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PCI Express to 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Host Bus Adapters User Guide
May 2013 Host Bus Adapter Characteristics
Characteristics of the LSI 6Gb/s HBAs
UART Connector (J5). The UART connector debug port requires a special cable and LSI support to gather detailed
IOC status.
3.1.17.4 Physical Characteristics
The LSISAS9217-4i4e HBA is a 6.6-in × 2.7-in., low-profile board. The component height on the top and bottom of the
LSISAS9217-4i4e HBA is in accordance with the PCIe specification. The following figure shows the board layout.
Figure 18 LSISAS9217-4i4e Board Layout
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EC1: PCIe x8-lane board edge connector
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J6: SFF-8088 mini-SAS, external, right-angle connectors
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J7: SFF-8087 mini-SAS, internal
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CR1: Heartbeat LED
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J5: UART connection
3.1.18 LSISAS9206-16e HBA Characteristics
The LSISAS9206-16e HBA supports active and passive copper cables, and optical cable.
3.1.18.1 Memory
The LSISAS9206-16e HBA provides two 4-M × 16-bit Flash ROMs for storing the firmware and BIOS.
3.1.18.2 LED
The two LSISAS9206-16e HBA heartbeat LEDs, CR4B1 and CR5B1, blink green to indicate that the HBA is capable of
general activity.
Table 31 LSISAS9217-4i4e UART Pinout
Pin Function
1 UART0_TX
2 Gnd
3 UART0_RX
4 +1.8 V
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*
*
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