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CHAPTER 2

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

Delivery Volume

Available Options

ESD

Warning

Initial Inspection

Installation preparation

General advice

Advice on VMEbus products

Advice on Batteries

Required items

Backplane and Power Supply

Keyboard and Mouse

Video Monitor

Minimum System Requirements

THE POST TEST

Installation of a plug-in board

Installation of the Rear Transition Module (VTM22)

Initial Power-On Operation

Entering the BIOS SETUP

CHAPTER 4

GETTING STARTED

Power Supply

Status indicator, Postcode and Beeps

Booting

Setup

Unexpected Resets

CHAPTER 5

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Page 1: ...GE Intelligent Platforms Hardware Reference Manual VR11 VP11 Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core Duo 6U VME SBC Second Edition Publication No HRMVR112E ...

Page 2: ...ange support chapter add sales addresses Copyright 2010 GE Intelligent Platforms Inc All rights reserved The VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual applies to the VR11 VP11 6U VME Single Board Computer revision 1 0 and above until superseded GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 2 ...

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Page 5: ...Electric waste disposal symbol with black bar as explained below The black bar underneath the waste bin symbol shows that the product was placed on the market after 13 August 2005 Alternatively the date of placed on the market is shown in place of the bar symbol CE conformance declaration CE certification is required in EU countries for equipment which is used or operated by the end user Products ...

Page 6: ...ir boards using their own card cages chassis Test results of these tests are available upon request Corporate addresses Corporate headquarters GE Intelligent Platforms Inc 2500 Austin Drive Charlottesville VA 22911 U S A Phone 1 800 322 3616 Web www ge ip com Regional headquarters US Germany Americas Pacific Rim Japan Korea China Philippines AUS NZ Germany GE Intelligent Platforms Inc GE Intellige...

Page 7: ...pter 6 contains notes on system resources Chapter 7 describes the functional blocks Chapter 8 details electrical and environmental specifications Appendix A describes the VME Transition Module VTM22 Appendix B shows details of the PMC sockets Appendix C explains the Vx9 and Vx11 compatibility Appendix D describes support and warranty conditions and procedures Please observe all safety instructions...

Page 8: ...y themselves They are components for integration into operational systems or add ons to such systems The products have been designed to meet relevant regulatory standards like FCC and CE As mandated by these standards conformance to these standards can only be certified for complete operational systems This has to be done by the end user or by the systems integrator in their operational systems GE...

Page 9: ...roducts a warranty of 24 months from the date of delivery For details regarding this warranty refer to Terms Conditions of the initial sale Please see chapter Support Service and Warranty Information for further details on repairs and product support For support on the web and product information visit our website at http www ge ip com GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual S...

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Page 11: ... declaration 5 Corporate addresses 6 INTRODUCTION WELCOME 7 Typographic Conventions 8 Product Properties 8 Certification 8 Altitude 8 Options 8 Support Service and Warranty 9 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS 11 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 19 Board Design 20 Design Features 22 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 11 ...

Page 12: ...kplane and Power Supply 34 Keyboard and Mouse 34 Video Monitor 35 Minimum System Requirements 35 THE POST TEST 35 Installation of a plug in board 36 Installation of the Rear Transition Module VTM22 36 Initial Power On Operation 36 Entering the BIOS SETUP 37 CHAPTER 4 GETTING STARTED 39 Power Supply 39 Status indicator Postcode and Beeps 40 Booting 40 Setup 41 Unexpected Resets 41 CHAPTER 5 INTERFA...

Page 13: ...tional 55 VGA Interface P4200 56 USB Interfaces P1680 P1681 57 PMC1 Connectors P6201 P6202 and P6203 58 PMC2 Connectors P7201 P7202 59 PMC I O Connector P6204 and P7204 61 Transition Module 61 CHAPTER 6 RESOURCES 63 Memory Map 63 Register Set 63 Standard Register Set 64 Plug and Play Devices 64 Interrupts 65 APIC Controller 66 CHAPTER 7 FUNCTION BLOCKS 67 Processor 67 Memory Controller 67 Interrup...

Page 14: ...imer 72 LED 72 Reset Button 73 Speaker 73 CHAPTER 8 SPECIFICATIONS 76 Power Consumption 76 Onboard Lithium Battery 78 Not powered by the system 78 Powered by the system 79 Battery removal and replacement 80 5VSTDBY 80 Environment Conditions 81 Card edge temperatures for VR11 style 8 83 Electrical Characteristics 83 Supply voltage range 84 GPIO 0 7 84 Isolation 84 Board layout drawings 85 Placement...

Page 15: ...2 SATA connectors 102 Headphone Out connector 103 SPDIF connector 103 Audio connector 104 CD IN connector 104 Line IN connector 104 Placement Plan VTM22V0 105 APPENDIX B PCI MEZZANINE CARD PMC SLOT 107 Electrical characteristics 107 Mounting of PMC module 108 Secondary Thermal Interface 109 APPENDIX C VX11 AND VX9 COMPATIBILITY 111 Basic compatibility 111 Front I O 111 Rear I O 112 APPENDIX D SUPP...

