GE Intelligent Platforms CT9 ® ® High Performance PICMG 2.16 6U CompactPCI Server Blade Features The CT9 is a 6U CompactPCI all-in-one CPU A high level of functional integration (VGA/ ® ® board with an integrated low power Intel TFT, USB, serial interfaces, etc.) within a single • Intel Pentium M processor, 1.4 GHz to ® Pentium M processor and dual Gigabit Ether- slot gives users the freedom to use the PMC 1.8 GHz and Intel Celeron M processor net channels. The CT9 supports full hot swap interfaces as extensions for their applica- 1.0 GHz and 1.3 GHz and is capable of being used in a system or tions. This, combined with a custom specific • Optimized for telcom applications non-system (peripheral) slot. Adhering to the assembly service, provides optimized price/ • Ultra-compact, one slot PICMG 2.16 dual Ethernet specification, the performance for all kinds of OEM applica- • Hot swap (full) PICMG 2.1 compliant CT9 supports the 64-bit/66 MHz CompactPCI tions. The board is also available in an bus and is designed for use in a broad range extended temperature version with a range • System and non-system (peripheral) mode of applications such as wireless base sta- of -40 °C to +85 °C. • Extensive software support tions, voice over packet, enterprise devices, • Up to 2 GB DDR SDRAM (200 MHZ) with ECC The CT9 also includes a Baseboard Manage- test and measurement systems, and server ment Controller (BMC) that supports the • Flash drive or local 2.5” hard disk blade applications. Intelligent Platform Management Interface • VGA/LCD up to 1600 x 1200 The CT9 platform is designed to support (IPMI) architecture. It allows independent • Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, processors from 1 GHz up to 1.8 GHz. It offers platform management between IPMI enabled 10/100/1000BaseT, front or rear option low power consumption and eliminates the boards, power supplies, fans and other • PICMG 2.16 compliant need for onboard fans. The design is ready to accessories in a system. This feature can be accept future higher performance Intel Pen- used for autonomous monitoring, logging • Two PMC expansion slots, one 64-bit/133 MHz and one 32-bit/33 MHz tium M processor versions. and recovery control functions. • IPMI PICMG 2.9 The CT9 provides a unique feature set, includ- The supported operating systems are • Ultra ATA/100 on board, second channel ® ® ® ® ing up to 2 GB of 200 MHz DDR SDRAM with Microsoft Windows XP, VxWorks and Linux . rear I/O ® ECC, three independent onboard PCI buses, QNX and LynxOS are available on request. • 2x serial I/O with FIFOs RS-232/422/ high speed support for the CompactPCI back- 485 interface The CT9 version 3.x is RoHS compliant. plane, two PMC interfaces (64-bit/133 MHz and 32-bit/33 MHz). • USB 2.0 ports, one front, four rear • Watchdog, temperature sensors • IEEE 1284 parallel port • Optional extended temperature range (-40°C to +85°C) • Customer-specific, low-cost assembly versions • RoHS version 3.x compliant ® ® CT9 High Performance PICMG 2.16 6U CompactPCI Server Blade 16 byte FIFOs • Integrated in E7501/ICH4 chipset Specifications • User selectable RS232/422/485 interface Temperature Sensors CompactPCI - PLX 6254 PCI-to-PCI Bridge • COM1 optional available at front • CPU die and heatsink temperature software read- • PICMG 2.0 R3.0 compliant cPCI local bus standard ® ™ VGA and LCD – NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go able from –65 °C to +127 °C • 64-bit PCI-to-PCI bridge for up to 8 slots (33 MHz) CT9 board version 2.x only or 5 slots (66 MHz) LED • 256-bit 3D and 2D graphics accelerator • Supports system and peripheral mode • Front panel LED System control • On-chip 32 MB frame buffer (66-190 MHz) • J1+2, 2 mm pin and socket connectors • Hot swap (blue), Status (red/yellow/green) • 32-bit/33 MHz PCI interface (IEC-1076-4-101) • Dual CRTC/Simultaneous Dual Display Hot-Swap - compliant to PICMG 2.1 Processor - µFCBGA, Low Power Design • 350 MHz Palette-DAC for analog VGA (up to • Peripheral mode: board can be inserted or removed • Scalable processing power with flexible 1600 x 1200) in a powered system ® processor design • DVI-I interface (PanelLink) for TFT displays up to • System controller mode: Other, non system (periph- • Intel Pentium M processor: 1.4 GHz to 