If it's embedded, it's Kontron. » Kontron User's Guide «AM4204Document Revision 1.4April 2010
ix AM4204www.kontron.comSafety RequirementsThe following safety precautions must be observed when installing or operating the AM4204. Kontron assumes
x AM4204www.kontron.comPrefaceHow to Use This GuideThis user's guide is designed to be used as step-by-step instructions for installation, and as
xi AM4204www.kontron.comAdvisory ConventionsSeven types of advisories are used throughout the user guides to provide helpful information or to alert y
xii AM4204www.kontron.comUnpackingFollow these recommendations while unpacking:• Remove all items from the box. If any items listed on the purchase or
xiii AM4204www.kontron.comRegulatory Compliance StatementsFCC Compliance Statement for Class B DevicesThis equipment has been tested and found to comp
xiv AM4204www.kontron.comLimited WarrantyKontron grants the original purchaser of Kontron's products a TWO YEAR LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY as desc
1AM4204Chapter 1Product Descriptionwww.kontron.com1.1 Product Overview...21.2 What’s Included ...
2 AM4204www.kontron.com1. Product Description1.1 Product OverviewThe AM4204 is an Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) from Kontron supporting both multi-cor
3 AM4204www.kontron.comDual Gigabit Ethernet Controller• Dual Gigabit Ethernet Controller Intel 82571EB• PCIe x4 interface to processor• 2 1000Base-BX
4 AM4204www.kontron.com1.4 Hot Swap CapabilityThe AMC supports Full Hot Swap capability as required by AMC.0 R2.0. It can be removed from or installed
i AM4204www.kontron.comRevision HistoryCustomer ServiceVisit our site at: www.kontron.com © 2010 Kontron, an International Corporation. All rights res
5 AM4204www.kontron.com1.5 Software SupportThe following table contains information related to software supported by the AM4204.Table 1-2: AM4204 Soft
6AM4204Chapter 2Board Featureswww.kontron.com2.1 Block Diagram ... 72.2 System Core ...
7 AM4204www.kontron.com2. Board Features2.1 Block DiagramFigure 2-1: Block DiagramCaviumCN5650600MHzTemp. SensorEdge ConnectorFRONT LEDs
8 AM4204www.kontron.com2.2 System Core2.2.1 Cavium OCTEON Plus 5650• 12x MIPS64 R2 Cores; 600Mhz • Up to 14.4 Billion MIPS64 instructions per second•
9 AM4204www.kontron.com2.4 SFP Front IOThe four front SFP cage support multi-rate copper and fiber SFP modules. The ports are numbered on the front pa
10 AM4204www.kontron.com2.6 IPMIThe AM4204 supports an intelligent hardware management system based on the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (
11 AM4204www.kontron.com* When XAUI is used, the Octeon Block for the connection will be PKO/IPD port 0, QLM1 GMX0 index 0.2.9 Front Panel LEDsFigure
12 AM4204www.kontron.com2.9.1 Hot Swap LED (Blue LED)The AM4204 board supports a blue Hot Swap LED mounted on the front panel. This LED indicates when
13AM4204Chapter 3Chapter 3Installing the Boardwww.kontron.com3.1 Hot Swap Insertion Procedures... 143.2 Hot Swap Ext
14 AM4204www.kontron.com3. Installing the Board3.1 Hot Swap Insertion ProceduresThe AM4204 is designed for hot swap operation. Hot swapping allows th
Table of Contentsii AM4204www.kontron.comTable of ContentsSafety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 AM4204www.kontron.comLED will be turned off. If the module FRU information is invalid or the carrier cannot provide the necessary payload power, th
16 AM4204www.kontron.com3.3 SoftwareThe AM4204 comes as a pre-installed system with all necessary OS, Filesystem, drivers and applications factory-ins
17 AM4204www.kontron.comr - reset systemStarting shellGive root password for system maintenance(or type Control-D for normal startup):System Maintenan
18 AM4204www.kontron.com• SFP module (optical or copper) for Ethernet connection to the Linux host• ipmitool v1.8.9 ( http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/
19 AM4204www.kontron.com : OEM : IP Address Source : Static AddressIP Address : 0.0.0.0Subnet Mask
20 AM4204www.kontron.com•-P <password>default: admin[root@router01 ipmitool-1.8.9]# ipmitool -I lanplus -H 10.0.1.145 -U admin -P admin mc infoD
21 AM4204www.kontron.com Board Extra : MAC=00:A0:A5:5D:23:9E/10 Product Manufacturer : Kontron Product Name : AM4204 Product Part
22 AM4204www.kontron.com~ #The connection is terminated by pressing the escape character sequence “~.” (without quotes).3.5 Using the cfgtoolA tool to
