder beads for more detailed information on themis pmc/xmc carrier boards, including sol- der beads, refer to the pmc/xmc carrier board manual,...

  • Page 133

    C-1 themis computer c front-panel i/o connections and leds c.1 introduction this appendix contains diagrams of all front panels (faceplates) for each possible model configuration of the ta64. It is intended as a reference to i/o and monitoring functions. See table c-1 for a list of ta64 models. Caut...

  • Page 134

    C-2 themis computer ta64 hardware manual c.1.1 front-panel dimensions all single-slot front panels measure 264-mm (10.4”) high by 20.32-mm (0.8”) wide. C.1.2 inserter/extractor handles the ta64 is equipped with two types of inserter/extractor handles (see figure c-1 on page c-3): • vme64-type handle...

  • Page 135

    C—front-panel i/o connections and leds ta64 front panels c-3 themis computer c.2 ta64 front panels this section contains descriptive graphics of the front-panel i/o connections for each ta64 model configuration listed in table c-1 on page c-1 (see figure c-3, page c-4, through figure c-5, page c-6)....

  • Page 136

    Ta64 hardware manual c-4 themis computer c.2.1 ta64/1—baseboard only figure c-3. Ta64 baseboard reset a b b p m c a b slave mstr rst sys fail vme status sys status enbl pwr ok user sh dn s p d l n k a i d e i d e ta64 leds gigabit ethernet a serial b reset switch ultra320 lvd scsi b ide pmc module 0...

  • Page 137

    C—front-panel i/o connections and leds ta64 front panels c-5 themis computer c.2.2 ta64/2p2—baseboard and 2-pmc carrier board figure c-4. Ta64 and 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board p m c p m c i n o u t e b f s p d l n k 0 8 4 c a u d i o 2p2 reset a b b p m c a b slave mstr rst sys fail vme status sys stat...

  • Page 138

    Ta64 hardware manual c-6 themis computer c.2.3 ta64/2p3—baseboard and 3-pmc carrier board figure c-5. Ta64 and 2p3 pmc/xmc carrier board p m c p m c p m c 2p3 reset a b b p m c a b slave mstr rst sys fail vme status sys status enbl pwr ok user sh dn s p d l n k a i d e i d e ta64 pmc module 0 pmc mo...

  • Page 139

    C—front-panel i/o connections and leds leds c-7 themis computer c.3 leds callouts indicating front-panel leds are shown in figure c-6. Description and interpretation of front-panel leds are given table c-2 on page c-8. Figure c-6. Ta64 front-panel leds reset a b b a b slave mstr rst sys fail vme sta...

  • Page 140

    Ta64 hardware manual c-8 themis computer table c-2. Front-panel led interpretation item callout function color / duration frequency a and/or interpretation gigabit ethernet port a link speed yellow on-on-on-on-off- on-off 10 mbit/s on-on-on-on-off- on-off-on-off 100 mbit/s on-on-on-on-off- on-off-on...

  • Page 141

    D-1 themis computer d board diagrams the following sections of this appendix contain diagrams of the various boards of the ta64. It is intended as a quick reference to component and connector identifica- tion. Ta64 boards included are: • baseboard • 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board and 2p3 pmc carrier boar...

  • Page 142

    Ta64 hardware manual d-2 themis computer figure d-1. Ta64 front-panel, component, and connector diagram (top view) memory module outline top side vme p2 vme p1 pci riser expansion connector memory module connector pmc module connector (1 of 3) heatsink gigabit ethernet a dual usb a/b or ps/2 keyboar...

  • Page 143

    D—board diagrams ta64 p2 paddle board d-3 themis computer figure d-2. 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board component/connector diagram vme p2 vme p1 top side xmc module outline ethernet b audio out serial ports e & f baseboard & graphics card mictor connectors (underneath on bottom side) * 5v pmc module lock- ...

  • Page 144

    Ta64 hardware manual d-4 themis computer figure d-3. 2p3 pmc carrier board component/connector diagram vme p2 vme p1 pmc module outline p2702 p2601 pmc module pmc module pmc carrier board riser connectors (underneath on solder side) * p0602 p0501 * p0501 connects to the baseboard; p0602 is not prese...

  • Page 145

    D—board diagrams ta64 p2 paddle board d-5 themis computer figure d-4. Ta64 paddle board connector diagram (top-side view) i 2 c connector audio out audio in ultra320 scsi a floppy drive gpio ps/2 keyboard/mouse usb c (usb2) usb d (usb3) serial a serial c serial b serial d to vme 3-row p2 connector* ...

  • Page 146

    Ta64 hardware manual d-6 themis computer table d-1. Paddle board connector j0206 pinout pin function pin function 1 high-temperature trip 4 ground 2 ground 5 software alarm 3 power fail 6 ground caution: connect the paddle board to the p2 connector of the vme backplane only. Connection to the p1 con...