1.8 GHz 1024 x 768 single channel DVI (165 MHz),EDID eral) boards can be removed or added with power on • Intel Celeron M processor: 1.0 GHz and 1.3 GHz display PnP supported H.110 Friendly ™ • High efficiency on-board switching regulator (DC/ • Fully compliant support for OpenGL 1.2 for all • Versions with non-populated J4 (see front and rear DC) supported Windows operating systems and Linux I/O table below) do not interfere with H.110 bus on P4 • Fanless cooling with heat sink ™ ™ VGA and LCD – ATI MOBILITY RADEON • Contact factory for latest CPU versions BIOS Features CT9 board version 3.x only, RoHS version • New AMI BIOS Core 8, in-system programmable Chipset – Intel E7501/P64H2/ICH4 • 128/256-bit 3D and 2D and multimedia Flash ROM graphics accelerator • 400 MHz system bus to processor • CPU, memory and IDE auto-detection/selection • Local DDR memory (16 MB or 64 MB) @ 125 MHz • PCI burst mode transfers up to 512 MB/s • Integrated VGA and Ethernet BIOS ROM (64-bit/66 MHz) to 200 MHz • USB mass storage support and booting capability • 32-bit/33 MHz PCI interface • Two 64-bit wide PCIbuses with 66 MHz (floppy, HDD, CDROM) • Dual independent CRT controllers to support two • One 32-bit wide PCIbus with 33 MHz • Password protection, BIOS post, system and video asynchronous simultaneous display paths Cache Level 1 Level 2 BIOS shadowing • RAMDAC (300 MHz to 400 MHZ) for analog Pentium M (90nm) 32 KB 2048 KB, full speed • Extensive setup with remappable serial/parallel ports VGA (1600 x 1200) Pentium M (130nm) 32 KB 1024 KB, full speed • Operation without disk, keyboard and video • TDMS transmitter up to 165 MHz (1024 x 768 Celeron M (90nm) 32 KB 512 KB, full speed • Remote BIOS through serial port at 60 Hz); DVI Celeron M (130nm) 32 KB 512 KB, full speed • Fully support of OpenGL 1.3 (Windows) and Software xFreeX86 (Linux) Memory – DDR 200 • The following software is supported to the extent ® • Support for DirectX to DirectX 8.1 under Windows • High-speed registered DDR SDRAM listed below. • 72-bit wide with error correction (ECC) EIDE- ICH4 OS On Request Planned • 512 Mbytes to 2 Gbyte with soldered chips • Ultra ATA/100 sync. DMA mode up to 100 MB/s WIN XP - √ • PIO mode 4 and bus master IDE up to 16 MB/s QNX 6 √ - Dual Gigabit Ethernet – Intel 82546GB • Two devices supported via local EIDE connector VxWorks - √ • Highly integrated Dual Channel Ethernet Controller and two devices with rear I/O with 64-bit/66 MHz PCI local bus mastering Lynx OS √ - • 64 Kbyte Transmit and Receive FIFO Linux - √ Parallel Port • 10/100/1000BaseT auto-negotiation • Bi-directional, IEEE 1284 compatible enhanced Front and Rear I/O (with transition module CTM12) • Versions with front I/O available parallel port (including EPP and ECP) for printer • The pinouts of the transition module connectors • Compliant to PICMG 2.16 (rear I/O) correspond to standard PC connectors General Purpose I/O (Software configurable) (press-fit cables). Hard Disk or Flash Drive • Eight GPIO (input or output) pins • Internal 2.5” IDE hard disk or 2.5” flash drive Function Front Rear • Interrupt capability (level, edge) (for extended temperature range and higher J3/J4/J5 shock/vibration immunity) USB 2.0 – ICH4 1, 4 DVI-I - ✔ • One USB 2.0 connector at front 3 1, 4 VGA ✔ ✔ PMC Extension Slots - IEEE P1386/1386.1 • Four universal serial bus channels at rear 2, 3 2 Eth 1 ✔ ✔ • One high bandwidth 64-bit/66 MHz PMC interface 2, 3 2 Eth 2 ✔ ✔ and one 32-bit/33 MHz PMC interface Keyboard and Mouse Keyb+Mouse ✔ ✔ • Enhancement to processor PMC standard • PS/2 compatible Reset ✔ ✔ VITA 32-2003 (non-monarch) Real-time Clock LEDs ✔ ✔ • Cardbus adapter available on PMC2 • RTC 146818 compatible, on-board Li-battery 4 USB 2.0 1-5 1 2-5 Note: The 32-bit/33 MHz PMC slot is not available with VGA or Ethernet on the front and IDE IDE primary - ✔ CMOS RAM 3 secondary installed. IDE secondary onboard - • 242 bytes non-volatile CMOS RAM 4 Floppy - ✔ IPMI 1.5 EEPROM COM 1-2 1 1, 2 • Baseboard Management Controller supporting the • 512 kbit serial EEPROMs for non-volatile user data 4 LPT - ✔ Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) GPIO (8 pins) - ✔ Floppy architecture in compliance with PICMG 2.9 PMC 1 (64-bit/66 MHz) ✔ ✔ • One channel 3.5“ floppy drive controller • Peripheral mode and BMC mode are supported 3 PMC 2 (32-bit/33 MHz) ✔ ✔ Watchdog (user programmable) Serial I/O - RS232/422/485 1 Rear DVI-I connector for DVI and VGA • Two async. 