Curtiss-Wright GT200 VME, Hardware Reference Manual

Page 1: ...GT200 VME Hardware Reference Document No G T MR G1VME6U A 0 A2 ...

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Page 3: ...registered trademark of Curtiss Wright Controls Inc HyperTerminal is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Patents pending for network status messaging and host interrupt queue functions LinkXchange is a registered trademark of Curtiss Wright Controls Inc Motorola FreeScale is a registered trademark of the Motorola Corporation Tsi148 is a trademark of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation Any...

Page 4: ...n which may interfere with other radio and communication devices The user may be in violation of FCC regulations if this device is used in other than the intended market environments CE As a component part of another system this product has no intrinsic function and is therefore not subject to the European Union CE EMC directive 89 336 EEC ...

Page 5: ...ard 3 1 3 4 Configure the GT200 VME Card 3 2 3 4 1 Configuration Switch S2 3 2 3 5 Configure the GT200 PMC Card 3 3 3 5 1 Installing SFP Modules 3 3 3 6 Install the Cards 3 3 3 7 Connect the Fiber Optic Cables 3 4 3 8 Troubleshooting 3 5 4 OPERATION 4 1 4 1 Overview 4 1 4 2 Functional Description 4 1 4 2 1 Network Paradigm 4 1 4 2 2 Ring Topology 4 2 4 2 3 Physical Interface 4 2 4 2 4 Network Size...

Page 6: ...VME Address Window Configuration 4 10 4 4 5 5 VME Slot Number Configuration 4 11 4 4 6 GT Network Interface Configuration 4 11 4 4 6 1 Ethernet Interface Configuration 4 12 APPENDICES Appendix A Specifications A 1 Appendix B Ordering Information B 1 GLOSSARY GLOSSARY 1 INDEX INDEX 1 FIGURES Figure 2 1 GT200 VME Card 2 1 Figure 2 2 SFP Transceiver Module 2 2 Figure 2 3 GT200 VME Card Faceplate 2 3 ...

Page 7: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLES Table 3 1 Slot Configuration Switches 3 2 Table 3 2 System Control Switches 3 2 Copyright 2005 iii GT200 VME Hardware Reference ...

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Page 9: ...s are italicized and bolded For example utility sw cfg config c Hexadecimal values are written with a 0x prefix For example 0x7e For signals on hardware products an Active Low is represented by prefixing the signal name with a slash For example SYNC Code and monitor screen displays of input and output are boxed and indented on a separate line Text that represents user input is bolded Text that the...

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Page 12: ...INTRODUCTION This page intentionally left blank Copyright 2005 1 4 GT200 VME Hardware Reference ...

Page 13: ...The GT200 VME has the following features Supports concurrent network and host accesses with no loss of network data or need to implement network flow control Status LEDs that report link status Two Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP media options available short wavelength laser 850 nm and long wavelength laser 1300 nm 2 5 Gbps fiber optic interface with redundant transceiver option for network topol...

Page 14: ...nm and short wavelength laser 850 nm All cards use a Duplex LC style connector available from most major cable manufacturers Figure 2 2 SFP Transceiver Module Long wavelength laser interconnections are recommended for distances longer than 250 meters as loss in multimode fiber degrades connections with short wavelength lasers past this distance The short wavelength version is useful for intrasyste...

Page 15: ... Green Ethernet 10 100 Connector Tx activity LED Yellow Rx activity LED Green 10 Mbps speed indicator LED Green 100 Mbps speed indicator LED Green Fiber Communication Status LEDs The Link Select LED LS indicates which channel of the GT200 board is selected When the LED is off channel 0 is selected When the LED is on channel 1 is selected The Link Up LED LU turns on when the selected channel is rec...

Page 16: ...ection per node Any data written to one node is broadcast to all nodes A break in one node of fiber caused the ring to be broken This topology would be used in a system where a failure in the ring is not critical 255 3 2 1 0 2 3 2 Redundant Ring This topology is the same as a non redundant ring only a second ring is added using the second transceiver to create a ring with data flowing in the oppos...

Page 17: ...d to be sent back to the sending node The first node in the chain could be a remote sensor sending data to several receiving nodes 2 5 3 1 2 3 5 Monitoring A monitoring topology is a non redundant ring with one of the nodes transmitting the data on its second transceiver to a monitoring node The monitoring node can be used to watch the status of the ring and check the ring s health M 5 4 3 2 6 1 C...

