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Double width AMC CPU board for COM EXPRESS mezzanines, dedicated to MTCA
4.0 for physics.
It can function either as:
- Standard AMC
- RTM in cooperation with dedicated WR-MCH freeing 1 AMC slot
Features:
- 4 USB 2.0 ports
- 4 USB 3.0 ports
- Type 6 COM Express module connector
- 2 ESATA ports
- custom RTM PCIe x16 connector
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet (SERDES) routed to uTCA Port 0 and Port1 serial console connector
- Mini Display Port
- Mini HDMI port
- mPCIe socket
- Extension connector for on-board FPGA mezzanine
- Double width, full (or mid) size design
Status
Date | Event |
06-06-2013 | Start working on project |
16-06-2013 | First version of schematics and PCB component placement |
18-06-2013 | Schematic review |
22-06-2013 | Schematic bugs fixed, final component placement, start of PCB routing |
21-07-2013 | Board 100% routed. PCB review held |
30-07-2013 | PCB corrections applied, ready for production |
29-08-2013 | Assembled boards delivered, CPU works, Ethernet works, still waiting for new heatsink |
31-08-2013 | i350 MAC recognized by the chipset, VGA output working, trying to get access to the MCH, PCIe link established |
12-09-2013 | Troubles with BIOS - PCIe x16 do not support MCH PCIe switch. Module manufacturer starts BIOS modification |
01-10-2013 | Second COM EXPRESS module received, this time with correct heatsink |