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NLT |PICMG 1.3| System Host Board (SHB) | Features the Dual Intel® Xeon® Processor and PCI Express®

Description


Trenton's NLT is a PICMG® 1.3 system host board(shb) server class  featuring high-speed SHB-to-backplane PCI Express® links. Two single-core Intel® Xeon® processors with the Intel® E7520 chipset supports an 800MHz system bus, dual channel DDR2-400 memory interfaces, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, dual Serial ATA/150 ports, dual USB 2.0 ports with two additional USB 2.0 interfaces and an advanced Ultra XGA video port. PCI Express, PCI and PCI-X option card support makes the NLT an ideal choice for current as well as future industrial computing applications.

Model number and model name definitions:
6313 NLT = Dual Intel Xeon processor, standard-memory configuration


PROCESSOR & PACKAGE STYLE


Dual, Single-Core Intel® Xeon® Processors
Intel® Xeon® Processor 3.2GHz
Intel® Xeon® Processor 2.8GHz, low-voltage
Processor Package = FC-mPGA4 (604-pin socket)

CACHE MEMORY (L2)


Intel® Xeon® Processor 3.2GHz - 1MB
Low Voltage Intel® Xeon® Processor 2.8GHz - 1MB

CHIPSET


Intel® E7520 with the Intel® E6300ESB I/O Controller Hub

SYSTEM BUS & MEMORY


System Bus = 800MHz
Memory Interface Structure = Dual-channel interface with four DDR2-400 DIMM sockets
Class = DDR2-400 DIMM
Max. = 8GB
Min. = 512MB
DIMM Type = PC2-3200, 72-bit ECC registered, dual- of single-rank DIMMs
DIMM Construction = 240-pin with gold card-edge fingers

EDGE CARD INTERFACES


PCI Express Links = two x8 and one x4 plus reference clocks
IOB31 module (PN = 6474-000) provides an additional x4 PCIe link to the backplane.
USB = Two USB 2.0 interfaces can be optional routed to edge connector C in place of USB header interfaces 2 and 3 (factory build option)

VIDEO INTERFACE


Video Controller: ATI® RAGE® MOBILITY® M1
Memory: 8MB
2D Resolution: Up to 1600 x 1200 (UXGA)
3D Resolution: Up to 1280 x 1024 (SXGA)

BATTERY


Type: Lithium
Purpose: CMOS data retention

I/O INTERFACES


USB: 4, USB 2.0 interfaces - 2 via I/O bracket ports, 2 via on-board headers
Floppy: 1, via optional IOBxx module
Keyboard: USB or PS/2 via optional IOBxx module
Mouse: USB or PS/2 via optional IOBxx module
Serial: 2, via optional IOBxx module
Parallel: 1, via optional IOBxx module
SATA: 2, SATA I/150
IDE: 2, Ultra/ATA 100 interface

BIOS (FLASH)

The NLT boards use AMIBIOS8® the flash BIOS resides in the SHB's Firmware Hub (FWH). AMIBIOS8 contains features such as:
  • Support for flash devices for BIOS upgrading
  • Integrated support for USB mass storage devices such as USB Flash Drives, DVD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-RW, etc.
  • Boot from network, USB mass storage devices, IDE or SATA drives
  • Serial port console redirection to support headless operation (requires optional IOB30/IOB31)
  • SATA/ATA/ATAPI support includes 48-bit LBA addressing to support SATA/ATA/IDE hard drive capacities over 137GB

ETHERNET INTERFACES


I/O Bracket = 2, 10/100/1000Base-T via an Intel® 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
I/O Bracket Connectors = RJ-45

STANDARDS


- PCI Express® Base Specification 1.0a
- SHB Express® System Host Board PCI Express specification
- PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG®) 1.3

WATCHDOG TIMER


Component: I/O Controller Hub,two-stage watchdog timer (WDT)
Functions: Two programmable operating modes - free-running and one-shot
Stage one: Generates IRQ, SMI or SCI
Stage two: Generates WDT reset with a total range of 1ms to 10 minutes.

MECHANICAL


Standard Cooling Solution = Fan + heatsink
Std. CS Height Range = 2.30" (58.40mm) to 2.45" (62.28cm)

NLT Dimensions = 13.330" (33.858cm) L x 4.976" (12.639cm) H

AGENCY APPROVALS & COMPLIANCE

Designed for UL60950, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-00, EN55022:1998Class B, EN61000-4-2:1995, EN61000-4-3:1997, EN61000-4-4:1995, EN61000-4-5:1995, EN61000-4-6:1996, EN61000-4-11:1994

MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES (MTBF)


MTBF = 200,722 Power-On Hours (POH) at 40° C per Belcore

POWER REQUIREMENTS - 100% stressed


Typical Values
CPU +5V +12V +3.3V
3.2GHz 3.75A 15.40A 3.50A
2.8GHz* 3.75A 9.70A 3.50A
-12V @ <100mA
Tolerance for all voltages is +/- 5%
*Low Voltage Intel® Xeon® processor

The external power supply should have a wattage rating of at least 400W to ensure adequate power delivery to an NLT using the high performance Intel® Xeon® processors.

