FRONT CONNECTORS
A
HARDWARE INTERFACE
Hardware Interface
Front Connectors
D
G B C F E
Figure 2: OP5700 front panel
A. RJ45 connector panels provide connections to monitor signals from mezzanine I/O boards.
Each connector is linked to front and back mezzanines on the carrier board. Analog mezzanines
(channels 0-15) will use only the first column of connectors. Digital mezzanines will use both columns (channels 0-15 in the first column and channels 16-31 on the second column of
connectors). See the “Pin Assignments” for more detailed information.
B. 16 SFP (small form-factor pluggable) ports controlled from the FPGA, for high-speed communication with other simulator FPGAs or with third-party devices. Each socket controls one communication link. SFP transceivers and fiber optic cables must be selected according to the type and speed of the communication protocol implemented in the FPGA.
Typical protocols used with OPAL-RT products include Xilinx® Aurora (1 to 5 Gbps) and Gigabit
Ethernet (1.25 Gbps).
The LEDs (light pipes) associated to the selected channel will light to indicate the channel is selected. LEDs are arrow-shaped to indicate the channels to which they are associated. The LED upward arrow points to top channel, the downward arrow points to bottom channel (see below):
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Front Connectors
LED Color
Green
Green
Red
Red
Description
ON = SFP transceiver is inserted
OFF = no SFP transceiver is present
BLINK = channel active
ON = SFP transceiver is inserted
OFF = no SFP transceiver is present
BLINK = channel active
OFF = connection okay
ON = transmission fault
BLINK = reception loss
OFF = connection okay
ON = transmission fault
BLINK = reception loss
CH00
CH01
C. SYNCHRO: synchronization connectors (fiber optic and audio) and a series of four LEDs on the front panel display the device status
LED Power On
Tx
Rx
M/S
OFF
OFF
Default*
After Load & During
Execution
GREEN**
After Reset
OFF
GREEN** OFF
ORANGE = Slave GREEN
PWR GREEN GREEN
Table 2: OP5700 SYNCHRO LEDs
GREEN
*The color of the LED on power on depends on the default FPGA configuration: when the FPGA board is programmed in slave synchronization mode, the LED will be orange; when it is programmed in master mode, the LED will be green.
**Tx and Rx provide synchronization information. When transmitting the synchronization signal, the
Tx LED will be green. When receiving the synchronization signal, the Rx LED will be green.
D. USB connector for JTAG programming (used in the event of lost or damaged FPGA configuration
E. Monitoring RJ45 connectors with mini-BNC terminals for monitoring: RJ45 cables connect from a channel on an RJ45 panel (A) to one of four RJ45 monitoring connectors (E). Mini-BNC connectors
allow for quick cable connections to monitoring devices (such as an oscilloscope). See “Installation”
for details.
F. Target computer monitoring interface. Two push buttons include POWER in top position to start the
Target computer and RESET in the bottom position to reset the Target computer. There are 6 LED indicators:
LED
Green
Green
Green
Green
Red
Red
NAME
Power
HDD
Description
On indicates that the unit is powered up.
On indicates that the hard disk drive is operating.
NIC1
NIC2
On indicates that network port 1 is in use.
On indicates that network port 2 is in use.
Power Fail On indicates a power fault.
Overheat/Fan Fail On indicates either that unit has overheated or a fan fault.
G. Optional PCI or PCIe connector slots. By default, these spaces will be covered by blank plates if there are no optional PCI or PCIe boards. If there are boards installed, the spaces will give access to the card connectors.
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Rear Connectors
REAR CONNECTORS
A
B
C
D E F
Figure 3: OP5700 rear connector panels
A. DB37F I/O connectors (see “Table 3: Pin Assignments” for more details). The image (Figure 13)
illustrates the links between the mezzanines and the DB37 I/O connectors
B. Power reset and +5/+12 V power source connector (for tests)
- Pushbutton reset after 4A overcurrent shutdown
- Red LED indicates fault, green LED indicates nominal function
- Microfit connector for 5V or 12V power allows users to test whether I/Os are functioning. Each voltage has its own ground reference. Caution: these power sources are not isolated.
C. Ground screw. The OP5700 may be subjected to EMI when installed in proximity to other devices.
Make sure to connect the OP5700 ground to the rack to prevent any EMI related damage to the simulator (see Figure 5)
D. Power connector and power On/Off switch.
E. Standard computer connectors (left to right): mouse and keyboard, USB ports, monitor, network
ports (see Figure 12).
F. Low-profile PCIe slots 2 . These slots give access to five of the six PCIe slots. The sixth slot is reserved for internal connection of the Virtex7 FPGA board.
Refer to the system Description document received with your simulator for more detailed configuration.
- OP5707-4 and OP5707-8 configuration, that only use one CPU, can only manage five PCIe slots, leaving 4 slots available for third-party I/O or communication boards.
2 High-profile PCIe boards or PCI boards must be installed in the front bays of the chassis, and connected to the motherboard using riser boards.
Since each riser uses one PCIe slot of the motherboard, the number of slots available at the back of the chassis is reduced. Each riser board can connect two
PCI cards.
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