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2 GBX24 VME 24 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Publication No. GBX24-0HH/2

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Board Artwork Revision

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February 2008

Rev 2

September 2010 Rev 4

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Page 1: ...GE Intelligent Platforms Hardware Reference Manual GBX24 VME 24 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Edition 2 Publication No GBX24 0HH 2 ...

Page 2: ...GE Intelligent Platforms Limited is registered with an approved Producer Compliance Scheme PCS and subject to suitable contractual arrangements being in place will ensure WEEE is processed in accordance with the requirements of the WEEE Directive GE Intelligent Platforms Limited will evaluate requests to take back products purchased by our customers before August 13 2005 on a case by case basis A ...

Page 3: ...3 106 and 109 respectively The only exception to this is in the description of the size of memory areas when K M and G mean 210 220 and 230 respectively NOTE When describing transfer rates k M and G mean 103 106 and 109 not 210 220 and 230 Multiple bit fields are numbered from 0 to n where 0 is the LSB and n is the MSB Text Signal names ending with a tilde denote active low signals all other signa...

Page 4: ...latest updated documents Alternatively you may register for access to all manuals via the website whose link is given overleaf LINKS I O Modules Manual publication number RT5154 GBX24 BIT Software Reference Manual publication number GBXBIT 0HL Getting Started with the Switch Management Software Application Note publication number SWMANSW AN1 Third Party Documents Due to the complexity of some of t...

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Page 6: ...ique Service Request SR number for use in future correspondence Alternatively you may also contact GE Intelligent Platforms Technical Support via LINK support towcester ip ge com TELEPHONE 44 0 1327 322760 Returns If you need to return a product there is a Return Materials Authorization RMA request form that can be printed out and filled in available via the web site Repairs page LINK http www ge ...

Page 7: ...18 3 3 2 Board Configuration J15 18 4 Installation and Power Up 19 4 1 Board Installation Notes 19 4 2 Connecting to GBX24 20 4 2 1 Serial Connection to a Terminal HyperTerminal COM1 2 20 4 2 2 Out of band Ethernet Service Port MNG 20 4 2 3 Copper Switched 10 100 1000BaseT Ethernet Ports 21 4 2 4 Optional Fiber Switched Ethernet Ports 21 4 2 5 I O Modules 21 4 3 System Set up 23 4 4 Power up 23 5 ...

Page 8: ...5 6 4 J13 Header PLD Programming 35 6 5 J14 Header Board Debug 36 6 6 J16 Header COM1 COM2 Serial Ports 36 6 7 P25 Connector COM1 COM2 Serial Ports 36 6 8 J600 to J602 Connectors OXB Connectors 37 A Specifications 38 A 1 Technical Specification 38 A 2 Electrical Specification 39 A 3 Reliability MTBF 40 A 4 Environmental Specifications 41 A 5 Mechanical Specification 42 A 5 1 Dimensions 42 A 5 2 We...

Page 9: ...nts 33 Table 6 5 Signal Descriptions 34 Table 6 6 J10 Pin Assignments 35 Table 6 7 J11 Pin Assignments 35 Table 6 8 J13 Pin Assignments 35 Table 6 9 J14 Pin Assignments 36 Table 6 10 J16 Pin Assignments 36 Table 6 11 P25 Pin Assignments 36 Table A 1 Technical Data 38 Table A 2 Power Requirements 39 Table A 3 Reliability MTBF 40 Table A 4 Convection cooled Environmental Specifications 41 Table A 5 ...

Page 10: ...duct Label Product 16 Figure 2 4 Product Label Conduction cooled Product 16 Figure 3 1 Link Positions 17 Figure 4 1 Quick Start I O Module Set up 22 Figure 4 2 Quick Start System Set up 23 Figure 5 1 Block Diagram 25 Figure 5 2 BIT MNG and CPU LEDs 26 Figure 5 3 Gigabit Switch LEDs 27 Figure 5 4 Rear LED Positions 28 Figure 5 5 Front Panels 29 Figure 6 1 Front Connector Positions and Numbering 30 ...

Page 11: ...bility which can reduce congestion and prevent packet loss In addition all ports support the MDI MDI X auto detect function This allows connection of any device including embedded Ethernet adapters and Switches Hubs to the port of this switch using the regular cable with the RJ 45 port auto detecting and auto switching to MDI MDI X mode without requiring an uplink port or cross over cable The GBX2...

Page 12: ...12 GBX24 VME 24 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Publication No GBX24 0HH 2 Figure 1 1 GBX24 Front metalwork removed for clarity Figure 1 2 GBX24 Rear metalwork removed for clarity ...

