Advantech MIC-6314 Series, User Manual

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7 MIC-6314 User Manual
Chapter 1
H
ardware
C
onfiguration
1.2.19 Hardware Monitor
A hardware monitor (NCT7904D) is available for monitoring critical hardware param-
eters. The monitor is attached to the BMC for monitoring the CPU temperature and
core voltage.
1.2.20 Super I/O
The MIC-6314 Super I/O device supports the following legacy PC devices:
 Four serial ports connected to the rear I/O module (COM1 to COM4) or front
panel via a multiplexer in the FPGA (COM1 or COM2).
 The PS2 (keyboard/mouse) is routed to the rear I/O module.
1.2.21 RTC and Battery
The RTC module maintains the date and time. On the MIC-6314 model, the RTC cir-
cuitry is connected to battery sources (CR2032M1S8-LF, 3V, 210mAH).
1.2.22 IPMI
MIC-6314 uses the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) to monitor the
system health. A NXP LPC1768 microcontroller provides BMC functionality to inter-
face between the system management software and platform hardware. Full IPMI
details are provided in Chapter 3.
1.2.23 BMC
The management firmware of MIC-6314 is implemented on a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3
core. An external SPI EEPROM is used for storing field-replaceable unit (FRU) inven-
tory data and non-volatile configurations.
1.2.23.1 Key Features
 Advantech integrity sensor
 Based on Advantech’s IPMI core and designed for xTCA, CPCI, and VPX
 Compliant with IPMI 1.5 and IPMI 2.0 specifications
 IPMI-over-LAN
 Serial-over-LAN
 KCS interface for direct IPMI communication between the operating system and
BMC
 BIOS fail over, including BIOS watchdog
 Full BMC Watchdog support as defined in the IPMI specification
 Full BMC firmware redundancy
– Manual roll back
– Automatic roll back for update failure
 HPM.1 for in field updates, supporting
– BMC firmware
– FPGA
– BIOS
 UART muxing between all serial interfaces for easy console access (UART1,
UART2 only)
 Additional sensors for hardware monitoring