  • Page 147

    E-1 themis computer e glossary the terminology used in this manual generally follows industry conventions. The following list defines the specific meanings of words and terms that may be used in this manual. Apb: advanced pci bridge arbitration: the process of assigning a resource to one of several ...

  • Page 148

    E-2 themis computer ta64 hardware manual eral to read and write memory without intervention by the cpu. Dma is a lim- ited form or bus mastering. Dsr: data set ready (dce to dte). Dte: data terminal equipment (a computer, terminal, or printer, for example). Dtr: data terminal ready (dte to dce). Dua...

  • Page 149

    E-3 themis computer e—glossary lvd: low-voltage differential (device). May: a keyword indicating flexibility of choice with no implied preference. Mhz: megahertz (millions of cycles per second, 10 6 cps); unit of frequency. Mii: medium independent interface. Mmu: memory management unit. Na or n/a: n...

  • Page 150

    E-4 themis computer ta64 hardware manual an r0 area, zero will be returned. Writes to r0 are not permitted. Rc (rck): receiver clock input (external). Read cycle: a vmebus cycle used to transfer 1, 2, 3, 4, or 8 bytes from a slave to a master. Read-modify-write cycle: a vmebus cycle used to read fro...

  • Page 151

    E-5 themis computer e—glossary srts: secondary ready to send (dte to dce). Srxd: secondary receive data (dce to dte). Stxd: secondary transmit data (dte to dce). Tlb: translation lookaside buffer. A hardware cache that contains copies of recently used translations. Separate tlbs reside both in the m...

  • Page 152

    E-6 themis computer ta64 hardware manual.

  • Page 153

    F-1 themis computer f f vme slot configurations the following 11” x 17” foldout (see figure f-1 on page f-3) illustrates the slot con- figurations of all models of the ta64, which can be configured using two versions of the pmc/xmc carrier board (either the 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board or the 2p3 pmc c...

  • Page 154

    F-2 themis computer ta64 hardware manual caution: a new 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board (themis p/n 112794-001) has been designed to operate with the ta64 system, which does not support the original 2p2 pmc carrier board. Do not attempt to operate the original 2p2 pmc carrier board with the ta64..

  • Page 155

    Themis computer f–vme slot configurations f-3 f . Figure f-1. Ta64 vme slot configurations baseboard p3a 1 pmc slot vme slots 4/2006 1 vme slot: 1 2 vme slot 2 only vme slot 1 vme slot 2 only pmc cards audio i/o graphics cards 1 1 0 0 audio / 2 pmc slots 3 pmc slots p2a p3a 2 pmc carrier board (2p2)...

  • Page 156

    Themis computer ta64 hardware manual f-4.

  • Page 157: Index

    Index-1 themis computer numerics 10/100/1000base-t ethernet 1-9, a-5 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board 2-3, a-17, a-18, c-5, d-1 2p2 pmc/xmc carrier board component/con- nector diagram d-3 2p3 pmc carrier board 2-3, a-17, d-1 2p3 pmc carrier board component/connector diagram d-4 2p3 pmc/xmc carrier board c-...

  • Page 158

    Ta64 hardware manual index-2 themis computer f field-programmable gate array. See fpga flash eprom 3-8 floppy drive 2-4 floppy-drive connector a-22 floppy-drive connector pinout a-22 floppy-drive connector signals a-22 fpga 3-7, 5-1 boot path control register 5-6 fpga interrupt mask register 5-14 fp...

  • Page 159

    Index index-3 themis computer leds, front panel interpretation a-16 lithium battery 1-12 local 32-bit pci bus 3-4 lsi53c1030 dual ultra320 scsi controller 3-4 m mating pins c-3 memory mapping special pci target image 4-17 memory module 2-3 memory module connector a-27 memory subsystem 3-8 mini-din a...

  • Page 160

    Ta64 hardware manual index-4 themis computer pmc/xmc carrier board a-17 pmc/xmc carrier board jumper pins b-3 pmc/xmc carrier board manual, themis p/n 112826-020 2-3 pmc/xmc carrier boards 2-3, 3-9 pmc/xmc module slot 1 a-17 pmc/xmc module slot 2 a-17 ports a and b connector pinout a-8 ports c and d...

  • Page 161

    Index index-5 themis computer system clock 3-7 system specifications 2-5 system status leds a-16 t ta64 c-5, c-6 baseboard 2-1, 3-1, c-4, d-1 baseboard block diagram 2-2 configurations 1-2 front-panel, component, and connector diagram d-2 jumper-pin locations b-4 jumper-pin settings b-2 major compon...

  • Page 162

    Ta64 hardware manual index-6 themis computer vmebus 3-4 address translation 4-11 configuration 4-2 fields for vmebus slave image 4-10 first slot detector 4-5 interface 4-2 slave 4-2 slave image pci bus fields 4-10 system controller 3-4 vmebus arbitrator 4-6 vmebus master 4-9 w warranty xxiv watchdog...

  • Page 163

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