Page 13: ...ower cable must meet IEC safety standards 1 1 1 Flammability The circuit board is made by a UL recognized manufacturer and has a flammability rating of UL94V 1 1 1 2 Backplane Requirements CAUTION Only use the GBX24 in backplanes that supply power on both the J1 and J2 connectors Use of backplanes that supply power on the J1 connector only may cause excessive current to be drawn through the power ...

Page 14: ...void exposure by not looking into the open aperture 1 1 6 Handling CAUTION Only handle the board by the edges or front panel Figure 1 3 ESD Label Present on Board Packaging 1 1 7 Heatsink CAUTION Do not remove the heatsink There are no user alterable components underneath the heatsink so users should have no reason to remove it Users should not attempt reattachment of the heatsink as this requires...

Page 15: ...do If you need to return the product contact your local GEIP Sales Office or Agent The board is sealed into an antistatic bag and housed in a padded cardboard box Failure to use the correct packaging when storing or shipping the board may invalidate the warranty 2 1 Box Contents Checklist Figure 2 1 Box Contents 1 GBX24 in antistatic packaging 2 Manual CD ROM design may vary 3 Embedded Software Li...

Page 16: ...24 product code product description equipment number and board revision Figure 2 2 Product Label Packaging On the board within the antistatic bag there is an identifying label similar to the example shown in Figure 2 3 attached to the PCB Figure 2 3 Product Label Product On conduction cooled versions of the board build levels 4 and 5 there is also a label similar to the example shown in Figure 2 4...

Page 17: ...d then cover these wire wrapped links with the same conformal coating as that used on the board This will provide a reliable connection under heavy shock and vibration conditions and further prevent oxidation of the connection due to moisture ingress Figure 3 1 Link Positions Figure 3 1 shows standard 2 54 mm pitch headers for general use This manual refers to jumper settings as In or Out Meanings...

Page 18: ...ble 3 2 J15 Functionality Pins Function Description 1 and 2 Reserved 3 and 4 BIT Fast Start Fitting a jumper forces the GBX24 to start quickly by bypassing BIT 5 and 6 Recovery Fitting a jumper enables reprogramming of the board 7 and 8 Reset Fitting a jumper enables a Reset to be applied to the board remotely without affecting any other boards in the system 9 and 10 Slave When the GBX24 is used i...

Page 19: ...Installation Notes 1 Air cooled versions of the GBX24 have an injector ejector handle to ensure that the backplane connectors mate properly with the backplane The captive screws at the top and bottom of the front panel allow the board to be tightly secured in position which provides continuity with the chassis ground of the system and prevents inadvertently disconnection 2 Conduction cooled versio...

Page 20: ...aracter 1 stop bit and no parity which should be reflected in the terminal terminal emulation software together with VT100 mode and flow control off Since the COM ports are Tx Rx only any handshaking options should also be turned off COM1 COM2 are available on P2 via the GBX24PIO P25 on build levels 1 to 3 only and J16 4 2 2 Out of band Ethernet Service Port MNG This Fast Ethernet full half duplex...

Page 21: ...procedure for their use is described below NOTE Use of the GBX24PIO backplane transition module requires that P0 must be through hole connected to the rear plug area The following items are required The GBX24 A transition module GBX24PIO which converts the condensed pinout of the P0 and P2 connectors to pinouts suitable for use by industry standard connectors For copper Ethernet ports CAT5 or bett...

Page 22: ...No GBX24 0HH 2 Figure 4 1 shows how to connect the relevant parts for ease of getting started The I O Modules manual contains more details on fitting backplane modules LINK I O Modules Manual publication number RT5154 Figure 4 1 Quick Start I O Module Set up ...

Page 23: ...address is for example only Figure 4 2 Quick Start System Set up TIP In a development environment minimize the number of network connections and avoid connecting the switch to the main network 4 4 Power up As the GBX24 runs through its boot sequence the LEDs light and the serial terminal should display the initialization progress See the LEDs section for more details The software interface is intr...

Page 24: ...s making it a highly reliable and cost effective solution for high speed network connectivity 5 2 Features Full Layer 2 3 management software Built In Test BIT software Hardware based bandwidth management on a per port or per VLAN basis Supports port aggregation IEEE802 1V and IEEE802 1Q for trunking and redundant links Full VLAN tagging and configuration Auto learning of 16000 MAC addresses Store...

Page 25: ...Publication No GBX24 0HH 2 Functional Description 25 Figure 5 1 Block Diagram ...

Page 26: ...akes control of it Once BIT has begun its preliminary tests the COM1 serial port starts reporting the status of BIT On finishing if BIT fails then the BIT Fail LED remains lit However if BIT passes the BIT Fail LED is extinguished and the BIT Pass LED is illuminated For more details of BIT software functionality see the GBX24 BIT manual LINKS GBX24 BIT Software Reference Manual publication number ...

