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Technical Information C23-SATA  •  PCIe to SATA RAID Controller Mezzanine Card

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This manual is a short form description of the technical aspects of the C23-SATA, required for

installation and system integration. It is intended for the advanced user only.  

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Text # 5208

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Technical Information C23-SATA

English, Preliminary Edition

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Audio Codec is either AC'97 or HD Audio

(stuffing option)

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16 March 2009

Summary of Contents for C23-SATA

Page 1: ...Technical Information C23 SATA Mezzanine I O Expansion Board PCIe to SATA RAID Controller Document No 5208 Ed 2 2009 03...

Page 2: ...el Connectors 16 On Board Connectors 16 Jumpers 17 Inter Board Connectors 17 Installing and Replacing Components 18 Before You Begin 18 Warnings 18 Caution 18 Installing the Board 19 Removing the Boar...

Page 3: ...Technical Information C23 SATA PCIe to SATA RAID Controller Mezzanine Card EKF 3 ekf com Additional Functions 42 Firmware Hub 2 42 SMBus EEPROM 42 Trusted Platform Module 43 Schematics 44...

Page 4: ...hnical aspects of the C23 SATA required for installation and system integration It is intended for the advanced user only Edition History EKF Document Ed Contents Changes Author Date Text 5208 c23_tie...

Page 5: ...Marks Some terms used herein are property of their respective owners e g Intel Pentium Celeron Core 2 Duo Merom Penryn iAMT Intel Santa Rosa Platform Crestline Chipset GM965 Intel Montevina Platform C...

Page 6: ...G www pcisig com SATA Serial ATA 2 5 2 6 Specification www sata io org USB Universal Serial Bus Revision 2 0 specification www usb org developers TPM Trusted Platform Module 1 2 https www trustedcompu...

Page 7: ...2 82802 generic device 8Mbit Flash LPC interface Can be configured jumper as secondary or primary boot code FWH TPM 3 Option Trusted Platform Module cryptographic chip according to TPM 1 2 Infineon or...

Page 8: ...6g 6ms Vibration 1g 5 2000Hz EC Regulations EN55022 EN55024 EN60950 1 UL60950 1 IEC60950 1 2002 95 EC RoHS MTBF tbd 1 Not all of these connectors may be present or functional on your actual C23 SATA...

Page 9: ...ry Firmware Hub can be configured as alternate or backup BIOS Another option available is the Trusted Platform Module according to TPM 1 2 for safety critical applications The C23 SATA will be attache...

Page 10: ...s are provided on the P EXP connector in use for the optional on board USB SSD mezzanine module and a type A USB receptacle If audio support is required on the C23 SATA either an AC 97 audio codec CCD...

Page 11: ...solution with EKF CCM BOOGIE CCM BOOGIE CCM BOOGIE CCM BOOGIE C23 SATA C23 SATA C23 SATA C23 SATA G ETH G ETH G ETH G ETH USB USB USB USB P G P G P G P G H D H D H D H D H D H D H D H D G P G P G P G...

Page 12: ...ram C23 SATA SATA II 3Gbps External SATA Drive s PCIe JMicron JMB363 Molex Latched Headers R A or Vertical Option RAID 0 1 0 1 x1 x4 PATA Simplified Block Diagram C23 SATA Simple Side Board Sheet 1 2...

Page 13: ...EIA TIA Transceiver Option Trusted Platform Module LPC LPC SMSC SCH3114 R NET R NET ALC 203 LINE IN OUT S PDIF IN OUT AC 97 SPK SMB COM C COM B COM A RS 232E AUDIO RS 232E RS 232 RS 485 programmable...

Page 14: ...o P KM SATA1 SPK SIO P IDE COM2 J RES SATA0 J TRM1 PCIe x 1 LPC USB AUDIO USB Flash Disk draft only do not scale EKF ekf com C23 SATA Option Mezzanine C23 SATA Option Mezzanine SDVO 2 CPU Carrier Boar...

Page 15: ...Technical Information C23 SATA PCIe to SATA RAID Controller Mezzanine Card EKF 15 ekf com...

Page 16: ...ders 7 position P SP4 1 Pin header 10 lead 2 00mm provides TTL level serial COM port signals suitable for EKF CU series PHY module P UFD pin header 10 lead 2 00mm pitch for low profile USB SSD Solid S...

Page 17: ...ket available from bottom of the C23 SATA PCB matching with the corresponding socket on the CPU carrier board connected through a board stacker comprising of LPC Low Pin Count interface AC 97 Audio or...

Page 18: ...lure to disconnect power or telecommunication links before you open the system or perform any procedures can result in personal injury or equipment damage Some parts of the system can continue to oper...

Page 19: ...the system remove the AC power cord C Attach your antistatic wrist strap to a metallic part of the system C Remove the board assembly packaging be sure to touch the board only at the front panel C Id...

Page 20: ...remove the AC power cord C Attach your antistatic wrist strap to a metallic part of the system C Identify the board be sure to touch the board only at the front panel C unfasten both front panel screw...

Page 21: ...External communications cable assemblies must be shielded shield connected only at one end of the cable C Use ferrite beads for cabling wherever appropriate C Some connectors may require additional i...