Page 16: ... Figure 15 USB 57 Figure 16 USB pin assignment 57 Figure 17 Battery current versus temperature 78 Figure 18 Battery current versus time 79 Figure 19 Battery removal 80 Figure 20 Air temperature vs air speed 82 Figure 21 Component side of VR11 V0 86 Figure 22 Bottom side of VR11 V0 87 Figure 23 Component side of VR11 V1 88 Figure 24 Bottom side of VR11 V0 89 Figure 25 VTM22 Transition Module 92 Fig...

Page 17: ...dditional devices 71 Table 24 BIOS power up status 73 Table 25 Power consumption CPU dependent 77 Table 26 Power consumption DRAM dependent 77 Table 27 Environment conditions 81 Table 28 Shock vibration parameters 81 Table 29 Maximum height usage 82 Table 30 Card edge temperatures for style 8 83 Table 31 Supply voltages 83 Table 32 Supply voltage range 84 Table 33 GPIO IN signal levels 84 Table 34...

Page 18: ...tion Page 18 Table 52 VTM22 SATA HD direct 103 Table 53 VTM22 Headphone Out 103 Table 54 VTM22 SPDIF 103 Table 55 VTM22 Audio 104 Table 56 VTM22 CD IN 104 Table 57 VTM22 LINE IN 104 Table 58 Electrical characteristics 107 Table 59 Rear I O pin assignments for Vx9 Vx11 112 ...

Page 19: ...omputer Both boards are based on the same PCB All further occurrences of the board s names will be referred to as the VR11 Any further specification in this document referring to VR11 can be applied to VR11 and VP11 unless otherwise noted Figure 1 VR11 board GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 19 ...

Page 20: ...fter the installation of several add in cards Extension boards can be connected via the VME interface The minimal board size and the large number of I Os and functions allow the VR11 to be used in many applications See the following block diagram for the boards design GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 20 ...

Page 21: ...Figure 2 VR11 Block diagram GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 21 ...

Page 22: ...orage support password protection headless support remote console via serial port EEPROM Serial 512 Kbit for user data CMOS RAM 242 byte non volatile RAM for BIOS configuration storage Hard Flash Disk Onboard mountable 2 5 UDMA5 100 MB s hard disk or FlashDrive Keyboard Mouse On USB connector with PS 2 style emulation USB Two front not in conduction cooled style and 2 rear USB 2 0 ports Watchdog W...

Page 23: ... bus master IDE for two external devices and one onboard 2 5 hard flash disk Important note The primary IDE signals are shared with some PMC2IO signals The primary IDE is only available in the configuration with partial PMC IO or without PMC2 In the configuration with partial PMC IO PMC2IO31 to PMC2IO60 PMC2IO63 and PMC2IO64 are not available Make sure that the PMC IO pins on the PMC module don t ...

Page 24: ...us PCI bus to VMEbus controller up to 60 MByte s transfer rates FIFOs for write posting DMA controller with linked list support Geographical addressing VMEbus system controller Master including RMW and Slave including RETRY transfer modes BLT ADOH RMW RETRY A64 A32 A24 A16 D32 D16 D8 SCT BLT D64 MBLT 2eVME 2eSST Temperature Sensors This sensor measures the temperatures of the CPU die and on an onb...

Page 25: ...g Optional RoHS Compliant MTBF Calculations are available in accordance with MIL HDBK 217 Safety Designed to meet standard UL1950 CE class A FCC A Styles available Table 1 Styles available VR11 RoHS 1 3 6 8 Front panel yes yes yes Extended temp yes yes yes Parts soldered yes yes Front stiffener yes Middle stiffener yes yes Wedge locks yes Conformal coating yes yes Conduction cooling yes Lithium ba...

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Page 27: ... and before the product is integrated into your system Delivery Volume Please check that the delivered package contains the following items Qty Item Purpose 1 VR11 or VP11 VME Single Board Computer 1 CD ROM Technical Product Information with driver software and manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format The manual files are also available through the World Wide Web from our Web Server http www ge ip com ...

Page 28: ...ly facilitated by the use of anti static mats From the time the board is removed from the anti static bag until it is in the card cage and functioning properly extreme care should be taken to avoid zapping the board with ESD You should be aware that you could zap the board without you knowing it a small discharge imperceptible to the eye and touch can often be enough to damage electronic component...

Page 29: ... system This will certainly save time and avoid trouble Observe all precautions for electrostatic sensitive modules If the product contains batteries please do not place the board on conductive surfaces antistatic plastic or sponge which can cause shocks and lead to battery or board trace damage Please do not exceed the specified operational temperatures Note that batteries and storage devices mig...

Page 30: ...tion and long term reliability When unpacking the board and whenever handling it thereafter be sure to hold the board by the front panel as shown Do not hold the board by the circuit card edges the heat sink or the connectors GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 30 ...

