
GraphiteVPX/GbE 16+4-Port - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch
Users Guide
Document: CTIM-00461
Revision: 0.02
Page 18 of 26
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Date: 2016/10/27
System Management Interface
The GraphiteVPX/GbE supports a slave I2C slave interface on the SM0 (SCL) and SM1 (SDA) signals
connected to the VPX backplane. The I2C address of this interface is determined by the Geographic Address
lines GA0#, GA1#, and GA2#. This interface operates at 100 KHz.
There are 10K OHM pull-ups to the +3.3V_AUX supply on the I2C slave interface on SM0 and SM1.
The I2C interface contains an I2C mux device (PCA9544) to allow the user access 5 temperature sensors that
monitor board edges and internal temperatures of the Ethernet Switch and Ethernet PHY.
Addressing the I2C Slave Interface (I2C Mux)
As stated above, the I2C slave interface uses GA0#, GA1#, and GA2# to determine its final I2C address. See
more details below. Refer to your backplane GA (Geographical Address) lines for the complete configuration
address.
The I2C address will be as such:
Bit7
BIT6
BIT5
BIT4
BIT3
BIT2
BIT1
BIT0
1
1
1
0
GA2#
GA1#
GA0#
R/W