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ConnectX EN Dual Port Ethernet Network Interface Cards With PCI Express x8 User’s Manual

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Rev 0.30

Mellanox Technologies

1.2 Mellanox Part Numbering Legend

Table 4 describes the Mellanox Technologies adapter cards part numbering legend.

For example, the part number MNEH28-XTC describes Mellanox Technologies’ ConnectX EN NIC with dual 
10GBASE-CX4 ports, a PCIe2.0 x8 2.5GT/s interface, no on-board memory (mem-free), a tall PCI bracket, and 
RoHS R5 compliance. Using the legend,

• field M =M to indicate a Mellanox Technologies product,
• field H = N to indicate a Network Interface Card,
• field T =E to indicate 10GBase-CX4 (copper CX4 with media adapter support),
• field S =H to indicate the ConnectX family,
• field # =2 to indicate two ports,
• field I = 8 to indicate PCI Express 2.0 x8 running at 2.5GT/s,
• field X = X to indicate no on-board memory,
• field B = T to indicate a tall bracket, and
• field R = C to indicate RoHS R5 (w/ Exemptions) compliance

Table 4 - Mellanox 

Adapter 

Cards Part Numbering Key

Adapter Card 

OPN

MHTS#I-XBR

Field

Decoder

M

Mellanox 

 

Technologies

H

Adapter Type

H = InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter, N = Ethernet Network Interface Card, S = Express 
Module

T

Media

E = 10GBASE-CX4*, G = 10GBASE-CX4*, K = 10GBASE-SR (XFP), 

 

T = 10GBASE- UTP (Twisted Pair), P = 10GBASE-SR(SFP+) 

 

 
* = with powered connector

S

Silicon

H = ConnectX 

#

# ports

1 = 1, 2 = 2, 

I

Host Interface

 8 = PCIe x8, 9 = PCIe (SerDes @ 5.0 GT/s)

G

Generation

<blank> = Initial product generation B = 2nd Generation board

-

Separator

X

Memory Size

X = MemFree

B

Bracket

S = Short, T = Tall, N = None

R

RoHS

<blank> = non RoHS, C = RoHS w/ Exemption, R = RoHS Lead-Free

Summary of Contents for ConnectX MNEH28-XSC

Page 1: ...Mellanox Technologies ConnectX EN Dual Port Ethernet Network Interface Cards User s Manual P N MNEH28 XSC MNEH28 XTC MNEH29 XSC MNEH29 XTC Rev 0 30...

Page 2: ...gies Inc All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies ConnectX EN Dual Port Ethernet Adapter Cards User s Manual Document Number 2844 2900 Stender Way San...

Page 3: ...d Firmware 14 3 3 Single Adapter Card Firmware Update 14 Chapter 4 Adapter Card Interfaces 15 4 1 I O Interfaces 15 4 2 I2C Compatible Interface 17 4 3 Power 17 4 4 Memory 17 4 5 VPDs 18 AppendixA Spe...

Page 4: ...re Requirements 11 Table 6 Jumper Configuration 17 Table 7 VPD Layout for MNEH28 XTC 18 Table 8 VPD Layout for MNEH28 XSC 19 Table 9 VPD Layout for MNEH29 XTC 19 Table 10 VPD Layout for MNEH29 XSC 21...

Page 5: ...gure 9 Extracting Connector Clip 30 Figure 10 Unscrew Bracket Screws 30 Figure 11 Rotate the Bracket to Detach it From the Card 31 Figure 12 Hold Kapton Label With Pincers 31 Figure 13 Place Label on...

Page 6: ...on 8 7 08 Table 1 Revision History Table Date Rev Comments Changes May 2008 0 3 changes according to MRD Requested by Tar April 2008 0 20 Changed link to MLNX OFED page and removed Confidential in foo...

Page 7: ...wnloads Mellanox Technologies Document Distribution System DDS http docs mellanox com requires a customer login account Document Conventions When discussing memory sizes MB and MBytes are used in this...

Page 8: ...azardous Substances RoHS compliant The cards differ in Bracket height short or tall PCI Express 2 0 with SerDes speed 2 5 GT s or 5 0 GT s 1 1 Adapter Cards Table 3 on page 8 lists the Ethernet NICs d...

Page 9: ...te the ConnectX family field 2 to indicate two ports field I 8 to indicate PCI Express 2 0 x8 running at 2 5GT s field X X to indicate no on board memory field B T to indicate a tall bracket and field...

Page 10: ...es 1 3 Finding the Mac Address and Serial Number on the Adapter Card All Mellanox Ethernet NICs have a label on the printed side of the adapter card that has the card serial number and the card MAC ad...

Page 11: ...s Requirement Description Hardware Minimum 3 GB of available space PCI Express x8 or x16 slots Software Operating Systems Distributions For Windows see WinIB ReadMe at https docs mellanox com dm WinIB...

Page 12: ...recommended 55 C 131 F Moreover to guarantee proper air flow allow at least 8cm 3 inches of clearance around the ventilation openings During periods of lightning activity do not work on the equipment...

Page 13: ...dard x8 edge connec tor Please consult the host machine documentation for instructions on how to install a PCI Express card Note When more than one PCI Slot is available first make sure to use the PCI...

Page 14: ...version of qualified firmware at the time of manufacturing Firmware is updated occasionally and the most recent firmware can be obtained from http www mellanox com through the Firmware downloads link...

Page 15: ...1 Port Numbering Each of the NIC cards is embedded with a media detect circuit that supports active cables and external fiber solu tions to be connected to the port connectors Fiber Solutions require...

