Specifications

INTRODUCTION
1-4 PP 41x/03x
1.2.11 Ethernet Controllers
Three Intel® 82573L Gigabit Ethernet controller are used to provide high performance PCI Express
to Ethernet interfaces. All three channels support 10, 100 and 1000 Mbits/s operation. One
channel is routed to a front panel RJ45 connector; the other two channels are routed to the
CompactPCI J3 connector.
The board can either support PICMG® 2.16 backplane networking or rear panel Ethernet. This is
specified by an ordering option. A suitable Transition Module, such as the AD PP5/002-00, is
required for rear panel Ethernet.
1.2.12 CompactPCI Interface
The PP 41x/03x is a CompactPCI compatible System Controller board. It may also act as a
Peripheral board or as a Satellite board in any backplane slot. The board uses a 64-bit interface
implemented with a PLX Technology PCI6540 PCI-X to PCI bridge. As a System Controller it
supports PICMG 2.1 compliant Hot Swap Peripheral Boards. As a Peripheral board it may be Hot
Swapped under the control of the System Controller. As a Satellite board it may be Hot Swapped
under the control of an on-board microcontroller.
1.2.13 System Management
The PP 41x/03x supports PICMG 2.9 system management. The IPMI SMIC interface is
implemented and the CompactPCI IPMB 0 and IPMB 1 communication channels are provided. An
on-board microcontroller provides the requisite IPMI functionality. The microcontroller can be
configured to provide Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) functionality.
1.2.14 Serial Communications
The PP 41x/03x provides two RS232 serial data communication port. These are implemented by
the 6300ESB ICH. The COM1 serial interface is available via the front panel shared console
connector. Sufficient modem control signals are provided to support serial console operation or file
transfers, namely TxD, RxD, RTS and CTS.
The COM2 serial interface is available via the CompactPCI J5 connector. The full set of modem
control signals are provided.
A splitter cable, part number CB 26D/125-00, is required to access the interfaces on the front panel
shared console connector.
1.2.15 Graphics
The PP 41x/03x provides analog SVGA graphics using a Silicon Motion SM722 graphics controller.
This device contains 8 Mbytes of local RAM and offers resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 with 32-bit
color support. The SVGA interface is accessed via the front panel shared console connector.
A splitter cable, part number CB 26D/125-00, is required to access the interfaces on the front panel
shared console connector.
1.2.16 Keyboard and Mouse
The PP 41x/03x supports PS/2™ type keyboard and mouse interfaces. These are accessed via the
front panel shared console connector.
USB keyboard and mouse are also supported. These devices may either be connected to the USB
ports on the Transition Module, or be connected, via a USB hub, to the front panel shared console
connector.
A splitter cable, part number CB 26D/125-00, is required to access the interfaces on the front panel
shared console connector.
1.2.17 Real Time Clock (RTC)
A battery backed RTC device provides PC-AT clock, calendar and configuration RAM functions.
The RTC and BIOS are year 2000 compliant.