PM2319-KIT preliminary sxp 36x3g evaluation kit sxp 36x3g evaluation kit pmc-2041345 proprietary and confidential to pmc - sierra, inc., ? copyright pmc-sierra, inc. 2004 issue 1 and for its customers? internal use all rights reserved. features the sxp 36x3g evaluation kit (pm2319- kit) allows evaluation of the pm8387 sxp 36x3g 36 port sas expander with serial ata or sas hard disk drives, as well as allowing signal integrity measure- ments via sma coaxial connectors. users may use the kit in conjunction with a sas controller/initiator or may utilise the built- in data generator and checker for signal integrity measurements. a windows- based gui provides access to all hardware functions and status infor- mation. sxp 36x3g evaluation card this card contains an sxp 36x3g expander device, an sgpio fan-out fpga, a cpld (for pin configuration, programming seeprom and twi control), a temperature sensor device, fan controller device, flash (1m x 16-bit), sram (1m x 16-bit), clock circuitry , and sas 4x external (sff 8470) connectors for all high speed serial interfaces. it also contains a db9 connector for a 16550 uart interface and an ejtag connector for debugging the integrated mips-based processor. the evaluation card can be configured via a usb or serial port connection to a laptop or desktop computer, or may be operated in a standalone configuration. the evaluation card provides access to the three two wire interface (twi) which can be used for various purposes. the on-board twi(s) may be extended to other boards for debug purposes. the evaluation card is powered from a pc power supply, and accepts a 4 pin atx-style power connector. on-board regulation is provided for all supply voltages, with the exception of the hard disk drive power supplies. the approximate dimensions of the evaluation card are 30 cm by 30 cm. sma adapter card when used in conjunction with the sma interfaces on the evaluation card, the sma adapter card provides the ability to connect hdds to the sxp 36x3g via a backplane channel with sma interfaces. this allows inter-operability testing between the sxp 36x3g and hdds through a customer supplied channel. software features the demonstration software supplied with the sxp 36x3g evaluation kit provides a graphical user interface with support for the following major functions: ? access to registers in sxp 36x3g device. control of external pins on the sxp 36x3g device. automated user-defined configuration of all devices using tcl scripts. status and mode indicators for the sxp 36x3g device. sxp 36x3g evaluation card block diagram usb control power connector and regulation 5v -> 1.2 volt switcher 5v -> 3.3 volt switcher sxp 36x3g rx_p35] jxx tx_p[35] jxx rx_n35] jxx tx_n[35] jxx seeprom pins and twi usb control from pc 4 pin power cable 75 mhz x 2 refclk osc refclk output refclk output status leds ports 3:0 rx_p[29] jxx tx_p[29] jxx rx_n[29] jxx tx_n[29] jxx rx_p[6] jxx tx_p[6] jxx rx_n[6] jxx port 11 sff 8470 db9 connector ejtag fpga xc2s300e twi tx_p[6] jxx sff 8470 flash 2m x 8-bit 1m x 16-bit sram 1m x 16-bit 1mx 8-bit cpld xc95288xl tw i sgpio twi temp. sensor fpga prom ports [11-8] fan controller tw i led driver rs232 transceiver sgpio header ports [7-4] sff 8470 sff 8470 sff 8470 sff 8470 sff 8470 sff 8470 sff 8484 ports [3-0] sff 8470 ports [15-12] ports [19-16] ports [23-20] ports [27-24] ports [31-28] ports [35-32] to expander
head office: pmc-sierra, inc. 8555 baxter place burnaby, b.c. v5a 4v7 canada tel: 1.604.415.6000 fax: 1.604.415.6200 sxp 36x3g evaluation kit to order documentation, send email to: document@pmc-sierra.com or contact the head office, attn: document coordinator pmc-2041345 (p1) ? copyright pmc-sierra, inc. 2004. all rights reserved. for a complete list of pmc-sierra?s trademarks and registered trademarks, visit: http://www.pmc-sierra.com/legal/ proprietary and confidential to pmc-sie rra, inc., and for its customers? internal use PM2319-KIT sxp 36x3g evaluation kit all product documentation is available on our web site at: http:// www.pmc-sierra.com for corporate information, send email to: info@pmc-sierra.com PM2319-KIT the PM2319-KIT sxp 36x3g evaluation kit consists of the following: software installation cd rom. evaluation kit software installation files. evaluation kit user's guide. evaluation kit design document. evaluation kit circuit boards. sxp 36x3g evaluation card. sma adapter card. usb cable, 3 metres in length. uart cable. note the following items are required for operation of the kit and must be supplied by the user: personal computer running windows 2000 or windows xp / xp pro with an available usb port. sata 4x cables and/or length matched sma cable pairs. the following items (user to supply) are optional for operation of the kit: sas and/or sata hdds. sas controller/initiator. high-speed oscilloscope for performing eye diagram measurements. jitter analyzer (such as wavecrest) for analysis of jitter components. typical application sxp 36x3g testing with hard disk drives and sas initiator disk 1 server with sas initiator disk 2 disk 3 disk 4 usb 4x serial ata or sas hard disk drives sas 4x wide link pc power supply 20 or 24 pin connector sxp 36x3g configuration sff 8470 sas initiator 4x sas 4x links (to next enclosure) ..... fpga cpld 4x 4x 4x 4x 4x
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