Available as a mezzanine add-on expansion
board to the CCG-RUMBA and successor CPU
cards, the CCL-CAPELLA provides a number of
additional I/O functions. First of all, the CCLCAPELLA is a powerful Ethernet networking
machine, with up to four independent low
power Gigabit Ethernet controllers. Each GbE
port can be individually routed either to a front
panel jack, or the rear I/O connector, by
software controlled switches (BIOS setup).
The additional SATA/PATA controllers are useful
for attachment of mass-storage devices, either
on-board mounted, or externally (by cable or
via rear I/O).
The optional FireWire ports are practical e.g. for
vision systems with mixed 1394a and GbE type
cameras, and is especially useful for quality-ofservice demanding and isochronous
applications.
Furthermore the CCL-CAPELLA is equipped with
a SIO, which provides legacy I/O ports, such as
serial, parallel, KB/MS (all available across rear
I/O). A secondary Firmware Hub can be
configured as alternate- or backup-BIOS.
Another option available is the Trusted Platform
Module according to TPM 1.2 for safety critical
applications.The CCL-CAPELLA will be attached on top of the
CPU carrier board, and typically shares its front
panel with the host carrier (usually 8HP front
panel width in total). Interconnection between
the CCL-CAPELLA I/O module and the CPU
carrier board is achieved by two expansion
connectors, which comprise the PCIe (PCI
Express x 4) and LPC (Low Pin Count) interfaces.
As an option, the CCL-CAPELLA is available with
a mezzanine module (C20-SATA), which
accommodates one or two 2.5-inch SATA hard
disk drives (RAID option). Additionally, a
CompactFlash card adapter (C17-CFA) can be
mounted on bottom of the CCL-CAPELLA. As an
alternative, a top mount 1.8-inch storage
module (C30-PATA) is available, for HDD or SSD
usage. As another option, up to two USB Flash
drive modules can be accommodated, top and
bottom.
The CCL-CAPELLA is best suited for demanding
networking I/O applications, e.g. routers,
gateways, vision systems, or network fabric.
Maximum throughput is achieved through PCI
Express technology. Combined with the two
GbE ports available on the CPU carrier board,
six individual networking interfaces altogether
are provided for high performance Ethernet
communication
The CCL-CAPELLA communicates by means
of two bottom mount expansion connectors
with the host CPU: P-PCIE (PCI Express x 4),
and P-EXP (multi-function I/F such as LPC,
USB, SMB).
The PCI Express interface (connector P-PCIE)
is comprised of 4 PCIe lanes, which are
derived from the ICH (southbridge chip) on
the CPU carrier board. All 4 lanes are routed
to the primary port of a 12-port 12-lane PCI
Express packet switch, which is the main
component of the CCL-CAPELLA.
Connector P-EXP combines several other
southbridge data channels: The LPC (Low Pin
Count) is a multiplexed ISA bus, e.g.
enabling the super-I/O (SIO) controller chip
to emulate the legacy I/O interfaces; among
these are the classic parallel (printer) and
serial (COM) ports. Two USB channels are
provided, either for the optional USB SSD
headers, or for rear I/O via the J2 connectorThe Trusted Platform Module is an optionally
available cryptographic chip, which provides
a comprehensive hardware and software
solution for safer computing. Conforming to
the TPM1.2 standard of the TCG, the TPM is
comprised of a 16-bit security controller and
additional hardware e.g. to generate 2048
bit RSA keys and true random numbers, thus
meeting the highest industry rating for
digital security.
The CCL-CAPELLA fits on the top side of the
CPU board, which is on the right side when
viewing the common front panel. A suitable
backplane provides its CPCI slots beginning
with the CPU carrier board (CPCI system slot)
from right to left. The CPCI system must
provide additional mounting space to the
right side for the CCL-CAPELLA. In addition,
a single slot rear I/O backplane would be
needed for rear I/O usage, and a custom
specific rear I/O transition module
EKF CCL-CAPELLA Mezzanine I/O Expansion Board Quad Gigabit Ethernet Networking Controller
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