Specifications
INTELLIGENT PLATFORM MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
7-12 PP 41x/03x
7.5.2 Board Area
The Board Area, in the FRU Inventory, contains information about the PP 41x/03x board. Its offset
in the FRU Inventory Area is calculated by multiplying its offset value in the Common Header Area
by 8. The Board Area is arranged as shown in Table 7-4.
Board Area Offset Value Comments
0000h 01h Board Area format version
0001h 09h Board Area length
0002h 19h Language code
0003h xxxxxxh Manufacturing date and time
0006h D7h ASCII+LATIN 1 character set and 23 characters
0007h “Concurrent Technologies” Manufacturer’s name
001Eh CAh ASCII+LATIN 1 character set and 10 characters
001Fh “PP 41x/03x” Board’s name
0029h CAh ASCII+LATIN 1 character set and 10 characters
002Ah “M0001/999” Typical serial number
0034h CBh ASCII+LATIN 1 character set and 11 characters
0035h “760-6024-xx” Board’s part number
0040h C0h No FRU file ID record is define
0041h C1h No more records
0042h 00h Reserved
0043h 00h Reserved
0044h 00h Reserved
0045h 00h Reserved
0046h 00h Reserved
0047h xxh Board Area checksum
Table 7-4 FRU Inventory Area : Board Area Data
7.5.3 Board Area Format Version
This field defines the format of the Board Area and is always set to 01h.
7.5.3.1 Board Area Length
This size of the Board Area in the FRU Inventory Area is computed by multiplying this field by 8.
7.5.3.2 Language Code
The language code is always set to 19h (English).
7.5.3.3 Manufacturing Date and Time
This is defined as the number of minutes since 00:00 hours on the 1st January 1996.
7.5.3.4 Manufacturer’s Name
This is a string of characters and is set to “Concurrent Technologies”. It is not zero terminated.
7.5.3.5 Board’s Name
This is a string of characters representing the board’s name and is set to “PP 41x/03x”. It is not
zero terminated.
This is a string of characters representing the board’s internal part number. It is not zero
terminated.
7.5.3.6 Serial Number
This is a string of characters matching the serial number imprinted on the board. It is not zero
terminated. An example of a serial number is “M3144/003”.
7.5.3.7 FRU File ID
This field is used to store manufacturing information but is currently unused.