Solectron Force Computers Alpha VME 5/352 Manuel utilisateur

Force Computers, Inc.

San Jose, California

Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480

Single-Board Computers

Installation Guide

Order Number: EK–VME54–IG. C01

This guide explains how to install Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 single-board

computers (SBCs).

Revision/Update Information: ThisguidesupersedestheDIGITAL

Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 Single-

Board Computers Installation

Guide, EK–VME54–IG. B01.

June 2000

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FCC Notice:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is

operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be

required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Warning!

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may

be required to take adequate measures.

Achtung!

Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse A. In Wohnbereichen können bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes

Rundfunkstörungenauftreten, in welchen Fällen der Benutzer für entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen verantwortlich ist.

Attention!

Ceci est un produit de Classe A. Dans un environment domestique, ce produit risque de créer des interférences

radioélectriques, il appartiendra alors à l'utilisateur de prendre les mesures spécifiques appropriées.

Canadian EMC Notice:

“This Class [A] Digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.”

“Cet appareil numerique de la class [A] respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel broilleur du Canada.”

Note: Shielded data cables must be used to interconnect this equipment to comply with the FCC limits for a Class B

device.

Contents

Preface

1 Preparing for the Installation

Unpacking Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Verifying Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

Checking for Ordered Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Getting Familiar with Your SBC’s Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

CPU Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

CPU and I/O Assembly Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Primary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Secondary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

PMC I/O Companion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Understanding Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Identifying the VME Chassis and Backplane Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

VME Chassis Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Backplane Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

2 Installing the SBC

Installation at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Setting Configuration Switches on the I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Installing the Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Installing a PMC I/O Companion Card and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Installing the CPU and I/O Modules in the VME Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Setting Up and Installing the Primary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Setting Up and Installing the Secondary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Connecting Network and Serial-Line Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Inserting Blank Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14

3 Finishing the Installation

Powering on the SBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Monitoring the Power-On Self-Test Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Configuring the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Booting an Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

A Cables and Connectors

B Troubleshooting

SROM Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Flash ROM Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Troubleshooting Systems that Include a PMC I/O Companion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Operating System and Application Use of the Dot Matrix Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Troubleshooting Your SBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Figures

1–1 CPU Module Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1–2 I/O Module Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1–3 Controls and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

1–4 Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

1–5 Primary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

1–6 Secondary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

1–7 PMC I/O Companion Card Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

1–8 Required Air Flow Relative to Ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

1–9 Active Buffer Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

1–10 Active OR Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

2–1 Installation at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2–2 Setting I/O Module Configuration Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2–3 Installing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2–4 Setting PMC I/O Companion Card Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2–5 Connecting the PMC I/O Companion Card to the I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

2–6 Installing a 2-Slot SBC Module Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

2–7 Installing a 3-Slot SBC Module Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

2–8 Identifying the Primary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

2–9 Setting the Primary Breakout Module Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

2–10 Connecting the SCSI Cable to the Primary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

2–11 Installing the Primary Breakout Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

2–12 Setting the Secondary Breakout Module Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

2–13 Connecting the Secondary and Primary Breakout Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

2–14 Connecting Network and Serial-Line Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Tables

1–1 Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 SBC Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1–2 Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 SBC Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1–3 Controls and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

1–4 Valid DIMM Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

1–5 Input Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

2–1 I/O Module Configuration Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2–2 Switch Settings for Modules in Slots 1 and 2 (System Controller). . . . . . . . 2-4

2–3 Switch Settings for Modules in Slots Other Than Slots 1 and 2. . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

3–1 SROM Initialization and Console Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

A–1 Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

B–1 Troubleshooting Your SBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

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Preface

Purpose of this Guide

This guide explains how to install and troubleshoot your Alpha VME 5/352 or

5/480 SBC.

Intended Audience

This guide is for system integrators, field and manufacturing technicians, and sup-

port specialists who need to install the SBCs and diagnose problems. The guide

assumes that readers have prerequisite knowledge and experience with the follow-

ing:

•CPU modules and SBCs and how to assemble and disassemble them

•VMEbus design and specifications

Structure of this Guide

This guide consists of three chapters and two appendixes organized as follows:

•Chapter 1, Preparing for the Installation, explains how to unpack and verify

your kit contents and check for ordered options. It also helps you get

acquainted with the SBC’s major components.

•Chapter 2, Installing the SBC, provides step-by-step instructions on how to

install the SBC.

•Chapter 3, Finishing the Installation, explains how to power on the SBC,

monitor diagnostics, configure the system, and boot an operating system.

•Appendix A, Cables and Connectors, lists cables and connectors you may

need for the installation.

•Appendix B, Troubleshooting, introduces SROM and flash ROM diagnostics.

This appendix also provides tips on troubleshooting your SBC and systems

that include a PMC I/O companion card.

Conventions

This section defines terminology, abbreviations, and other conventions used in

this guide.

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Abbreviations

•Binary multiples

The abbreviations K, M, and G (kilo, mega, and giga) represent binary

multiples and have the following values:

For example:

Addresses

Unless otherwise noted, addresses and offsets are hexadecimal values.

Bit Notation

Multiple-bit fields can include contiguous and noncontiguous bits contained in

angle brackets (< >). Multiple contiguous bits are indicated by a pair of numbers

separated by a colon ( : ). For example, <9:7,5,2:0> specifies bits 9, 8, 7, 5, 2, 1,

and 0. Similarly, single bits are frequently indicated with angle brackets. For

example, <27> specifies bit 27.

Caution

Cautions indicate potential damage to equipment or loss of data.

Keyboard Keys

The following keyboard key conventions are used throughout this guide.

Abbreviation Binary Multiple

10 (1024)

20 (1,048,576)

30 (1,073,741,824)

2 KB = 2 kilobytes = 2 x 210 bytes

4 MB = 4 megabytes = 4 x 220 bytes

8 GB = 8 gigabytes = 8 x 230 bytes

Convention Example

Control key sequences are represented as Ctrl/

Press Ctrl while you simultaneously press the

key. Ctrl/C

In plain text, key names match the name on the actual

key. Return key

In tables, key names match the name of the actual key and appear in

square brackets ([ ]).. [Return]

Names and Symbols

The following table lists typographical conventions used for names of various

items throughout this guide.

Note

Notes emphasize particularly important information.

Numbering

Numbers are decimal or hexadecimal unless otherwise indicated. The prefix 0x

indicates a hexadecimal number. For example, 19 is decimal, but 0x19 and 0x19A

are hexadecimal (see also Addresses). Otherwise, the base is indicated by a sub-

script; for example, 1002is a binary number.

For More Information

For more information, refer to the following:

•Your supplier

•A Force field applications engineer

•The Force Computers web site at http://www.forcecomputers.com.

Items Example

Commands boot command

Command arguments address argument

Command options -sb option

Environment variables AUTO_ACTION

Environment variable values HALT

Files and pathnames /usr/foo/bar

Pins LIRQ pin

Variables

mydev

•The following Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 SBC documentation, which is

available on the Force Computers web site:

•Documentation available from the Compaq Computer Corporation web site :

Tru64 UNIX online documentation and reference pages, including the Guide

to Realtime Programing and the System Configuration Supplement: OEM

Platforms, at

http://www.unix.digital.com/faqs/publications/pub_page/doc_list.html

Device driver online books, technical updates, and related documentation at

http://www.unix.digital.com/faqs/publications/pub_page/devdoc_list.html

•The following specifications, which are available through the indicated ven-

dor or organization:

Document Order Number Description

Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480

Board Computer Family Data

Sheet

Describes the Alpha 5/352 and 5/480 SBCs, high-

lighting product features and specifications.

Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 Sin-

gle Board Computers Information

Sheet

EK–VME54–CL Highlights important product information and

explains how to acquire the Alpha VME 5/352 and

5/480 Single Board Computers User Manual and

Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 Single Board Comput-

ers Technical Reference.

Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 Sin-

gle Board Computers Installation

Guide (this document)

EK–VME54–IG Explains how to install your Alpha VME 5/352 or

5/480 SBC. Use this guide if you need to adjust

jumper settings or remove and reinstall field

replaceable units (FRUs).

Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 Sin-

gle Board Computers User Man-

ual

EK–VME54–UM Introduces the product by discussing product speci-

fications and requirements and describing the mod-

ule and functional components. This manual also

explains how to use the console firmware and dis-

cusses diagnostics and troubleshooting.

Alpha VME 5/352 and 5/480 Sin-

gle Board Computers Technical

Reference

EK–VME54–TM This manual discusses system address mapping, the

VME interface, system registers, and system inter-

rupts.

Document Vendor or Organization

CY7C9640 Specification Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

Intel 82378ZB PCI-ISA Bridge Chip

Specification Intel Corp.

PCI Local Bus Specification Rev 2.1 PCI Special Interest Group

Super I/O FDC37C6656T Specification Standard Microsystems Corp.

Symbios 53C810 SCSI Controller Spec-

ification Symbios

TOY clock DS1386 Specification Dallas Semiconductor

VIC64 Specification Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

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