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ATCA-C110/1G Installation and Use Manual
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1 ATCA-C110/1G Baseboard
Preparation and Installation
Introduction
This chapter outlines startup and safety instructions, hardware accessories details, switch
settings, hardware preparation, installation and removal instructions.
Product Description
The ATCA-C110/1G is an AdvancedTCA form factor blade acting as a multi-functional
conventional AMC carrier and supporting a centralized fabric switching architecture. The board
is built according to the AdvancedTCA and AMC Specifications. The board is designed for use
in the AXP Application-Enabling Platform, but may also be installed into any ATCA shelf. The
Operating Environment consists of Basic Blade Services (BBS) and Carrier Grade Linux (CGL).
The following are some of the features of the ATCA-C110/1G board:
■ MPC8540 Service Processor
■ DDR memory of capacity 1 GB with an operating frequency of 333 MHz
■ 2 MB Boot Flash (with failure recovery capability) on the GPCM interface of the MPC8540
Processor
■ PICMG 3.x features:
– ATCA Base Interface
– ATCA Fabric Interface
– ATCA compliant LEDs
– IPMI Interface
– Synchronization Clock Interface
– Update Ports
■ AMC.x features
– Four B+ type AMC bays that support the following AMC Bay Interfaces:
• PCI-Express Interface link of 4 lanes (x4 PCI-Express link)
• 2x Gigabit Ethernet Interface
• 2x Serial ATA Link
– Three unique Geographical Address (GA) lines for each AMC module’s IPMB address.
The module’s Management Controller communicates with the ATCA-C110/1G carrier
board using IPMB.
– Support for AMC Interface Ports (refer to AMC Connectors on page 59 for more details)