16550 compatible full duplex serial • Watchdog 1: 4.8 µs to 76 sec, 0.6 sec increments 2 Either front or rear as an order option channels at rear I/O • Watchdog 2: 1 min to 255 min, 1 min increments 3 32-bit/33 MHz PMC slot not available with front VGA • High-speed transfer up to 115.2 kbaud with and/or front Ethernet and/or IDE secondaryinstalled Timer ® ® CT9 High Performance PICMG 2.16 6U CompactPCI Server Blade 4 Not without J4 1.8 GHz, 2 GB 4.8 A 7.5 A 48.8 W Styles Power Allowances - PMC slot Non-RoHS C I • +5 V, +3.3 V: Total power max. 7.5 W RoHS 1 3 • ±12 V; 100 mA each Front panel yes yes Mechanical – PICMG 2.0 Front stiffener no no • 6U, 1 slot wide Middle stiffener no no • 233 x 160 x 20 mm (including flash drive) or hard disk Wedge locks no no Parts soldered yes yes Temperature Li-battery yes yes Note: For detailed information about the oper- ating temperature behavior of any style board it is Entended tempeerature no yes absolutely necessary to consult the manual. The Conformal coating no no processor type and speed, altitude, the use or not of Conduction cooled no no Ethernet and video, ambient conditions and the type Power Requirements of cooling influences the board temperature range. • +5 V, +3.3V Required Operating Storage • ±12V Only if required by mounted PMC module Standard 0 °C to +70 °C –40 °C to +85 °C Extended –40 °C to +85 °C –40 °C to +85 °C Power Consumption - typical operating current • w/o keyboard, hard disk, modules, Ethernet (no link), Operating Storage measured at DOS prompt, no power savings. Humidity 5 - 95% @ 40°C 5 - 95% @ 40°C Processor, Memory 5 V 3.3 V Total Power Altitude 15.000 ft. (4.5 km) 40.000 ft. (12 km) 1 GHz, 1 GB 1.0 A 5.9 A 24.5 W Shock (3 axis, up & down, 5 hits/direction) 1.3 GHz, 1 GB 2.2 A 5.9 A 30.5 W • Style (C, I, 1, 3): 12g/6 ms, 1.4 GHz, 2 GB 1.4 A 5.9 A 26.5 W 1.6 GHz, 2 GB 2.7 A 5.9 A 33.0 W Vibration (30 minutes each axis) 1.8 GHz, 2 GB 2.5 A 5.9 A 32.0 W • Style (C, I, 1, 3): 2g rms @ 5 to 100 Hz MTBF • w/o keyboard, hard disk, modules, Windows XP, 3D • Calculations are available in accordance with graphics active. Both Gigabit Ethernet channels MIL-HDBK-217. Please contact factory. linked, CPU running at instruction mix for maximum power consumption. Safety Processor, Memory 5 V 3.3 V Total Power • Designed to meet standard UL1950, CE class A,FCC-A 1 GHz, 1 GB 1.3 A 7.5 A 31.3 W 1.3 GHz, 1 GB 4.6 A 7.5 A 47.8 W 1.4 GHz, 2 GB 2.7 A 7.5 A 38.3 W 1.6 GHz, 2 GB 5.4 A 7.5 A 51.8 W ® ® CT9 High Performance PICMG 2.16 6U CompactPCI Server Blade Block Diagram IPMI Pentium M Processor DDR SDRAM E7501 with ECC 2 GB SMBus EIDE P64H2 USB ICH4 PCI PCI 64-bit/66 MHz 64-bit/ 133 LPC MHz Super I/O Hot Swap PCI/PCI PMC1 Gigabit Bridge PCI 32-bit/33 MHz Ethernet 1 Gigabit Ethernet 1 VGA PMC2 cPCIbus 64-bit/66 MHz Ordering Information Hardware Accessories CTM12 I/O transition module for 6U backplane (IEEE 1101.11-1998 compliant) SCM184TL00C 1U 19” chassis with 2 cPCI slots, backplane and power supply SCC784UE05CT9 CT9 starter cage, 19”, 7U, 84HP, 5 cPCI slots, fans, HDD and DVD ZKAAPS2SPLIT Cable for keyboard and mouse on front panel Operating Systems Extensive operating systems support is available. Chassis with power supplies, backplanes and drives on request. For detailed information and further options, contact GE Intelligent Platforms. About GE Intelligent Platforms GE Intelligent Platforms, a General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is an experienced high-performance technology company and a global provider of hardware, software, services, and expertise in automation and embedded computing. We offer a unique foundation of agile, advanced and ultra-reliable technology that provides customers a sustainable advantage in the industries they serve, including energy, water, consumer packaged goods, government and defense, and telecommunications. GE Intelligent Platforms is a worldwide company headquartered in Charlottesville, VA and is part of GE Home and Business Solutions. For more information, visit www.ge-ip.com. 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