ADLINK cPCI-6910 Dual Core Xeon Single Board Computer Deployment Guide

There is a touch switch on the board that can be pressed to clear the CMOS configuration and restore default settings.

2. COM and IPMI mode (SWZ2)

The four bits of SWZ2 are used to select the serial port working mode:

COM mode: 1-ON, 2-ON, 3-OFF, 4-OFF (default)

IPMI mode: 1-OFF, 2-OFF, 3-ON, 4-ON

When set to IPMI mode, this serial port is used for BMC management channels.

3. System slot/peripheral slot and pre charging (SW1)

SW1 is used for debugging and special configuration (different PCB versions have different functions):

B2 and earlier versions: SW1-3 ON can disable pre charging, allowing the board to start even when there is no system board in the peripheral slot; SW1-4 ON is SYSTEM # enabled.

B3 and updated versions: SW1-1 ON disables CMM control; SW1-3 ON disables pre charging; SW1-4 ON enables the board to simulate a system board in the peripheral slot.

4. Front panel push rod switch

This micro switch is used for power supply and hot plug control. Close the push rod in the system slot before powering on; Opening the push rod will send a power button signal. In the peripheral slot, after closing the push rod, send the ENOM # interrupt notification system. When opening, also send the ENOM # and wait for the system command.

5. RTM Gigabit Router (cPCI-R6910/R6911)

RTM provides two additional gigabit ports (GbE3, GbE4), which can be connected to the backplane (PICMG 2.16) or the rear panel RJ-45 through DIP switches.

CPCI-R6911: SWY1/SWY2 controls GbE3, SWY3/SWX4 controls GbE4; All OFF is the back panel, and all ON (default) is the rear panel.

CPCI-R6910: SWZ1/SWZ2 controls GbE3, SWZ3/SWZ4 controls GbE4, with the same rules as above.

Attention: The front and back cannot be used simultaneously and must be set uniformly.

6. CF master-slave setting (SWY5 of cPCI-R6911)

SWY5 bits 3 and 4: default 3-ON (Slave) and 4-ON (Master), can be adjusted as needed.

Core points of BIOS settings

BIOS is based on Phoenix Award, press<Del>to enter when booting up. The following are key configuration items:

1. Standard CMOS

Set system date/time to automatically detect IDE devices. Hard disk parameters (cylinder, head, sector, etc.) can be manually set, supporting LBA mode.

2. Advanced BIOS Features

Hard disk boot priority: Select the preferred boot hard disk.

CPU L1/L2 Cache: It is recommended to keep it enabled.

Quick Power On Self Test: Accelerate POST.

Startup sequence: LS120, HDD, CDROM, USB, LAN, etc. can be set.

Boot Up NumLock Status: can be set to On or Off.

Gate A20 Option: Recommend Fast.

Security Option: Can be set to either Setup (password required to enter BIOS) or System (password required to boot up).

Console redirection: When enabled, POST information can be viewed remotely through the serial port, and the baud rate (default 115200) and connection mode (null modem) can be set.

Agent Connect via: Supports null mode.

3. Advanced Chipset

System BIOS Cacheable, Video BIOS Cacheable: It is recommended to enable them to improve performance.

Delay Prior to Thermal: Set the delay for entering thermal control mode, utilizing Xeon's built-in thermal monitoring function.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode: Displays the current ECC or non ECC mode (read-only).

4. Integrated Peripherals

Onboard LAN Boot ROM: Enable PXE network boot.

On Chip IDE submenu: Block mode, PIO mode (Auto recommended), UDMA support, and SATA mode (Combined/Enhanced/SATA Only) can be enabled.

Onboard Devices: Configure USB 2.0 controller, USB keyboard support (to be enabled under DOS), BIOS write protection (recommended disabled for upgrade).

Watch Dog Timer: Enable/disable WDT output for 6300ESB.

Super IO: Set the base address and IRQ of serial port 1/2 (default COM1=3F8/IRQ4, COM2=2F8/IRQ3).

5. PnP/PCI configuration

Reset Configuration Data: If there is a conflict during the installation of a new card, it can be set to Enabled.

Resources Controlled by: Auto (ESCD) or Manual (Manual allocation of IRQ).

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: Non standard VGA cards need to be enabled.

6. Frequency/Voltage Control

Spread Spectrum: Enabling it can reduce EMI, but may affect clock accuracy, depending on the environment.

7. Load Fail Safe default value

When the system fails to start due to incorrect settings, loading the Fail Safe default value can restore the basic runnable state.

8. Password setting

Administrator and user passwords can be set, up to a maximum of 8 characters. Clear CMOS to remove password.

9. Save and Exit

Save changes and exit, or discard changes and exit.

Driver installation process

Suggest installing in the following order (applicable to Windows 2000/XP):

Chipset driver (Intel E7520/6300ESB) - Run Setup from the chipset directory on ADLINK CD.

VGA driver (ATI ES1000) - manually updated in Device Manager, pointing to the INF file (C2_29263. inf) in the ES1000 directory on the CD.

LAN driver (Intel 82571EB) - Run the installation program.

SAS driver (cPCI-R6910 uses LSI controller) or SCSI driver (cPCI-R6911 uses LSI53C1020), select the corresponding driver according to the RTM model.

For Linux/VxWorks BSP, please contact ADLINK for support.

Programming and usage of watchdog timer (WDT)

The WDT of cPCI-6910 is integrated with Intel ®  6300ESB， Supports two-level timers with resolutions ranging from 1 μ s to 10 minutes. Workflow: