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MAMC-XLINK – Technical Reference Manual
1.3 Board Features
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PCI Express Interface
The
MAMC-XLINK
includes a 1 – lane PCI Express interface. The PCI Express inter-
face connects to Port 4 of the Fat Pipe Region of the AMC backplane connector. The
implementation of PCIe conforms to the AMC.1 specification.
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PCI Express External Cable Interface
The
MAMC-XLINK
includes a 1 – lane PCI Express External Cable Interface. The
PCI Express External Cable Interface connects to a special PCI Express External Cable
connector. The implementation of PCI Express External Cable Interface conforms to the
PCI Express External Cabling Specification, Rev. 1.0.
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IPMI Controller
The
MAMC-XLINK
implements an IPMB interface which conforms to the AMC.0
specification. The IPMI firmware complies to the IPMI – Intelligent Platform
Management Interface Specification, v1.5., Revision 1.1.
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Re-Driver Circuitry
The
MAMC-XLINK
includes Re-Driver circuitry, in order to guarantee PCIe signal
quality at the receiver portion of the PCI Express External Cable Interface.
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Clock Selection
The
MAMC-XLINK
offers the choice to select between a local PCIe clock and the
backplane clock FCLKA, which is defined in the AMC.0 specification.