Page 18: ...Automatic port fault isolation Front panel indicators Signal Detect Transmitter ON Heartbeat Flash Write Fan Temperature Alarm Watchdog Out of band control through an Ethernet port Can be controlled from a remote location Dual redundant hot swappable power supplies Hot swappable fans Hot pluggable Small Form factor transceiver modules Hot pluggable port cards Multiple temperature monitoring points...

Page 19: ...functional support for transceivers from other manufacturers Flexible automatic I O port fault isolation Multiple media options Hot swappable SFP modules Cross point configuration controlled across VME Bus or RS 232 port Front panel Signal Detect status indicators for each port provided Front panel Power On status indicator Front panel Transmitter On status indicator for each port Front panel Hear...

Page 20: ...tch GT200 VME Transceiver 1 GT200 VME Transceiver 2 GT200 VME Transceiver 1 GT200 VME Transceiver 2 GT200 VME Transceiver 2 GT200 VME Transceiver 1 GT200 VME Transceiver 2 Switch 1 VLX2500 Control Station 1 Control Station 2 Control Station 4 Control Station 3 GT200 VME Transceiver 1 Figure 2 4 Switch Ring Any node can be the initiating node Any data write by the host to the GT200 VME memory trigg...

Page 21: ... VME Transceiver 2 GT200 VME Transceiver 1 GT200 VME Transceiver 2 GT200 VME Transceiver 2 GT200 VME Transceiver 1 GT200 VME Transceiver 2 Switch 1 VLX2500 Switch 2 VLX2500 Control Station 1 Control Station 2 Control Station 4 Control Station 3 GT200 VME Transceiver 1 Figure 2 5 Redundant Switch Ring Copyright 2005 2 9 GT200 VME Hardware Reference ...

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Page 23: ...age to the components on the card Follow the steps below to unpack the card 1 Put on the wristband attached to an anti static mat 2 Remove the card and anti static bag from the carton 3 Place the bag on the anti static mat 4 Open the anti static bag and remove the card 5 In the unlikely event that you should need to return your GT200 VME please keep the original shipping materials for this purpose...

Page 24: ...DEN Controls base address initialization of the GT VME s Tsi148 CR CSR registers according to Table 3 1 below Table 3 1 Slot Configuration Switches Position 3 ASIDEN Position 4 GSIDEN Description CLOSED CLOSED CR CSR disabled OPEN CLOSED AUTO Slot ID enabled CLOSED OPEN Geographical Address enabled default OPEN OPEN Geographical Address defaults to AUTO Slot ID if GA 4 0 pins are all high Position...

Page 25: ...small click as the module latches into place The SFP module is designed to only fit into the receptacle cage a certain way If the SFP module is inserted wrong it will not fully slide into the receptacle cage If this happens remove the module and reinsert it correctly To remove an SFP module press or slide the latch release on the module This is usually a button or tab on the bottom side of the mod...

Page 26: ...e an alcohol based wipe to clean the cable ends For short wavelength modules either 50 µm or 62 5 µm core diameter cable should be used For distances up to 125 meters 62 5 µm core cable can be used and for distances up to 250 meters 50 µm core cables are required For distances greater than 250 meters up to 10 kilometers long wavelength modules with 9 µm core cables must be used The optional fiber ...

Page 27: ..._______________________________________ Card Type __________________________________________ Firmware Version __________________________________________ Configuration Status Info __________________________________________ S2 Switch Settings __________________________________________ Problem Reproducibility __________________________________________ Problem Description _____________________________...

Page 28: ...INSTALLATION This page intentionally left blank Copyright 2005 3 6 GT200 VME Hardware Reference ...

Page 29: ...d VME P1 P2 Tundra Tsi148 VME320 VME2esst to PCI PCI X Bridge PHY PHY RJ 45 RJ 45 RJ 45 10 100 Ethernet 66 MHz PCI 128 MB FLASH VME 2eSST Buffers 10 100 1000 Ethernet RS 232 Figure 4 1 GT200 VME Block Diagram 4 2 1 Network Paradigm The GT200 Network is a connectionless broadcast shared memory network Each host processor on the network has access to its own local copy of shared memory that is updat...

Page 30: ...ANY BUS ANY BUS 2 5 Gbps Link Rate MEM MEM MEM GT200 CPU MEM MEM MEM CPU GT200 MEM CPU MEM GT200 MEM GT200 MEM MEM CPU MEM Figure 4 2 Replicated Shared Memory 4 2 3 Physical Interface Fiber Optic Short Wavelength 850 nm 2 5 Gbps Fiber Optic Long Wavelength 1300 nm 2 5 Gbps 4 2 4 Network Size The network supports up to 255 nodes Each node on the GT network has an associated node ID When a node tran...

Page 31: ...g length selection Framing overhead includes delimiters source node ID age address and other control functions Sub length data frames include 32 bits of data with four independent byte enables to support transfer sizes less than 32 bits preserving the concept of memory transparency 4 2 7 Link Interface Laser Enable one per link Link Select Link Up Laser Signal Detect one per link 4 2 8 Network Thr...

Page 32: ...area of memory The memory cannot be used as instruction space The major difference between GT200 memory and system memory is that any data written into GT200 memory is automatically sent to the same GT200 memory location in all nodes on the network This is why it is also referred to as replicated shared memory When a host computer writes to the shared memory the GT200 node host adapter supplies th...

Page 33: ...t Redundant Link Capable Transmit Enable Receive Enable Retransmit Enable Write Me Last Link Up Laser Signal Detect one per link 4 2 15 Modes of Operation The Figure 4 3 shows a diagram of configuration switches accessible through the menu system for each mode of operation 4 2 15 1 Write Me Last Mode The Write Me Last mode of operation allows the originating node to be the last node in the ring to...

Page 34: ...lt condition is on 4 2 15 4 RT Enable Retransmit mode allows received data to be retransmitted to the network The default condition is on MEMORY Link Receiver Receiver 1 Receiver 0 Link Select Link Enable Wrap Enable Wrap Laser 1 Laser 0 Retransmit Enable Receive Enable Write Me Last Transmit Enable Foreign Native Host Data In Figure 4 3 Configuration Switch Diagram Copyright 2005 4 6 GT200 VME Ha...

Page 35: ...rs retransmitted link data TXN_FIFO Transmit to Network FIFO Buffers network transmit data TX_CTRL Transmit control logic Handles transmit framing protocol 4 3 2 Host Logic INT_BUF Network to Host Interrupt Queue Buffers received network interrupts NET_STAT Network Status Look Up Table RX_FIFO Receive FIFO Buffers received data MEM_CTRL Memory Controller RAM Memory 125 MHz 32 bit DDR SDRAM TXM_FIF...

Page 36: ...pon bus timeout detection 16 MHz System Clock Driver 4 4 1 3 VME CR CSR GT200 VME supports accesses to the 512 kilobyte CR CSR space as defined by the ANSI VITA standards for VME64 and VME64x Only the upper 4 kilobytes are supported at this time These are the internal Tsi148 control registers Accesses to the lower 508 kilobytes are not supported and will produce a VME Bus Error The CR CSR space is...

Page 37: ...onnect to this interface using terminal emulation software e g HyperTerminal or Minicom configured with the settings described in section 4 4 2 RS 232 Interface After boot up has completed a login prompt will appear if connecting after boot up press ENTER a few times to reach the login prompt Log in with username user no password is required A simple menu system will appear which allows numerical ...

Page 38: ...ven or fewer different VME address windows ranges The factory default settings disable all windows so that GT200 VME will not respond to VME bus accesses This prevents conflict with other devices prior to configuration by the user The user must enable and configure VME windows before the GT200 VME can be accessed from the VME bus To configure VME windows select VME Configuration Menu followed by C...

Page 39: ...not support geographical or auto slot ID features you can configure the slot number by selecting VME Configuration Menu followed by Configure VME Interface from the menu system Enter the desired slot number 1 21 when prompted or zero 0 for auto detection You must reset GT200 VME for the slot number to be changed 4 4 6 GT Network Interface Configuration GT network interface options may be configure...

Page 40: ...guration The Gigabit and 10 100 Ethernet interfaces may be configured from the menu system by selecting IP Configuration Menu followed by Configure Gigabit Ethernet IP Interface or Configure 10 100 Ethernet IP Interface Ethernet configuration changes will not take effect until the next boot up unless forced into effect when prompted This is to prevent accidental loss of current Ethernet connection...

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Page 43: ...0 kilometers Shared Memory On board Memory 128 MB Effective Network Bandwidth 4 bytes packet random 33 MB s 128 bytes packet sequential 210 MB s Node Latency Insertion 0 35 µs Pass Through 0 45 µs A 1 2 Mean Time Between Failures Specifications MTBF Description MTBF H AS G6V128SC 00 GT200 No Media 102 238 H AS G6V128SC 20 GT200 850 nm Short Wave Pluggable Transceiver 100 109 H AS G6V128SC 22 GT200...

Page 44: ...m fiber 125 meters with 62 5 µm fiber Transmit Wavelength 830 to 860 nm Transmit Power 10 to 1 dBm Receive Wavelength 770 to 860 nm Receive Sensitivity 15 5 to 0 dBm 1300 nm Media 9 µm single mode fiber Maximum Fiber Length 10 km Transmit Wavelength 1285 to 1330 nm Transmit Power 9 5 to 0 dBm Receive Wavelength 1100 to 1600 nm Receive Sensitivity 19 to 3 dBm Copyright 2005 A 2 GT200 VME Hardware R...

Page 45: ...B ORDERING APPENDIX B ORDERING INFORMATION ...

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Page 47: ...se with the short wavelength laser media interface Table B 2 LC to LC Simplex Part Number Duplex Part Number Length Cable End 1 Cable End 2 FHAC M1LC3000 00 FHAC M2LC3000 00 3 meters LC LC FHAC M1LC5000 00 FHAC M2LC5000 00 5 meters LC LC FHAC M1LC1001 00 FHAC M2LC1001 00 10 meters LC LC FHAC M1LC2001 00 FHAC M2LC2001 00 20 meters LC LC FHAC M1LC3001 00 FHAC M2LC3001 00 30 meters LC LC FHAC M1LCxxx...

Page 48: ...face Table B 5 LC to LC Simplex Part Number Duplex Part Number Length Cable End 1 Cable End 2 FHAC S1LC3000 00 FHAC S2LC3000 00 3 meters LC LC FHAC S1LC5000 00 FHAC S2LC5000 00 5 meters LC LC FHAC S1LC1001 00 FHAC S2LC1001 00 10 meters LC LC FHAC S1LC2001 00 FHAC S2LC2001 00 20 meters LC LC FHAC S1LC3001 00 FHAC S2LC3001 00 30 meters LC LC FHAC S1LCxxxx 00 FHAC S2LCxxxx 00 Custom LC LC Table B 6 S...

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Page 51: ...ss and address modifier at the beginning of the cycle Then the slave increments this address on each transfer so that the next transfer is stored in the next higher location bus timer A functional module that measures the time each data transfer takes on the DTB and terminates the DTB cycle if a transfer takes too long Without this module it could wait forever for a slave to respond if the master ...

Page 52: ...control and management data Frame length is dynamically sized from 4 to 128 bytes GND RS 232 Ground line insertion latency The time required for a GT200 card to insert data values into outgoing frames and remove data values from incoming frames loopback A method of transmitting to the same node s receivers for testing purposes Applies to both fiber optic and wire media Also a test that loops the o...

Page 53: ...nd the network A host write to shared memory results in a transmitted write to all GT200 nodes at the same relative location slave A functional module that detects DTB cycles initiated by a master and when those cycles specify its participation transfers data between itself and the master slot A position where a board can be inserted into a backplane If the system has both a J1 and a J2 backplane ...

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Page 57: ... 3 2 3 3 L laser long wavelength 2 1 laser 2 2 long wavelength 2 2 3 4 B 2 short wavelength 2 1 2 2 3 4 B 1 link interface 3 1 4 1 LinkXchange 2 7 GLX4000 2 6 LX2500 2 7 Physical Layer Switch 2 6 loop 3 4 LX2500 2 7 Physical Layer Switch 2 7 Physical Layer Switch 2 7 M maximum fiber length A 2 media transmission 3 4 media options 2 1 2 2 mode write me last 4 5 module latches 3 3 multimode fiber 2 ...

Page 58: ...ory 4 1 4 4 4 5 replicated memory 4 4 status indicator heartbeat 2 7 power on 2 7 signal detect 2 7 transmitter on 2 7 status LED heartbeat 2 7 signal detect 2 7 T topology 2 4 3 4 multiple master loop 2 4 point to point 2 4 transmit wavelength A 2 U unpack 3 1 W watchdog timer 2 7 write me last mode 4 5 Copyright 2005 INDEX 4 GT200 VME Hardware Reference ...