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Page 33: ... below Connect all IO cables Once you are certain that all modules are correctly fitted into the system and all connections have been made properly restore the power General advice Please observe all safety procedures to avoid damaging system and protect operators and users Before installing or removing any board please ensure that the system power and external supplies have been turned off Check ...

Page 34: ...eries There is danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by GE Intelligent Platforms Dispose of used batteries according to instructions of GE Intelligent Platforms and applicable local regulations Required items The following items are required to start the board in a standard configuration Backplane and Power Supply You w...

Page 35: ...cksum must be valid meaning that it must be readable CPU must be able to read all forms of memory such as the memory controller memory bus and memory module The first 64 KB of memory must be operational and have the capability to be read and written to and from and capable of containing the POST code I O bus controller must be accessible I O bus must be able to write read from the video subsystem ...

Page 36: ...ug the monitor into this connector Make sure that your selected chassis supports this type of rear I O transition module After making sure that you have installed the VR11 properly into your VME backplane apply power to your monitor and then the VME supply When the board is completely reset the processor should begin executing initial BIOS resident routines Note If the VR11 was ordered without vid...

Page 37: ...escribed above some damage may have occurred in shipping or the board is not installed or setup properly Contact GE Intelligent Platforms technical support as described in chapter Support Service and Warranty Information for further instructions If a non working configuration has been stored please press the END key during boot up This clears the CMOS settings and stops the video output at an earl...

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Page 39: ... operation It might be necessary to add a load to the 12 V to ensure correct voltage levels on 3 3 V and 5 V If you ever see the board not starting well or doing resets at random states please check the voltage of the three supply voltages at the backplane When measuring there you can use a standard digital multimeter and you have to attach it to the backplane at positions where no high current is...

Page 40: ...ng steps are done by hardware On the VR11 family all voltages at the backplane are monitored until they reach a first trip point which is 2 5 V at the 5 V 3 3 V After this the onboard voltages are raised up in a controlled manner to the externally supplied value The continuous red Status LED shows that all circuitry is in reset All onboard DC DC converters are ramped up When all onboard supply vol...

Page 41: ...yboard DEL key at the right moment Especially when using a slow starting monitor it might be too late to wait for the CRT to show the message Press DEL to enter Setup Better look for the LED and press DEL as soon as the LED goes from amber to green blinking When you are using add on cards with external BIOS you can hit the DEL key while their BIOS runs When you miss the right moment to press the D...

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Page 43: ...cular interface includes a graphics illustration of the connector and a pin assignment table as well as notes on certain signal line characteristics if necessary For information on the interface of expansion and transition modules please refer to the appropriate chapters in the appendices of this manual GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 43 ...

Page 44: ...ation of interfaces on the front panel of the VR11 single slot board Figure 7 Front panel on single slot board Refer to the drawing for the location of interfaces on the front panel of the VP11 dual slot board GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 44 ...

Page 45: ...VME connectors to be able to use the PMC options and to avoid damage to the VMEbus carrier base board VR11 in this case The correlation between PMC add on modules and routing of I O signals from to the VME backplane via the VR11 needs to be compliant on both ends VMEbus Connector P1 P7301 The following table lists the pin assignments of connector P1 The connector is compatible to the P1 connector ...

Page 46: ...CKIN N C A17 reserved 22 GND IACKOUT N C A16 3 3 V 23 reserved AM4 GND A15 reserved 24 GND A07 IRQ7 A14 3 3 V 25 reserved A06 IRQ6 A13 reserved 26 GND A05 IRQ5 A12 3 3 V 27 reserved A04 IRQ4 A11 reserved 28 GND A03 IRQ3 A10 3 3 V 29 reserved A02 IRQ2 A09 reserved 30 GND A01 IRQ1 A08 3 3 V 31 reserved 12 V 5 V STDBY 12 V GND 32 GND 5 V 5 V 5 V 5 V VMEbus Connector P2 P7302 The following table lists...

Page 47: ...9 PMC1IO33 C1_RXD 18 GND PMC1IO36 VMED20 PMC1IO35 C1_RTS 19 SCL PMC1IO38 VMED21 PMC1IO37 C1_TXD 20 GND PMC1IO40 VMED22 PMC1IO39 C1_CTS 21 SDA PMC1IO42 VMED23 PMC1IO41 C1_DTR 22 GND PMC1IO44 GND PMC1IO43 C1_RI 23 VGA_HSYN PMC1IO46 VMED24 PMC1IO45 C2_DCD 24 GND PMC1IO48 VMED25 PMC1IO47 C2_DSR 25 VGA_VSYN PMC1IO50 VMED26 PMC1IO49 C2_RXD 26 GND PMC1IO52 VMED27 PMC1IO51 C2_RTS 27 VGA_BLUE PMC1IO54 VMED...

