NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual Disclaimer The following documentation, compiled by N.A.T. GmbH (henceforth called N.A.T.), represents the current status of the product’s development. The documentation is updated on a regular basis. Any changes which might ensue, including those necessitated by updated specifications, are considered in the latest version of this documentation.
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual Conventions If not otherwise specified, addresses and memory maps are written in hexadecimal notation, identified by 0x. The following table gives a list of the abbreviations used in this document: Table 1: List of used Abbreviations...
10Gigabit Ethernet The features of the individual modules are described in more detail in the corresponding Technical Reference Manuals. A general arrangement of the different modules of a NAT-MCH is shown in the following figure. Figure 1: Arrangement of different NAT-MCH Modules...
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NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual support of up to two SRIO x4 face plate uplinks and/or a SRIO x4 fabric update to the second MCH (Uplink Option) The HUB-Module SRIO contains out of two IDT CPS-1848 SRIO switches. The first SRIO switch connects to AMC 1-6.
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 2 Overview 2.1 Major Features Configurable x1 or x4 SRIO interfaces to 12 AMC modules backplane update fabric to second MCH operation baud rate per data lane 1.25 Gbit/s, 2.5 Gbit/s, 3.125 Gbit/s, 5Gbit/s or 6.25Gbit/s1*...
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 2.2 Block Diagram The following figure shows a block diagram of the NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO and optional available extension modules. Figure 2: NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Block Diagram Only for x48 Micro- I²C Temp.-...
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 2.3 Location Diagram The following figures show the position of important components of the NAT-MCH HUB- Module SRIO. Figure 3: NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Location diagram (top) Figure 4: NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Location diagram (bottom) Version 1.5...
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 3 Functional Blocks The NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO is divided into a number of functional blocks, which are described in the following paragraphs. 3.1 SRIO Switches The board is equipped with two IDT CPS-1848 Serial Rapid IO switches, which provide non-blocking high performance data switching functionality.
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual Under some conditions it might be more useful to have the ports mapping sorted by the switch ports. Therefore the following table shows again the switch port mapping sorted by the switch ports.
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 3.2 Microcontroller An 8-bit Atmel microcontroller resides on the NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO. The microcontroller can be updated by the CPU on the BASE-Module via the SPI interface. Normal communication between the CPU and the microcontroller is done by IPMI messages via the I²C interface.
12 AMCs. It also supports the Update Fabric D to G to the second MCH. As an additional option the NAT-MCH Hub Module SRIO supports up to two x4 SRIO uplinks on the face plate (see chapter 3.4 for details).
5.2 I²C Interface The I²C interface is the main communication interface between the microcontroller and the CPU of the NAT-MCH BASE-Module. All communication is based on IPMI Messages. 5.3 Register A register interface is implemented in the Atmel microcontroller. With the help of this interface different functions can be controlled and various identification values can be read.
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 5.3.2 PCB Revision Register The PCB Revision Register contains the revision code of the NAT-MCH HUB- Module SRIO. Table 13: PCB_REV Register PCB Revision - Address 0x01 Default value 0xXX Access Func PCB_REV Bit 7 to 4 contain the major revision and bit 3 to 0 contain the minor revision.
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 5.3.5 Miscellaneous Control Register The miscellaneous control Register contains the value of the various strapping and reset pins of both CPS-1848 switches. Table 16: MISC_CTL Register Miscellaneous Control - Address 0x10 Default value 0xA3...
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 7 Installation 7.1 Safety Note To ensure proper functioning of the NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO during its usual life- time take refer to the safety note section of the NAT-MCH BASE-Module Technical Reference Manual before handling the board.
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 7.3 Statement on Environmental Protection 7.3.1 Compliance to RoHS Directive Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the "Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment"...
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual If you have any questions on the policy of N.A.T. regarding the Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Commission on the "Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment" (RoHS) or the Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Commission on "Waste Electrical and...
NAT-MCH HUB-Module SRIO – Technical Reference Manual 8 Known Bugs / Restrictions The lanes of port 0,7 and 8 (AMC8, 9 and 10) are swapped. Automatic lane swapping is part of the SRIO spec. 2.1. Boards with SRIO “GenII” devices will perform automatic lane swapping.