PM2319-KIT
SXP 36x3G Evaluation Kit
Preliminary
SXP 36x3G Evaluation Kit
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.
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
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
SXP 36X3G EVALUATION CARD BLOCK DIAGRAM
SFF 8484
Status LEDs
Ports 3:0
SFF 8470
Ports
[3-0]
SFF 8470 Ports
[7-4]
SFF 8470
Ports
[11-8]
DB9 Connector
USB
Control
from
PC
USB
Control
To
Expander
Fan
Controller
TWI LED
Driver
FPGA
PROM
RS232
Transceiver
Ports
[15-12]
SFF 8470
SGPIO
Header
Temp.
Sensor
Pins
and
TWI
FLASH
2M x 8-bit
1M x 16-bit
SRAM
1M x 16-bit
1Mx 8-bit
TWI
TWI
SGPIO
FPGA
XC2S300E
CPLD XC95288XL
Ports
[19-16]
SFF 8470
Power Connector
and Regulation
5V -> 1.2 Volt Switcher
5V -> 3.3 Volt Switcher
SEEPROM
SXP
36x3G
TWI
EJTAG
4 pin
Power
Cable
75 MHz x 2
REFCLK
Osc
TX_P[35]
Jxx
TX_N[35]
Jxx
TX_P[29]
Jxx
TX_N[29]
Jxx
TX_P[6]
Jxx
TX_P[6]
Jxx
Ports
[23-20]
SFF 8470
REFCLK
Output
REFCLK
Output
RX_P35]
Jxx
RX_N35]
Jxx
RX_P[29]
Jxx
RX_N[29]
Jxx
RX_P[6]
Jxx
RX_N[6]
Jxx
Ports
[35-32]
SFF 8470
SFF 8470
Port
11
Ports
[31-28]
SFF 8470
Ports
[27-24]
PMC-2041345
Issue 1
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AND FOR ITS CUSTOMERS’ INTERNAL USE
© Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2004
All rights reserved.
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