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6: X-brick
The X-brick also contains two Crosstown2 ports and an Xbridge ASIC. Each Crosstown2
port can connect the X-brick to an IP53 node board. The Xbridge ASIC is the interface
between the X-brick’s two Crosstown2 ports and the slots for the XIO cards, as shown in
Figure 6-1.
Figure 6-1
X-brick Block Diagram
External Components
This section describes the external components located on the front and rear panels of the
X-brick.
Front Panel Components
The X-brick has the following front-panel components (see Figure 6-2):
•
L1 controller display.
This liquid crystal display (LCD) displays status and error
messages that the L1 controller generates.
•
On/Off switch with LED.
Press this button to turn on the X-brick internal
components. Alternatively, you can turn on the X-brick internal components at a
system console.
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Xbridge
ASIC
Host
interface
card
XIO 10 port
XIO 11 port
Crosstown2 ports (800/1200 MB/sec)
For XIO
cards
For XIO
cards
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