Page 16: ...cal Link Indications Note The short bracket has the same port and LED footprint as the tall bracket Port 1 Port 2 Port Number LED Name Port 1 Physical Link Green Constant on indicates a good physical...

Page 17: ...information and packet data on the system memory 4 4 2 Flash Each of the NICs includes one 2MB SPI Flash device P N M25P16 VME6G by ST Microelectronics accessible via the Flash interface of the MT2540...

Page 18: ...th 0x15 22 PN MNEH28 XTC STR_SP C 43 VPD Keyword EC STR Engineering Change Level of the card rev 45 Length 0x2 46 Revision A1 STR PCB revision 48 VPD Keyword SN STR Serial Number 50 Length 0x18 51 Ser...

Page 19: ...0x2 46 Revision A1 STR PCB revision 48 VPD Keyword SN STR Serial Number 50 Length 0x18 51 Serial Number STR_SPC 00 00XXXX XX 75 VPD Keyword V0 STR Misc Information 77 Length 0x10 78 Data PCIe x8 STR_...

Page 20: ...al Number STR_SPC 00 00XXXX XX 75 VPD Keyword V0 STR Misc Information 77 Length 0x10 78 Data PCIe Gen2 x8 STR_SPC 94 VPD Keyword RV STR 96 Length 0x1 97 Data 0 96 CS0 98 Large Resource Type VPD W Tag...

Page 21: ...EC STR Engineering Change Level of the card rev 45 Length 0x2 46 Revision X1 STR PCB revision 48 VPD Keyword SN STR Serial Number 50 Length 0x18 51 Serial Number STR_SPC 00 00XXXX XX 75 VPD Keyword V0...

Page 22: ...n millimeters Figure 4 Schematic of the Ethernet Adapter Card With CX4 Connectors A 2 EMC Certification Statements Table 11 lists the approved EMC certification status per adapter card in different re...

Page 23: ...environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful inter ference to radio commu...

Page 24: ...e corrective actions A 2 7 MIC Statement Republic of Korea Korea s Regulation for Certification of Information and Communication Equipment requires EMC testing and cer tification for many electronic p...

Page 25: ...ng 0 5A max with active media adapter support Voltage Typ Power single port operation dual port operation Maximum Power single port operation dual port operation Temperature 12V 3 3V TBD TBD 9 63W TBD...

Page 26: ...ower single port operation dual port operation Maximum Power single port operation dual port operation Temperature 12V 3 3V TBD 11 73W TBD TBD 13 34W 0 C to 55 C Protocol Support Regulatory Ethernet Q...

Page 27: ...re 6 ConnectX CX4 Copper Connector Pinout Table 14 I2C Compatible Connector Pinout Connector Pin Number Adapter Card Signal Name 1 SPSDA 2 SPSCL 3 GND 4 NC 5 NC IBtxIp 0 IBtxIn 0 IBtxIp 1 IBtxIn 1 IBt...

Page 28: ...Rx_A0 Rx_B0 S3 IBtxIp 1 Rx_A3 Rx_B3 S4 IBtxIn 1 Rx_A2 Rx_B2 S5 IBtxIp 2 Rx_A5 Rx_B5 S6 IBtxIn 2 Rx_A4 Rx_B4 S7 IBtxIp 3 Rx_A7 Rx_B7 S8 IBtxIn 3 Rx_A6 Rx_B6 S9 IBtxOn 3 Tx_A6 Tx_B6 S10 IBtxOp 3 Tx_A7 T...

Page 29: ...e following sections Removing Bracket Placing a Kapton Polyimide Label Assembling a New Bracket Figure 7 shows the bracket side view of a dual port Adapter card C 1 Removing Bracket Figure 8 shows a c...

Page 30: ...e LED component 6 In a rotating move toward the component side of the card slide the bracket out of the connectors Figure 11 c 7 Gently hold your thumb on the LED component 8 At the same time extract...

Page 31: ...led as this label may have been installed at the factory Note The label can be provided by Mellanox Technologies P N MEC000821 The following steps are instructions for placing the polyimide label 1 Ma...

Page 32: ...bel complete the process by gently sweeping your thumb on the label to assure the label is well attached onto board See Figure 14 See also Figure 22 Print Side View After Bracket Assembly With Kapton...

Page 33: ...the Adapter card See Figure 15 Gently place the bracket onto the card fitting the connectors through the bracket connector holes Make sure the LEDs are aligned into their intended bracket holes Insert...

Page 34: ...apply up to 2 lbs in torque on each screw 6 Gently push one clip onto the connector Make sure to slide both clip hooks sides around the connector evenly as shown in Figure 18 Figure 17 Attach Bracket...

Page 35: ...ook towards the connector s base side as shown in Figure 20 8 Repeat this step for the second clip See Figure 21 for the assembled new bracket side view and Figure 22 for the Print Side view showing t...

Page 36: ...36 Rev 0 30 Mellanox Technologies Figure 22 Print Side View After Bracket Assembly With Kapton Label...

Page 37: ...d passant le maximum recommand de 55 C 131 F En outre pour garantir un bon coulement de l air laissez au moins 8 cm 3 pouces d espace libre autour des ouver tures de ventilation Pendant un orage il n...

Page 38: ...38 Rev 0 30 Mellanox Technologies 7 Codes lectriques locaux et nationaux Ce mat riel doit tre install dans le respect des codes lectriques locaux et nationaux...

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