Page 48: ...IO24 PMC2IO23 PMC2IO22 PMC2IO21 GND 12 PMC2IO30 PMC2IO29 PMC2IO28 PMC2IO27 PMC2IO26 GND 13 PHD06 PHD08 PHD07 PMC2IO32 PHD_RST GND 14 PHD11 PHD04 PHD10 PHD05 PHD09 GND 15 PHD01 PHD13 PHD02 PHD12 PHD03 GND 16 PMC2IO50 PMC2IO49 PHD15 PHD00 PHD14 GND 17 PHD_DACK PHD_IORDY PHD_IOR PHD_IOW PHD_DRQ GND 18 PHD_A2 PHD_A0 PHD_ATA PHD_A1 IRQ14 GND 19 N C PHD_CS1 PHD_CS0 PMC2IO62 PMC2IO61 GND Signal groups ID...

Page 49: ...09 GND 15 PHD01 PHD13 PHD02 PHD12 PHD03 GND 16 PMC2IO50 PMC2IO49 PHD15 PHD00 PHD14 GND 17 PHD_DACK PHD_IORDY PHD_IOR PHD_IOW PHD_DRQ GND 18 PHD_A2 PHD_A0 PHD_ATA PHD_A1 IRQ14 GND 19 N C PHD_CS1 PHD_CS0 PMC2IO62 PMC2IO61 GND Signal groups PMC I O signals PM2CIO_ Gigabit Ethernet LPA_ and LPB_ Serial ATA SATA_ and SATA_ Note 1 3 3V_SW switched on after ramp up This is the only 3 3 VDC source for the...

Page 50: ...2IO39 PMC2IO38 PMC2IO37 PMC2IO36 GND 15 PMC2IO45 PMC2IO44 PMC2IO43 PMC2IO42 PMC2IO41 GND 16 PMC2IO50 PMC2IO49 PMC2IO48 PMC2IO47 PMC2IO46 GND 17 PMC2IO55 PMC2IO54 PMC2IO53 PMC2IO52 PMC2IO51 GND 18 PMC2IO60 PMC2IO59 PMC2IO58 PMC2IO57 PMC2IO56 GND 19 N C PMC2IO64 PMC2IO63 PMC2IO62 PMC2IO61 GND Signal groups IDE Hard disk signals PHD_ and PHD_ Gigabit Ethernet LPA_ and LPB_ Note 1 3 3V_SW switched on ...

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Page 52: ...13 14 13 HD_D2 HD_D14 16 15 HD_D1 HD_D15 18 17 HD_D0 NC 20 19 GND GND 22 21 HD_DRQ0 GND 24 23 HD_IOW GND 26 25 HD_IOR NC 28 27 HD_RDY GND 30 29 HD_DAK NC 32 31 HD_IRQ DIAG 34 33 HD_A1 HD_A2 36 35 HD_A0 HD_CS1 38 37 HD_CS0 GND 40 39 DASP 5V 42 41 5V NC 44 43 GND GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 52 ...

Page 53: ...nment Table 10 Ethernet 1 2 connectors Name 10 100base Name 1000base Ethernet1 2 TxD LP_DA 1 TxD LP_DA 2 RxD LP_DB 3 NC LP_DC 4 NC LP_DC 5 RxD LP_DB 6 NC LP_DD 7 NC LP_DD 8 Two LED s LED1 green and LED2 yellow are integrated in each of the RJ45 connector These LED s indicates the link status of the interface GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 53 ...

Page 54: ...ith the Fast Ethernet front option the connector is located in the front panel Figure 12 Fast Ethernet connector layout Serial Port COM1 P2200 The VR11 offers two RS232 serial ports All COM ports are accessible via the transition module additionally COM1 only RS232 is accessible via the front panel connector GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 54 ...

Page 55: ...used Table 12 COM1 pin assignments Name RS232 Name RS422 485 only on rear P2200 RJ45 on front panel DSR TXD 1 DCD TXD 2 DTR RXD 3 GND GND 4 RXD RTS 5 TXD CTS 6 CTS CTS 7 RTS RTS 8 RI RXD Not available on front RJ45 cable optional A short cable is optionally available to convert the RJ45 style RS232 without RI mechanically electrically to a Sub D9 connector see table below The pin assignment for th...

Page 56: ... 1 DTR 3 4 GND 4 5 RXD 5 2 TXD 6 3 CTS 7 8 RTS 8 7 RI n a 9 VGA Interface P4200 The monitor signals are available at the front panel on a standard 15 pin female D Sub connector Figure 14 VGA interface GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 56 ...

Page 57: ...fuse For normal operation don t exceed 100 mA current The fuse automatically recovers if the over current condition is removed USB Interfaces P1680 P1681 Two USB channels are available at the front panel and two USB channels are available on rear IO Figure 15 USB Figure 16 USB pin assignment GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 57 ...

Page 58: ... of the P64H2 PCI Bridge If an installed PMC card operates at 33 MHz only the PCI bus speed is reduced to 33 MHz With PCB version V1 the 64 bit PMC lot is PCI X capable with 66 100 133 MHz The PMC is electrically and mechanically compliant to the specification IEEE 1386 and 1386 1 with enhancements of the Processor PMC Standard VITA 32 2003 These enhancements provide pins for a second device IDSEL...

