CARRIER/CMC CONFIGURATION
Copyright 2012
7-5
FibreXtreme HW Reference for FPDP Cards
7.4 CMC Register Offsets
The CMC registers are described in Appendix B, Register Set.
7.5 PCI FibreXtreme Carrier Configuration Commands
The configuration software runs on the microcontroller on the carrier card. This software
is accessed through a terminal emulation program. Eight configuration commands are
available. These commands are listed below and are explained in the following sections.
•
ac
•
ec <configuration>
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gc <configuration>
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lc <configuration>
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sc <configuration>
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br <register set> <address>
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bw <register set> <address>
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help
Four unique CARRIER/CMC register configurations can be stored in the EEPROM on
the PCI FibreXtreme Carrier FPDP card. The different configurations are identified as 0,
1, 2, or 3. The EEPROM is shipped without any default configurations.
NOTE
: All numbers entered or displayed using this configuration software are
hexadecimal.
7.5.1 Active Configuration (ac)
This command displays the number of the current active configuration. The active
configuration is the configuration loaded from the EEPROM every time the carrier card
is powered on.
7.5.2 Edit Configuration (ec <configuration>)
This command allows a configuration stored in the EEPROM to be edited. The current
value of a register is shown before the colon. A new register value may be entered after
the colon followed by pressing the
E
key. If the current register value is already correct,
press the
E
key by itself. This will keep the existing value for that register. Go through all
11 registers in this manner.
NOTE
: Each time a register value is changed, all bits in that register are rewritten.
Ensure all new register values are correct before hitting the
E
key.
The
ec
command has the following parameter:
configuration
One of four possible register configurations identified as 0, 1, 2, or 3.