Specifications

AMC bay

Serial RS-232 connector

AnexternalcomputercanbeattachedtotheCPMbyconnectingashieldedRJ‐45cableto

thecomputerandthefrontpanelRS‐232serialport.Ashieldedcableisrequiredto

minimizethepossibilityofissuesrelatedtoexternalelectromagneticinterference(EMI).

Thepinoutforthe RS‐232connectorisshowninTable 40onpage 141.

InordertocommunicatewiththeCPM,configuretheterminalemulatorontheexternal

computertomatchthedefaultsettingsfortheCPMserialport,aslistedbelow:

•115200bps

•noparity

•8databits

•1stopbit

•noflowcontrol

Forbestdisplayresults,theterminalshouldbesetto80columnsby25lines.

Dual Ethernet connector

ThedualEthernetconnectorprovidesfrontaccesstotwoGigabitEthernetports.Thetwo

portsaresharedwithRTMexternalconnectors.Eitherjustthefrontconnectorsorthe

RTMconnectorscanbeenabledatthesametime.Formoreinformation,ref erto

ConfiguringthefrontorrearEthernetportsonpage 75.

Important:RadiSysrequirestheuseofshieldedcablesforEthernetportconnectionsto

minimizethepossibilityofissuesrelatedtoexternalelectromagneticinterference.

Ethernetcablesshouldbedouble‐shieldedCat5.TocomplywithGR‐1089‐COREcriteria,if

cablesareconnectedtobothfrontpanelEthernetconnectorsthenallcablesmustbe

shielded.

AMC bay

TheCPMincludesoneAdvancedMezzanineCard(AMC)baytoholdanoptionalAMC

modulewhichslidesintorailsthatguideitintotheright‐angleAMCB+edgeconnector.

Thebaysupportsmid‐sizedAMCs,suchasaPromentumAMC‐3202HDDAMC.Formore

informationabouttheAMCbay,

seeAMCbayonpage 44andAMCconnectorpinouton

page 147.

Reset button

ThefrontpanelincludesaresetswitchthatperformsacoldresetoftheCPM.Acoldreset

returnsallregistersanddevices(excepttheIPMC)totheirdefaultstate.Notethat

pressingtheresetbuttondoesnotclearstickybitsintheCPUandI/OHubregisters.

Clearingstickybitsrequiresapowergoodreset(hotswap).

Theresetswitchisarecessedbutton.Topushit,useapen,stylus,orothersmallpointed

object.