Page 59: ...D GND V I O AD14 GND 45 46 AD15 AD13 AD40 AD12 M66EN AD39 47 48 AD11 AD10 AD38 AD9 AD8 AD37 49 50 5V 3 3 V GND GND AD7 GND 51 52 C BE0 REQB AD36 AD6 3 3 V AD35 53 54 AD5 GNTB AD34 AD4 Reserved AD33 55 56 GND GND GND V I O NC V I O 57 58 AD3 EREADY AD32 AD2 GND Reserved 59 60 AD1 RSTOUT Reserved AD0 ACK64 Reserved 61 62 5 V 3 3 V GND GND GND GND 63 64 REQ64 NC Reserved a Weak 10kΩ pull down PDN to ...

Page 60: ...202 NC 12 V 01 02 12 V NC GND NC 03 04 PCIIRQG NC PCIIRQH NC 05 06 PCIIRQE GND NC GND 07 08 5 V Reserved PCIIRQF Reserved 09 10 Reserved Reserved GND PUP a 11 12 NC 3 3 V PCICLK PCIRST 13 14 GND PDN a GND 3 3 V 15 16 GNT1 PDN a REQ1 PME 17 18 5 V GND V I O AD30 19 20 AD31 AD29 AD28 GND 21 22 AD27 AD26 AD25 AD24 23 24 GND 3 3 V GND AD30 IDSEL 25 26 C BE3 AD23 AD22 3 3 V 27 28 AD21 AD20 AD19 AD18 29...

Page 61: ... traces are not connected to any onboard signal and signal routing is neither paired nor length matched to the backplane connectors Important note In the partial PMC IO configuration PMC2IO31 to PMC2IO60 PMC2IO63 and PMC2IO64 are not available Make sure that the PMC IO pins don t conflict with the IDE signals Transition Module Please refer to the appendix A for interface location and connector pin...

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Page 63: ...es Video RAM if enabled C0000 DFFFF 128 Kbytes Used by PCI ROMs VGA SCSI Ethernet E0000 FFFFF 128 Kbytes System BIOS 100000 3FFFFFFF depends on available DRAM Extended RAM 4000000 FFFBFFFF depends on available DRAM Dynamically used by PCI devices FEC00000 FFEFFFFF System devices FFF00000 FFFFFFFF 1 MB Kbytes System BIOS Register Set The following section provides an overview of the registers locat...

Page 64: ...x70h 0x71h RTC NMI Mask 0x80h 0x8Fh DMA Page register 0xA0h 0xA1h Interrupt Controller 2 0xB2h 0xB3h Power Management 0xC0h 0xDEh DMA Controller 2 0xF0h 0xF1h Coprocessor 0x100h 0x107h Reserved b 0x170h 0x177h Secondary IDE 0x1F0h 0x1F7h Primary IDE 0x278h 0x27Fh LPT 0x2E8h 0x2Efh COM port a 0x2F8h 0x2FFh COM port a 0x3E8h 0x3Efh COM port a 0x3F8h 0x3FFh COM1 port a a Via setup four address ranges...

Page 65: ...ck IRQ09 Power Management Contr IRQ10 PnP PCI b IRQ11 PnP PCI b IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse a IRQ13 Numeric Coprocessor IRQ14 External IDE d IRQ15 Onboard IDE e NMI Parity Error ECC Error System Error a Emulated interrupt from USB keyboard mouse b Interrupts are available for Plug and Play PCI devices d This interrupt is available for other devices when the primary IDE is disabled in SETUP or when IDE is con...

Page 66: ...han the 8259 Briefly these differences are Method of Interrupt Transmission The I O APIC transmits interrupts through processor FSB and interrupts are handled without the need for the processor to run an interrupt acknowledge cycle Interrupt Priority The priority of interrupts in the I O APIC is independent of the interrupt number For example interrupt 10 may be given a higher priority than interr...

Page 67: ...amically If this feature is active the VR11 will indicate it with short clicks at the speaker In case of a catastrophic die overheating above 125 C the VR11 switches off the processor core voltage Recovery from this catastrophic event can be done with a power off on cycle only Memory Controller The dual channel memory controller in the VR11 supports double data rate synchronous DRAM DDR2 with a da...

Page 68: ...contains three counters Each counter output provides a key system function Counter 0 is connected to interrupt controller input IRQ0 and provides a system timer interrupt for time of day floppy disk timeout and other system timing functions Counter 1 generates a refresh request signal and Counter 2 generates the sound for the speaker The following table gives an overview over the 8254 functions Ta...

Page 69: ...e primary EIDE interface two hard disks can be connected In this case one HDD must be configured as master and the other one as slave Read the hard disk manual to find out where these jumpers are located on your drive The optional 2 5 onboard disk is connected to an onboard EIDE connector secondary EIDE interface Using EIDE and SCSI devices MS DOS 6 22 can handle up to seven hard disks at a time T...

Page 70: ...ezzanine Card PMC Interfaces create an additional slot for parallel mounted expander or option cards Please see chapter PCI Mezzanine Card PMC of this manual for further details Ethernet Interface The Ethernet controller 82571 from Intel used with the VR11 is a high performance dual Gigabit Ethernet 10 100 1000 Mbit PCI controller Both channels are available on the VR11 Front or rear Ethernet can ...