Page 22: ...ed by the external devices could cause damage to the board the interconnecting cable and the external devices themselves Please Note The C23 SATA mezzanine module may be equipped with several on board...

Page 23: ...carrier card By default the C23 SATA shares an 8HP 40 6mm front panel with the CPU carrier board Furthermore custom specific front panel options are available on request Shown below is the basic varia...

Page 24: ...ot connect 9 5 GND The C23 SATA is equipped with three serial transceivers This is a short description of TR1 COM port A which corresponds to the lower front panel D Sub 9 connector The transceiver is...

Page 25: ...e in a bus structured RS 485 topology party line transmitter outputs and receiver inputs connected together using a single twisted pair cable half duplex transmission Either RTS or DTR can be used for...

Page 26: ...e operated in RS 485 mode must be terminated at both endings of the twisted pair transmission cable bus topology obligatory Please avoid multiple termination for party line systems Also be aware to av...

Page 27: ...R D 8 3 LINE OUT L D A GND 7 2 S PDIF OUT S PDIF IN 6 1 D GND The C23 SATA can be equipped with either an AC 97 audio codec Realtek ALC203 for analog and digital audio support or HD Audio codec ALC26...

Page 28: ...on board connectors Some of these connectors are available as an option only or exclusive to each other and therefore may not be functional or even present on your actual board Assembly of these conne...

Page 29: ...to the optional on board AC 97 Audio Codec P AUDIO SMT 2 54mm Pin Header 2 x 5 241 1 0205 20 00 Digital GND 1 2 S PDIF In S PDIF Out 3 4 Analog GND Line Out L 5 6 Line Out R Analog GND 7 8 Line In L...

Page 30: ...P IDE3 IDE Device Header R A 2 54mm 2 x 20 260 02 040 19 IDE_RESET 1 2 GND IDE1_DD07 3 4 IDE1_DD08 IDE1_DD06 5 6 IDE1_DD09 IDE1_DD05 7 8 IDE1_DD10 IDE1_DD04 9 10 IDE1_DD11 IDE1_DD03 11 12 IDE1_DD12 I...

Page 31: ...erived from 5V_CR carrier board switched power well P SATA0 P SATA1 The C23 SATA will be typically stuffed with two latched SATA signal headers either right angle style or vertical mount for attachmen...

Page 32: ...for availability of different CU series modules inquiries for custom specific PHY or transition modules welcome Also custom specific front panel design can be done Due to another primary SIO typicall...

Page 33: ...uit protection by a PolySwitch resettable fuse voltage derived from 5V_CR carrier board switched power well 2 as a stuffing option zero ohms resistors GP34 may be also in use to control the on board S...

Page 34: ...modules are available e g from STEC Intel SanDisk and other manufacturers up to 8GByte P UFD 2 00mm Pin Header 2x5 251 1 0205 20 01 USB Solid State Drive Low Profile 562 20 0004 00 4GB Sandisk uSSD 50...

Page 35: ...or is a R A style jack in order to maintain the 4HP envelope of the mezzanine card USB Receptacle USB 270 20 04 0 1 5V_USB 0 5A 1 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 GND 1 protected by electronic switch The USB channel i...

Page 36: ...eset if wired to additional circuitry e g watchdog or manual pushbutton Tie reset to GND with an open collector output While debugging the system a 2 54mm jumper may be used to force a manual reset J...

Page 37: ...ors All inter board connectors are situated at the bottom of the C23 SATA and establish the data path and power link to the carrier board CPU As the C23 SATA comes typically mounted as a unit together...

Page 38: ...SATA Legacy Expansion LPC Audio USB C23 SATA CCH MARIACHI CCI RAP CCJ RHYTHM CCK MARIMBA CCL CAPELLA J SDVO J PCIE J EXP SDVO Video Output DVI D HDMI DisplayPort VGA CCH MARIACHI CCI RAP CCJ RHYTHM CC...

Page 39: ...rientation shows CPU carrier board top view GND 1 2 3 3V_CR CLK_33MHZ 3 4 PLTRST LPC_AD0 5 6 LPC_AD1 LPC_AD2 7 8 LPC_AD3 LPC_FRAME 9 10 LPC_DRQ GND 11 12 3 3V_CR SERIRQ 13 14 PME SMI 15 16 CLK_14MHZ F...

Page 40: ...ingle lane and is required for the SATA controller chip only If the C23 SATA board is solely used for RS 232 serial I O P PCIE may be obsolete P PCIE PCI Express x 1 High Speed Dual Row Socket 0 8mm P...

Page 41: ...Technical Information C23 SATA PCIe to SATA RAID Controller Mezzanine Card EKF 41 ekf com P PCIE...

Page 42: ...G RUMBA SPI Flash BIOS ID to 1 hence the system will use the BIOS on the C23 SATA after power on A programming tool for the Firmware Hub and latest BIOS releases can be obtained from the EKF website S...

Page 43: ...cified in the TCG PC Client Specific TPM Interface Specification Version 1 2 also available on the TCG web site Implementation guidance for 32 bit PC platforms is outlined in the TCG PC Client Specifi...

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