TAMC890 User Manual Issue 1.0.0
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6.2 AMC Interface
The AMC connector interface of TAMC890 follows AMC.0 specifications for fabric interface electrical
requirements for LVDS. Therefore there is no problem to mount the TAMC890 into every AMC Slot which is
AMC.0 compliant.
All AMC modules and the backplane/carrier must follow AMC.0 R2.0 specification to assure a correct
function and no damage. This specification defines different guidelines which guard all modules from
damage.
All modules which connected to the TAMC890 must keep the LVDS voltage level for the AMC fabric
interface. Also the hardware must not be damaged during interconnects of different fabric interface types.
The TAMC890 uses receive interface capacitors to protect the receiver against dissentient transmitter DC
offset voltage.
The main requirement to protect the TAMC890 of damage is that each module which uses the AMC fabric
interface with non-LVDS signals shall be disabled (set to high impedance) signals if E-Keying has identified a
none matching connection.
TAMC890
Tx
TAMCxxx
Rx
AMC Carrier
Backplane
Tx
Rx
Table 6-2 : TAMC890 interface principle
If some fabric interface connections do not match, the TAMC890 can not negotiate a gigabit Ethernet
connection for this switching port but all other ports will work.