POWER REQUIREMENTS - Idle

Not applicable

TEMPERATURE & ENVIRONMENTALS

Operating Temperature: 0° to 45° C.
Low Voltage Xeon Operating Temperature: 0° to 55° C.
Storage Temperature: -20 to 70 C.

OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Airflow Requirement: 300 LFM continuous airflow
Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing

MEMORY SLOT POPULATION


Single or dual rank memory modules must be placed in the NLTs DIMM sockets using prescribed population rules to ensure proper memory interface operation and performance. Installing two DIMMs which are identical in type, size and rank in DIMM sockets 1B and 1A results in dual-channel operation. If an additional pair of DIMMs is installed in sockets 2B and 2A, the DIMMs must be identical in type, size and rank to each other, but may be different in size from the pair installed in sockets 1B and 1A. If the modules in channel B and channel A (e.g., 1B and 1A) differ in size, the BIOS will use the size of the smallest DIMM. For more details refer to the NLT Memory Interface technical details.

The following table explains the DDR2-400 DIMM population rules:

Memory Interface Operational Mode NLT DIMM Socket
1B
(Top-most DIMM)		 1A 2B 2A
Single Channel SINGLE empty empty empty
Single Channel DUAL empty empty empty
Single Channel SINGLE empty SINGLE empty
Single Channel DUAL empty DUAL empty
Dual Channel SINGLE SINGLE empty empty
Dual Channel DUAL DUAL empty empty
Single Channel DUAL empty SINGLE empty
Dual Channel SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE
Dual Channel DUAL DUAL DUAL DUAL
Dual Channel DUAL DUAL SINGLE SINGLE

NOTE: SINGLE and DUAL refer to DIMM rank.

IOBxx EXPANSION BOARDS (OPTIONAL)


These optional boards provide legacy I/O connections via the Super I/O controller (LPC47B272).The I/O controller on an IOB30/31 connects to the SHB's LPC Bus via the board's controlled impedance connector. The following I/O interfaces are supported by the NLT boards via either the IOB30 or an IOB31 variation:

  • SERIAL INTERFACE
    The Super I/O controller supports two full-function serial ports with independently programmable baud rates. The controller has two high-speed, NS16C550 compatible UARTs with Send/Receive 16-byte FIFOs. The IRQ for each serial port has BIOS selectable addressing.
  • FLOPPY DRIVE INTERFACE
    The IOB30/IOB31 supports up to two floppy disk drives in combinations of 360K to 2.88MB.
  • KEYBOARD AND PS/2 MOUSE INTERFACES
    The mini DIN connector located on the I/O bracket provides an external interface for a PS/2 mouse and keyboard. A "Y" adapter plugged into the mini DIN connector allows the PS/2 mouse and keyboard to share the same port. Internal PS/2 mouse and keyboard headers are also available. A self-resetting fuse protects the +5V line of the keyboard and the mouse.
  • PARALLEL INTERFACE
    The parallel port interface is compatible with IBM PC/XT®, PC/AT®, PS/2™, Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP1.7, EPP1.9) and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) modes of operation. Both the EPP and ECP modes are IEEE 1284 compliant. The parallel port has BIOS selectable addressing.

The IOB31 supports all of the same I/O functions as the IOB30 using cable header connectors. There is no I/O plate on the IOB31. The IOB31 also provides a x4 PCI Express edge connector designed to fit into a PCI Express expansion slot on a PICMG 1.3 backplane. When used on an NLT system host board, the IOB31 provides an extra x4 PCI Express link to the backplane.

Operating systems exhibit certain boot-up behavior with regard to the handling of keyboard controller functions that may necessitate the addition of the IOB30 or IOB31 with leqacy I/O support to an NLT SHB.

The operating systems that Trenton has tested that do not require the IOB30, or IOB31 are:

    Microsoft® Windows® Vista
    Microsoft® Windows® 2000
    Microsoft® Windows® XP
    Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server
    Microsoft® Windows® NT
    RedHat Linux
    Fedora Core
    SUSE Linux Server
    Linux Enterprise Server
    QNX Netrino
    Sun® Solaris™

The operating system that Trenton has tested that require the IOB30 or IOB31 in order to provide required PS/2 keyboard functions are:

    SCO 5.07