A P P E N D I X  A

Connectors and Ports

This appendix describes the connectors and ports you can use to communicate with the host board and application-specific devices. A brief description of each connector and port is given, and a detailed description and pinout given for each connector.

This appendix contains the following topics:


A.1 Connector Locations and Assignments

This module is AMC.1 and AMC.3 compliant and can use ports 2 and 3, as defined in the AMC.3 specification.


Callout

Port

Function

1

2

AMC.3 Serial Storage Port 2

2

3

AMC.3 Serial Storage Port 3

3

4

AMC.1 PCI Express lane 0

4

5

AMC.1 PCI Express lane 1

5

6

AMC.1 PCI Express lane 2

6

7

AMC.1 PCI Express lane 3



A.2 Connector Pinouts

The AMC.1-HDD SAS disk includes an AMC connector, which conforms to the single-slot B+ extended connector, with 170 signal contacts.

The AMC.1-HDD SAS disk communicates with the carrier board through the AMC connectors. Connector usage for the AMC.1-HDD SAS disk is listed in the following table.


TABLE A-1 Pin Assignments

Pin#

Signal Name

Pin#

Signal Name

Pin#

Signal Name

Pin#

Signal Name

1

GND

46

GND

91

No Connect

136

No Connect

2

12V

47

'PORT4_PCIe_RX0_P'

92

GND

137

GND

3

'PRSNT1_L'

48

'PORT4_PCIe_RX0_N'

93

No Connect

138

No Connect

4

'AMC_VCC3'

49

GND

94

No Connect

139

No Connect

5

GA0

50

'PCIe_TX1_P'

95

GND

140

GND

6

No Connect

51

'PCIe_TX1_N'

96

No Connect

141

No Connect

7

GND

52

GND

97

No Connect

142

No Connect

8

No Connect

53

'PCIe_RX1_P'

98

GND

143

GND

9

12V

54

'PCIe_RX1_N'

99

No Connect

144

No Connect

10

GND

55

GND

100

No Connect

145

No Connect

11

No Connect

56

'IPMI_SCL_L'

101

GND

146

GND

12

No Connect

57

12V

102

No Connect

147

No Connect

13

GND

58

GND

103

No Connect

148

No Connect

14

No Connect

59

'PCIe_TX2_P'

104

GND

149

GND

15

No Connect

60

'PCIe_TX2_N'

105

No Connect

150

No Connect

16

GND

61

GND

106

No Connect

151

No Connect

17

GA1

62

'PCIe_RX2_P'

107

GND

152

GND

18

12V

63

'PCIe_RX2_N'

108

No Connect

153

No Connect

19

GND

64

GND

109

No Connect

154

No Connect

20

'PORT1_PTX0_P'

65

'PCIe_TX3_P'

110

GND

155

GND

21

'PORT1_PTX0_N'

66

'PCIe_TX3_N'

111

No Connect

156

No Connect

22

GND

67

GND

112

No Connect

157

No Connect

23

'PORT1_PRX0_P'

68

'PCIe_RX3_P'

113

GND

158

GND

24

'PORT1_PRX0_N'

69

'PCIe_RX3_N'

114

No Connect

159

No Connect

25

GND

70

GND

115

No Connect

160

No Connect

26

GA2

71

'IPMI_SDA_L'

116

GND

161

GND

27

12V

72

12V

117

No Connect

162

No Connect

28

GND

73

GND

118

No Connect

163

No Connect

29

'TX_SAS_2+'

74

No Connect

119

GND

164

GND

30

'TX_SAS_2-'

75

No Connect

120

No Connect

165

No Connect

31

GND

76

GND

121

No Connect

166

No Connect

32

'RX_SAS_2+'

77

No Connect

122

GND

167

No Connect

33

'RX_SAS_2-'

78

No Connect

123

No Connect

168

No Connect

34

GND

79

GND

124

No Connect

169

No Connect

35

'TX_SAS_3+'

80

PREFCLKP

125

GND

170

GND

36

'TX_SAS_3-'

81

PREFCLKN

126

No Connect

 

 

37

GND

82

GND

127

No Connect

 

 

38

'RX_SAS_3+'

83

'PRSNT0_L'

128

GND

 

 

39

'RX_SAS_3-'

84

12V

129

No Connect

 

 

40

GND

85

GND

130

No Connect

 

 

41

'AMC_ENABLE_L'

86

GND

131

GND

 

 

42

12V

87

No Connect

132

No Connect

 

 

43

GND

88

No Connect

133

No Connect

 

 

44

'PCIe_TX0_P'

89

GND

134

GND

 

 

45

'PCIe_TX0_N'

90

No Connect

135

No Connect

 

 



A.3 SAS Controller Ports

The AMC.1-HDD SAS disk incorporates four dedicated SAS controller ports as follows.


TABLE A-2

SAS Controller Port

Dedicated Function

0

Routes to the onboard SAS disk drive, primary port A

1 (See Note)

Routes to AMC channel 2 (connects to SAS or SATA disk)

2(See Note)

Routes to AMC channel 3 (connects to SAS or SATA disk)

3

No Connect


These SAS ports are shipped with PHY’s disabled and are not driving AMC ports 2 and 3. This default configuration avoids incompatibilities with systems that have other initiators driving these AMC ports.


A.4 e-Keying Ports

The AMC.1-HDD SAS disk connects up to two SAS ports on the AMC connector. These ports are defined by the AMC.3 specification for serial storage. The module designates four PCI Express ports, per AMC.1 specification. The link type and link type extension are defined in the following table.


TABLE 0-1 AMC e-Keying Port Assignments

Port #

Port Name

Link Type

AMC Port Map Region

0

Unused

 

 

1

Unused

 

 

2

Channel 0

Link type 7 = AMC.3 storage,
Link type extension = 2 (SAS and SATA)
AMC asymmetric match = 00b (SAS)

Common options

3

Channel 1

Link type 7 = AMC.3 storage,
Link type extension = 2 (SAS and SATA)
AMC asymmetric match = 00b (SAS)

Common options

4-7

Channel 2

Link type 2 = AMC.1 PCI
Express typ e = 4

Common options

4

Channel 3

Like type 2 = AMC.1 PCI Express type 1

 

8-20

Unused