Page 71: ...vices via the user software An X at bit 0 represents the R W bit Temperature Sensor LM86 A LM86 temperature sensor is implemented on the VR11 board The sensor is located close to the CPU and shows the die temperature of the CPU and the local onboard temperature The sensor has an over temperature output integrated and this can be used to take actions like reducing the CPU speed For programming info...

Page 72: ... the VR11 offers a software controlled hardware two stage counter with independent count values for each stage First stage generates an INT or SMI The second stage issuing a reset signal if its time out interval expires The configurable granularity reaches from 1us to 10 min For more information please see the Intel 6300ESB I O Controller Hub datasheet and the Board Specific Hardware Programmer s ...

Page 73: ...stem halted or reset Red on Reset Button There is a Reset Button on the front panel An external Reset button may be connected between the appropriate IO connector at the rear side and GND Speaker An internal buzzer is implemented on the VR11 except on a VR11 style 8 An external standard PC compatible speaker may be connected between the appropriate IO connector at the rear side and 5 V GE Intellig...

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Page 76: ...o tables are intended to help you calculate the power consumption of a VR11 system Select power consumption depending on configuration in both tables and add them together for total power consumption Also add any other extra power consumption as described in the footnotes of both tables For measurement purposes the VR11 board is mounted on a VME backplane During measurement the power consumption o...

Page 77: ...ll cache access mid range temperature BIOS POST during memory initialization Windows XP 3D graphics active both Gigabit and the Fast Ethernet channels linked 3 3 V 3 3 V 3 3 V 512 MB 1 bank 9 devices 8 4 A 11 7 A 9 3 A 1 GB 2 banks 18 devices 8 7 A 12 0 A 9 6 A 2 GB 4 banks 36 devices 9 2 A 12 7 A 10 1 A 4 GB 4 banks 36 devices 9 2 A 12 7 A 10 1 A for every Ethernet channel linked to gigabit pleas...

Page 78: ...ture and power status The diagram below shows discharge if board is not powered from the system i e if battery has to supply all current for the clock circuits 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 10 0 12 0 14 0 16 0 25 35 45 50 55 65 75 Temp C Load µA measured 20 Figure 17 Battery current versus temperature At temperatures lower than 25 C use the value at 25 C Actually power usage is lower which means longer oper...

Page 79: ...ery is not supplying power to the clock circuits However self discharge happens Typical self discharge rates are less than 0 3 percent per year with respect to a fully loaded battery at an ambient temperature of 25 C Self discharge rates increase by less than 3 percent per year for temperature values up to 95 C The battery has a user accessible holder on the VR11 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11...

Page 80: ... apply pressure in order to not break the socket The battery should slide forward out of the holder Pressure can be alternated between the two sides to get the battery to slide out of the socket The battery should slide forward enough that it could be removed from the socket A new battery can be installed by sliding it into the holder Make sure to observe correct polarity 5VSTDBY The RTC can be su...

Page 81: ...y input to avoid the power on oscillator start time and to keep the date and time information Environment Conditions Ambient temperatures and humidity values for theVR11 Table 27 Environment conditions Style 1 Style 3 6 8 High Temperature Storage Operating see diagram below 85 C 85 C Low Temperature Storage Operating 40 C 0 C 40 C 40 C Temperature Shock Storage Operating 10 C min 5 C min 20 C min ...

Page 82: ...rst thermal contact both cores at 100 C are running a thermal design power instruction mix 30 0 40 0 50 0 60 0 70 0 80 0 1 1 5 2 2 5 3 free Airspeed into Slot m s Air Input Temperature C L2400 Core Duo 1 67GHz L7400 Core 2Duo 1 5GHz T2500 Core Duo 2 0GHz T7400 Core 2Duo 2 16GHz Figure 20 Air temperature vs air speed This diagram is based on estimated data and may change 0 5 m s airflow means conve...

Page 83: ...on and thermal limits in calculating the max operating temperature Card edge temperatures for VR11 style 8 Table 30 Card edge temperatures for style 8 Processor Card edge temperature style 8 Core 2 Duo LV 1 5 GHz 70 C Core 2 Duo 2 16 GHz 60 C Core Duo ULV 1 2 GHz 70 C Core Duo LV 1 67 GHz 70 C Core Duo 2 0 GHz 65 C These values do not include temperature variations due to PMC modules For even more...

Page 84: ...45 V When used as outputs the following signal levels are supplied Table 34 GPIO OUT signal levels level voltage low 0 4 V at 6 mA sinking high 2 4 V at 3 mA sourcing Isolation The Isolation of the Ethernet outputs whether front or rear is limited to 500 V peak against GND and any other supply voltage By itself the onboard digital ground GND and the front panel chassis frame ground FGND are isolat...

Page 85: ...ease check for correct revision of layout drawings They are inserted here in ascending order if there is more than one version In case of doubt consult GE Intelligent Platforms GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 85 ...