Page 27: ...wn in Figure 5 3 The LEDs which all have the same meaning can be used to quickly diagnose a port link failure but for full diagnostics use the Ethernet interface or serial terminal Table 5 2 shows the LED meanings Table 5 2 Gigabit Switch LEDs Name Color On Flashing Off Green Gigabit Ethernet link P1 to P24 Yellow 10 100 Ethernet link Port activity No link Figure 5 3 Gigabit Switch LEDs ...

Page 28: ...ble 5 3 Rear LEDs LED Color Function DS300 Blue Miscellaneous 0 Flashing processor failed to boot DS301 Amber Miscellaneous 3 DS302 Amber Miscellaneous 1 DS303 Amber Miscellaneous 2 DS304 Green 5VSTANDBY DS305 Amber JTAG PPC PLD DS306 Amber JTAG DS309 Amber Miscellaneous 2 DS310 Amber Miscellaneous 1 DS311 Amber Miscellaneous 0 DS312 Blue Miscellaneous 3 Figure 5 4 Rear LED Positions ...

Page 29: ...without the appropriate optics slots is fitted Reset Switch A centre biased momentary action reset switch is fitted Moving the switch to the RST position provides a board reset Serial Comms Port See the P25 Connector section 5 5 2 Conduction cooled GBX24 The LEDs are visible from the front of the conduction cooled GBX24 See the LEDs section for more details NOTE On board optics can be made availab...

Page 30: ...Ethernet ports 14 to 24 I O and ground U9 to U12 Optical ports for switched Ethernet optional J10 10 100BaseT Management Ethernet port J11 RTC 5V standby supply input J12 JTAG mode select see section 3 J13 PLD programming JTAG header factory use only J14 Board debug header factory use only J15 Board configuration hardware links see section 3 J16 RS232 COM1 2 header P25 RS232 COM1 2 9 way D type J6...

Page 31: ...IN Reserved Reserved 11 Reserved GND BG3OUT Reserved Reserved 12 GND Reserved Reserved SYSRESET Reserved 13 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 14 GND Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 15 Reserved GND Reserved Reserved Reserved 16 GND Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 17 Reserved GND Reserved Reserved Reserved 18 GND Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 19 Reserved GND Reserved Reserve...

Page 32: ... 3 GP23 3 GP22 3 GP21 3 GP20 3 GND 8 GND GP24 3 GP23 3 GP22 3 GP21 3 GP20 3 GND 9 GND GP19 0 GP18 0 GP17 0 GP16 0 GP15 0 GND 10 GND GP19 0 GP18 0 GP17 0 GP16 0 GP15 0 GND 11 GND GP19 1 GP18 1 GP17 1 GP16 1 GP15 1 GND 12 GND GP19 1 GP18 1 GP17 1 GP16 1 GP15 1 GND 13 GND GP19 2 GP18 2 GP17 2 GP16 2 GP15 2 GND 14 GND GP19 2 GP18 2 GP17 2 GP16 2 GP15 2 GND 15 GND GP19 3 GP18 3 GP17 3 GP16 3 GP15 3 GND...

Page 33: ...served GP9 2 GP9 3 12 GND GP10 1 GND GP9 2 GP9 3 13 GP9 0 GP9 0 VCC GP9 1 GP8 1 14 GND GP8 0 Reserved GP9 1 GP8 1 15 GP8 0 GP7 1 Reserved GP8 2 GP8 3 16 GND GP7 1 Reserved GP8 2 GP8 3 17 GP7 0 GP7 0 Reserved GP7 2 GP7 3 18 GND GP6 0 Reserved GP7 2 GP7 3 19 GP6 0 GP6 1 Reserved GP6 2 GP6 3 20 GND GP6 1 Reserved GP6 2 GP6 3 21 GP5 0 GP5 0 Reserved GP5 2 GP5 3 22 GND GP5 1 GND GP5 2 GP5 3 23 GP5 1 GP...

Page 34: ...routed over the shortest distance to an RJ 45 jack the magnetics are on the main board COM1_TXD COM1_RXD 2 wire transmit and receive serial communications port 1 from a DUART The DUART is only used by the software COM2_TXD COM2_RXD 2 wire transmit and receive serial communications port 2 from a DUART The DUART is only used by the software BIT_PASS Open collector output used to indicate BIT Pass Fa...

Page 35: ...nal 5V standby supply to the real time clock can be input on these pins which duplicate the P1 connections Table 6 7 J11 Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 5V_STDBY 2 GND 6 4 J13 Header PLD Programming NOTE This header allows JTAG programming of the PLD Table 6 8 J13 Pin Assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 TRST 2 GND 3 TDO 4 GND 5 TDI 6 GND 7 TMS 8 GND 9 TCK 10 GND 11 3 3V 12 GND 13 AUTOWRITE 14 GND The...

