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Hardware Description
19 AT8404 User Guide
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3. Hardware Description
This chapter describes the board specific items of the AdvancedTCA AMC Carrier Board AT8404 consisting of
the main assembly with the Power Mezzanine Module. Also described is the RTM8030 used for management
access and I/O extension.
3.1 Base Board
The base board is a PICMG 3.0 and 3.1 Option 9 compliant Carrier Board for AdvancedTCA shelves offering up
to four mid-size AMC bays.
Figure 3-1: Functional Block Diagram Base Board
Base IF
Zone 2
Fabric IF
Zone 2
Zone 1
Telco
Clk
4
Switch
Controller
Gigabit
Ethernet
Switch
RTM IF
Zone 3
4
4
4
AMC B2
AMC Connector
AMC B3
AMC Connector
AMC B4
1
PCI
2x 10GbE
To all
AMC
slots
Telco Clk
4x7
RS232
FE
AMC Connector
AMC B1
AMC Connector
Power
Mezzanine
Update
IF
IPMI
To all AMC slots
5
5
5
5
RS232
To all
AMC
slots
APS
2
1
Gigabit Ethernet
Storage Interconnect
AMC Fabric P2P Interconnect
AMC/RTM Extension Ports