23 AM4204www.kontron.comDetailed description of these options:• -h | --helpThis option shows a list of possible settings.•-t | --statusThis option sho
24 AM4204www.kontron.com• -n | --nofruThis option prevent FRU data update when changing an interface, pcie, or clock setting (obsolete)• -d | --debugT
Table of Contentsiii AM4204www.kontron.com3. Installing the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25AM4204Chapter 4Thermal Considerationswww.kontron.com4.1 Thermal Monitoring ... 264.2 External Therma
26 AM4204www.kontron.com4. Thermal Considerations4.1 Thermal MonitoringTo ensure optimal operation and long-term reliability of the AM4204, all onboar
27 AM4204www.kontron.comTable 4-1:MMC Temperature Sensors ThresholdsTemperature values are measured with an accuracy of 1°C.4.2 External Thermal Regul
28 AM4204www.kontron.com4.2.2.1 How to read the diagramThe diagram contains one curve for 80% thermal load and one for 100%. Full thermal load is not
29 AM4204www.kontron.com4.2.3 Airflow ImpedanceIn order to determine the cooling requirements of the AM4204, the airflow impedance of the module has b
30 AM4204www.kontron.comTable 4-2:Deviation of the Airflow Rate on the AM4204Inlet Velocity Deviation (%)CFM m/s LFM ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C ZONE D5 0.57
Chapter 5Chapter 5Software Setupwww.kontron.com5.1 MMC Firmware... 325.2 Bootloader...
32 AM4204www.kontron.com5. Software SetupSoftware on the AM4204 includes the following parts:• Bootloader• OS (rootFS, kernel)• MMC FW5.1 MMC Firmware
33 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.2 IPMI SensorsThe MMC includes many sensors for voltage or temperature monitoring and various others for pass/fail type si
34 AM4204www.kontron.com5 B1:IPMBL State C3h (OEM Kontron)6Fh (Sensor Specific)For additional information, refer to section Kontron IPMB-L Link
Table of Contentsiv AM4204www.kontron.com5.3 Board Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 AM4204www.kontron.com12 B1:Temp Air Out 01h (Temperature)01h (Threshold Based)Temperature Sensor of the outlet regionSensor is only readable when
36 AM4204www.kontron.com27 B1:Pres SFP-3 25h (Entity Present)6Fh (Sensor specific)The sensor shows presents or absents of SFP. No event is generate
37 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.2.1 OEM sensor description5.1.2.1.1 Kontron FRU Info AgentTable 5-2:Kontron FRU info agent sensorEvent/Reading type codeSe
38 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.2.1.2 Kontron IPMB-L Link5.1.2.1.3 Kontron MMC Firmware Upgrade StatusTable 5-3:Kontron IPMB-L Link sensorEvent/Reading ty
39 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.2.1.4 Kontron Reset5.1.2.1.5 Kontron POST Code Value5.1.2.1.6 Kontron Diagnostic StatusTable 5-5:Kontron reset sensorEvent
40 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.2.1.7 Kontron User SW upgradeStatus5.1.2.2 Sensor ThresholdsFollowing table shows sensor thresholds for voltagesTable 5-8:
41 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.3 OEM commands5.1.3.1 OEM Get Firmware SysUpTime5.1.3.2 OEM Get Serial ConfigurationExample: Using onboardipmitool –l 3 ra
42 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.3.3 OEM Set Serial ConfigurationExample: Using onboardipmitool –l 3 raw 0x30 0x06 0xab 0xca 0xca 0xce 0xc9 <setting>
43 AM4204www.kontron.comExample: Using onboard # ipmitool raw 0x3e 0x20 <ID> <STATE>Example: Using ipmitool on Kontron AMC carrier (e.g. A
44 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.3.5 OEM Get Control StateExample:ipmitool –l 0 raw 0x3e 0x21 0x005.1.4 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) InformationThis FRU in
List of Figuresv AM4204www.kontron.comList of FiguresFigure 2-1: Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.6 WatchdogThe complete startup and execution process is guarded using external watchdog timers implemented by the hardware
46 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.8.1 MMC Firmware Update using ipmitoolPrerequisites: a working TFTP server, DHCP server and network connectivity to the DH
47 AM4204www.kontron.com5.1.9.1 MMC Firmware Update using IOL SessionTo setup an IOL session, please refer to chapter 3.4.3.2. The update will be done
48 AM4204www.kontron.comTable 5-10:Bootloader POST Code values5.2.2 Bootloader shell and optionsThe boot process can be interrupted by entering the bo