Page 86: ...Placement Plan Component Side VR11 V0 Figure 21 Component side of VR11 V0 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 86 ...

Page 87: ...Placement Plan Bottom Side VR11 V0 Figure 22 Bottom side of VR11 V0 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 87 ...

Page 88: ...Placement Plan Component Side VR11 V1 Figure 23 Component side of VR11 V1 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 88 ...

Page 89: ...Placement Plan Bottom Side VR11 V1 Figure 24 Bottom side of VR11 V0 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 89 ...

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Page 91: ...not connect the 3 3V_SW pin to 3 3 V pins damage may occur Please note You either can use a DVI display on P4100 or a standard VGA Monitor Display connected to P4001 or a standard VGA Monitor Display via a DVI to VGA adaptor connected to P4100 You never can use two display devices connected to the transition module If you want to have two display outputs you will have to connect one to the front o...

Page 92: ...Figure 25 VTM22 Transition Module GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 92 ...

Page 93: ...me P1800 Name GND 2 1 RST_DRV HD_D8 4 3 HD_D7 HD_D9 6 5 HD_D6 HD_D10 8 7 HD_D5 HD_D11 10 9 HD_D4 HD_D12 12 11 HD_D3 HD_D13 14 13 HD_D2 HD_D14 16 15 HD_D1 HD_D15 18 17 HD_D0 NC 20 19 GND GND 22 21 HD_DRQ0 GND 24 23 HD_IOW GND 26 25 HD_IOR NC 28 27 HD_RDY GND 30 29 HD_DAK0 NC 32 31 HD_IRQ NC 34 33 HD_A1 HD_A2 36 35 HD_A0 HD_CS3 38 37 HD_CS1 GND 40 39 NC Ethernet Interface 10 100 1000BaseT P5000 P550...

Page 94: ... LP_DC 5 RxD LP_DB 6 NC LP_DD 7 NC LP_DD 8 Two LED s LED1 green and LED2 yellow are integrated in each of the RJ45 connector These LED s indicate the link status of the interface Table 37 VTM22 LEDs LED1 green Function On Link Off No link LED2 yellow Function On blink Tx Rx activity Off No activity GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 94 ...

Page 95: ...ble for RS 232 or RS 422 485 operation Important note COM1 is accessible via an RJ45 type front panel connector P2200 and via other connectors at the rear The front panel connector has only 8 pins It does not support the Ring Indicator RI on RS232 and it does not support RS422 485 because it is missing RXD negative Receive Data RS422 485 is available only on rear connections The RS485 output drive...

Page 96: ...6 DTR RXD 4 7 RI RXD 9 8 GND 5 9 5 V fused 10 Note P2203 is DB9 P2201 is pin header on VTM22 VGA Interface P4001 The VGA monitor signals are available on the 10 pin male header P4001 shared with the DVI I connector P4100 You either can use a DVI display on P4100 or a standard VGA Monitor Display connected to P4001 or a standard VGA Monitor Display via a DVI to VGA adaptor connected to P4100 You ne...

Page 97: ...7 9 DVI I connector P4100 The VTM22 provides a DVI I connector to connect DVI capable monitors Both digital and analog video signals are provided For the digital signals the Transition Minimized Differential Signaling TMDS is used The maximum resolution with a VR11 is limited to 1024x768 Figure 27 DVI I connector layout GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Pa...

Page 98: ... analog pin assignments Pin Signal name C1 RED Analog Red Video C2 GREEN Analog Green Video C3 BLUE Analog Blue Video C4 HSYNC Analog Horizontal Sync C5 GND Note The graphics controller supports the functions TMDS and analog RGB but only one function is available at the same time The RGB Signals are shared between P4000 and P4001 USB connectors P1600 P1601 Two channels are available at the standar...

Page 99: ... 46 VTM22 Miscellaneous Connector Name P2000 Name M1LINK 1 2 M1ACT M2LINK 3 4 M2ACT GND 5 6 RST_BUT FUSE_VCC 7 8 SPEAKER FUSE_VCC 9 10 NC FUSE_VCC 11 12 STATUS_LED FUSE_VCC 13 14 NC GND 15 16 NC FUSE_VCC 17 18 NC GND 19 20 NC FUSE_VCC 21 22 USB1 USB1 23 24 USB0 USB0 25 26 GND GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 99 ...

Page 100: ...Cx_IO13 13 14 PMCx_IO14 PMCx_IO15 15 16 PMCx_IO16 PMCx_IO17 17 18 GND PMCx_IO18 PMCx_IO19 19 20 PMCx_IO20 5V PMCx_IO21 21 22 PMCx_IO22 PMCx_IO23 23 24 PMCx_IO24 PMCx_IO25 25 26 3 3 V PMCx_IO26 PMCx_IO27 27 28 PMCx_IO28 GND PMCx_IO29 29 30 PMCx_IO30 PMCx_IO31 31 32 PMCx_IO32 PMCx_IO33 33 34 GND PMCx_IO34 PMCx_IO35 35 36 PMCx_IO36 5 V PMCx_IO37 37 38 PMCx_IO38 PMCx_IO39 39 40 PMCx_IO40 PMCx_IO41 41 ...

