Specifications

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Preface
About this manual
ATCAsystemsrunningPromentumversion3.5.0orearliermustbeupgradedtoversion4.0.0
byfollowingthePromentum3.xto4.xFirmwareandSoftwareUpgrade/Downgrade
Instructions.
Theupdateinstructionsinthisdocumentcanbeusedonlyafterallsystemmoduleshave
beenupgradedfromPromentumversion3.xtoversion4.0.0.
What’s new in this manual
•AddedthecontentsoftheATCA‐4500,ATCA‐4550,ATCA‐4555FW‐SWUpgrade
InstructionsandtheATCA‐4580FW‐SWUpgradeInstructions
•AddedpowercyclerequirementsforIPMCFPGAupgrades(AppendixC)
•Addedtheupgradecompatibilitysupportpolicy(AppendixD)
Where to get more product information
VisittheRadisysWebsiteatwww.radisys.comforproductinformationandotherresources.
Downloads(manuals,releasenotes,software,etc.)areavailableat
www.radisys.com/downloads.
Foradditionalinformationaboutnewfeatures,resolvedissues,andknownlimitationsinthe
latestPromentumsoftwarerelease,refertothePromentumproductreleasenotes.
Seethefollowingdocumentsforadditionalfirmwareandsoftwareupdateinformation:
•Promentum3.xto4.xFirmwareandSoftwareUpgrade/DowngradeInstructions
•PromentumATCAFirmwareandSoftwareUpdateInstructionsusingtheRadisysSoftware
ManagementFramework
ForinformationaboutthePCIIndustrialComputerManufacturersGroup(PICMG
®)andthe
AdvancedTCAstandard,consultthePICMGWebsiteatthisURL:http://www.picmg.org.
About related Radisys products
ForinformationonthePromentumproductfamilyandotherRadisysproducts,seethe
RadisysWebsiteatwww.radisys.com.