Page 36: ...elow is not fitted and or access to the P0 P2 connections is not available Table 6 10 J16 Pin Assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 COM1_TXD 2 COM1_RXD 3 GND 4 GND 5 COM2_RXD 6 COM2_TXD GEIP does not supply a cable for connection to this header However a suitable cable may be constructed using RS Components parts 495 8290 crimp locking terminal and 495 8391 2 54 mm housing block 2 x 3 way or equival...

Page 37: ...Connectors 37 6 8 J600 to J602 Connectors OXB Connectors These provide the connection to the optional expander mezzanine If the mezzanine is not fitted neither are the connectors Figure 6 2 Rear Connector Positions and Numbering ...

Page 38: ...y Port Configurations Copper 24 copper rear only no fiber ports Conduction cooled build levels are only available in this configuration Topology Store and forward MAC Address 16 000 entries Priority Queues 8 per port software controlled with bandwidth provisioning Flow Control Back pressure for half duplex and IEEE 802 3x for full duplex Auto MDI MDIX Auto crossover available on all ports except o...

Page 39: ...2 1 Power Requirements The GBX24 require up to 45 W 9 A at 5 V allowing for in rush considerations etc The approximate power requirements are calculated as shown in Table A 2 Table A 2 Power Requirements Configuration Power Watts Current 5V No ports connected 23 4 6 A Per copper Gigabit port connected 0 8 0 16 A Per fiber port connected 0 5 0 1 A 24 copper ports 42 8 4 A 20 copper ports 4 fiber po...

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Page 41: ...ction cooled Environmental Specifications Build Style Temperature C Vibration Shock Humidity Comments Rugged Conduction cooled Level 4 Operating 40 to 75 at the thermal interface Storage 50 to 100 Random 0 1g2 Hz from 15 to 2000 Hz per MIL STD 810E Fig 514 4 8 for high performance aircraft 12g RMS 40g peak sawtooth 11 ms duration Up to 95 RH with varying temperature 10 cycles 240 hours Designed fo...

Page 42: ...nstructed on a multi layer double Eurocard and conforms to the dimensions specified in the ANSI VITA 1 1994 specification The dimensions shown below are in millimeters with inches in parentheses for general guidance only NOTE Optical cable connector protrusion adds a further 50 mm 2 to the dimensions shown below Figure A 3 Air cooled Dimensions ...

Page 43: ...ouble Eurocard and conforms to the dimensions specified in the IEEE 1101 2 The dimensions shown below are in millimeters with inches in parentheses for general guidance only Figure A 4 Conduction cooled Dimensions A 5 2 Weight The approximate weight of the board is Levels 1 to 3 875 g Levels 4 and 5 1080 g ...

Page 44: ...TES 1 On board optics are optional on build levels 1 to 3 only replacing copper ports 9 11 15 and 17 On board optics can be made available on build levels 4 and 5 However this affects the ruggedization requirements that can be accommodated see section A 4 and so is a non standard option only available on request Contact the factory for more details 2 The above table represents the available codes ...

Page 45: ...of industry standard connectors such as Serial I O Internal cables and a basic set of external cables are available These backplane and breakout modules are intended for development use in a benign environment and so are only available in level 1 or 2 build standards The backplane module for the GBX24 is the GBX24PIO For more details on the I O modules see the I O modules manual LINK I O Modules M...

Page 46: ... be found in the Glossary publication number GLOS1 GEIP GE Intelligent Platforms MDI X Crossover The GBX24 uses MDI X but it automatically adjusts for a MDI X link partner PHY A PHY connects a link layer device often called a MAC to a physical medium such as an optical fiber or copper cable RJ 45 An 8 pin connector used for connecting CAT5 cable to a data transmissions device VLAN OSI Layer 3 VLAN...

Page 47: ...n Numbering 30 37 Signal Descriptions 34 VMEbus 31 Cooling 14 41 D Dimensions 42 Documentation Conventions 3 E Electrical Specification 39 EMI EMC 19 Regulatory Compliance 13 Environmental Specifications 41 Equipment Number 16 F Features 24 Flammability 13 Front Panel 29 LEDs 26 Functional Description 24 G GBX24PIO See I O Modules H Handling 14 Heatsink 14 Humidity 41 I I O Modules 21 45 Identifyi...

Page 48: ...S Safety Notices 13 Serial Ports See P0 P2 P25 Connectors I O Modules Connection 20 Service Port See P0 J10 Connectors I O Modules Connection 20 Shock 41 Size 42 Software Support 44 Specifications 38 Electrical 39 Environmental 41 Mechanical 42 Technical 38 Storage Environment 41 Switched Ethernet Ports 21 System Set up 23 T Technical Help Contact Details 6 Technical Specification 38 U Unpacking 1...

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