Page 101: ...IO23 23 24 PMCx_IO24 PMCx_IO25 25 26 PMCx_IO26 PMCx_IO27 27 28 PMCx_IO28 PMCx_IO29 29 30 PMCx_IO30 PMCx_IO31 31 32 PMCx_IO32 PMCx_IO33 33 34 PMCx_IO34 PMCx_IO35 35 36 PMCx_IO36 PMCx_IO37 37 38 PMCx_IO38 PMCx_IO39 39 40 PMCx_IO40 PMCx_IO41 41 42 PMCx_IO42 PMCx_IO43 43 44 PMCx_IO44 PMCx_IO45 45 46 PMCx_IO46 PMCx_IO47 47 48 PMCx_IO48 PMCx_IO49 49 50 PMCx_IO50 PMCx_IO51 51 52 PMCx_IO52 PMCx_IO53 53 54...

Page 102: ... GND 1 3 5 7 9 11 NC 12 13 14 SATA connectors Table 50 VTM22 SATA 0 Name P1700 SATATX0 2 SATATX0 3 SATARX0 5 SATARX0 6 GND 1 4 7 Table 51 VTM22 SATA 1 Name P1701 SATATX1 2 SATATX1 3 SATARX1 5 SATARX1 6 GND 1 4 7 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 102 ...

Page 103: ...e 53 VTM22 Headphone Out Name P2900 Headphone out left 2 Headphone out right 5 GND 1 NC 3 4 Note Left and right channels are opposite to standard The above pin assignment represents the actual configuration on the VTM22 SPDIF connector Table 54 VTM22 SPDIF Name P2901 SPDIF out 3 VCC3 2 GND 1 NC 4 5 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 103 ...

Page 104: ...r Table 56 VTM22 CD IN Name P2904 CD in left 1 CD in right 4 CD GND 2 3 Line IN connector Table 57 VTM22 LINE IN Name P2905 Line in left 2 Line in right 5 GND 1 3 4 Note Left and right channels are opposite to standard The above pin assignment represents the actual configuration on the VTM22 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 104 ...

Page 105: ...Placement Plan VTM22V0 Figure 28 Placement plan VTM22 V0 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 105 ...

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Page 107: ...tion A 5 V key is mounted on PMC2 for 5 V compatible PMC cards A 3 V key is mounted on PMC1 for 3 3 V compatible PMC cards Electrical characteristics Table 58 Electrical characteristics Parameter Comment Value I3 3 V Max current on 3 3 V Pins 1 5 A c I5 V Max current on 5 V Pins 1 A c I 12 V Max current on 12 V Pin 0 1 A I 12 V a Max current on 12 V Pin 0 1 A V I O b P Voltage for PCI IO Max power...

Page 108: ...er of the PMC slot 3 Take PMC from inside through front panel and push connectors together 4 Verify correct installation of EMC gasket 5 Fix PMC on host boards with 4 screws Screws must be locked with Loctite 243 Figure 29 Mounting of PMC module on VR11 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 108 ...

Page 109: ...e board then you can remove them Use a matching TORX screw driver to remove the Secodary Thermal Interfaces For mounting use a torque of 0 3 Nm to fix the screws or use minimum force to tighten the screws Add only a short turn 1 16th when the screw starts to get tight Figure 30 Mounting of Secondary Thermal Interface on PMC module GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second...

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Page 111: ...B It has an XMC PMC slot an additional Fast Ethernet port on the front two SATA channels two USB connectors at the front panel onboard audio and a superior graphics solution The existing transition module VTM21 can be used for the Vx11 if no new functions are required Front I O The Vx11 offers a second USB port on the front panel instead of the removed PS 2 connectors The serial port connector is ...

Page 112: ...primary and or 3 5 3 5 3 P0 PMC 2 I O P0 3 5 3 5 3 SATA1 and or P0 PMC 2 I O PMC 2 O P0 SATA2 and or P0 PMC 2 I O PMC 2 O P0 Audio and or P0 PMC 2 I O PMC 2 O P0 VGA2 and or P0 PMC 2 I O PMC 2 O P0 DVI I or 4 4 4 P2 GPIO P2 4 4 4 P2 VGA P2 1 1 P2 Keyboard Mouse P2 P2 Reset P2 P2 LEDs P2 P2 USB 0 P2 P2 USB 1 P2 2 2 P2 COM1 P2 P2 COM2 P2 P2 PMC 1 I O P2 P2 VME bus P2 GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP...

Page 113: ... is not used Partly PMC 2 rear I O if IDE primary is used 4 DVI I DVI D pins are shared with GPIO pins 5 PMC 2 rear I O is not possible if Ethernet 1 2 or VGA on the front are used because the PMC cannot installed on the SBC in this case Note If onboard hard disk flash drive is used than no PMC 2 is available GE Intelligent Platforms VR11 VP11 Hardware Reference Manual Second Edition Page 113 ...

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