49 AM4204www.kontron.comdataXa_flash_update ScriptCommand script to flash a binary image transferred with tftpboot to the active image flash partitio
50 AM4204www.kontron.comThere are 3 different types of bootloader environment variables:• Script: The variable is a set of consecutive (more simple) b
51 AM4204www.kontron.com• Var: The variable controls a specific behavior of the bootloader startup sequence. E.g. the ‘bootdelay’ variable controls th
52 AM4204www.kontron.com5.2.3.1 Update from Bootloader CLIThe following procedure defines the update of the image 0 bootloader:• Start system and conn
53 AM4204www.kontron.com5.2.3.2 Update from WindRiver Linux ShellTo update the boardloader along with the Linux kernel BSP using the kex-flashimage to
54 AM4204www.kontron.comWhen shipped from factory, image0 and image1 contain identical bootloader and firmware images and image0 system is booted by d
List of Tablesvi AM4204www.kontron.comList of TablesTable 1-1 Board Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 AM4204www.kontron.com5.3.1.2 Image swap using ipmitoolImage swap can also be achieved using the ipmitool from the Linux shell of the board. The fol
56 AM4204www.kontron.com5.3.3 Cavium Linux BSP5.3.3.1 Rebuilding the Cavium Linux BSPCavium Networks provides a SDK that includes Linux kernel and roo
57 AM4204www.kontron.comIn case ‘quilt’ is not installed, use ‘patch’ instead:# for i in `cat patches/series`; do patch -p 1 < patches/$i; donePlea
58 AM4204www.kontron.comKCS: Reading boot image number : Image 0KCS: Reading interface settings: front x1 XAUI, p8..11 x4 GEKCS: Reading PCIe settings
59 AM4204www.kontron.com5.3.3.3 Updating JFFS2 partitionThere are two Linux MTD partitions (mtd4 for image 0 and mtd9 for image 1) available that allo
60 AM4204www.kontron.comAfter the build process has been finished, the (stripped) kernel image is stored in the export directory ‘kontron_t5516-vmlinu
61 AM4204www.kontron.comThis will update flash image1 firmware, MMC firmware and FRU data in case that the old version is GA 2.04 or higher. Please re
62 AM4204www.kontron.comThis will update flash image0 firmware to GA 2.05, but not MMC firmware and FRU data of the board. However, after rebooting to
63 AM4204www.kontron.com• Copy the kernel built in step 1 into the tftpboot directory of the development host. E.g. the kernel for the WindRiver Linux
A-1 AM4204www.kontron.comA. Connectors PinoutsA.1 USB SSD Flash ModuleA.2 SFP Front IOSignal Pin Number Signal Pin NumberV_5V 1 NC 2USB DATA (-) 3 NC
vii AM4204www.kontron.comSafety InstructionsBefore You BeginBefore handling the board, read the instructions and safety guidelines on the following pa
B-1 AM4204www.kontron.comB. Getting HelpIf, at any time, you encounter difficulties with your application or with any of our products, or if you simpl
B-2 AM4204www.kontron.comB.1 Returning Defective MerchandiseBefore returning any merchandise please do one of the following:• Call1 Call our Technical
B-3 AM4204www.kontron.comB.2 When Returning a Unit• In the box, you must include the name and telephone number of a contact person, in case further ex
C-1 AM4204www.kontron.comC. GlossaryAcronyms DescriptionsACL Access Control List. IP Access Control List.ACPI Advanced Configuration & Power Inter
C-2 AM4204www.kontron.comCRC Cyclic Redundancy CheckCS1 Components Side 1 as describes in PICMG3.0.CS2 Components Side 2 as describes in PICMG3.0.CTCA
C-3 AM4204www.kontron.comFRBxFault-Resilient Booting level [1-3]. A term used to describe system features and algorithms that improve the likelihood o
C-4 AM4204www.kontron.comIPM Intelligent Platform ManagementIPMB Intelligent Platform Management BusIPMB-0 Intelligent Platform Management Bus Channel
C-5 AM4204www.kontron.comMP MultiProcessorMPS MultiProcessor SpecificationMRCMemory Reference Code. Chipset specific code provided by the manufacturer
C-6 AM4204www.kontron.comRHEL Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRMS Root Mean SquareRoHS Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous SubstancesROMRead Only Memo
C-7 AM4204www.kontron.comSSHSecure SHell. A network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel between two computers.TCLKA Teleco
viii AM4204www.kontron.comPreventing Electrostatic DischargeStatic electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follo
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