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20F215-00 E5 User Manual

1. Power down your system and remove the F215 from the system Remove the blind connector from the additional front panel Loosen one of the screw pairs highlighted in the drawing oBL b BI c MJ Remove the two front panel screws and the two screws on top of the mounting bolts of the SA Adapter MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 Getting Started Plug the 40 pin connector with the three prefolded ribbon cables to the 40 pin plug of the carrier board and close the metal locks Metal locks Plug the suitable 10 pin connector of the ribbon cable to the respective 10 pin SA Adapter connector Make sure to always align the pins correctly pin 1 is marked by a triangle on the ribbon cable connector Use the front panel screws of the SA Adapters to fasten the adapters at the addi tional front panel Figure 5 Installing SA Adapters via ribbon cable in slots X3 X4 and X5 10 pin 40 pin receptacle D Sub front plug connector F215 You can now reinsert the board and the additional front panel into your system Make sure to fasten the SA Adapter front panel appropriately in your enclo sure MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 21 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Getting Started Figure 6 F215 with one CAN bus SA Adapter on X2 and one RS232 SA Adapter on X4 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 22 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Getting Start
2. deo ue ne 15 1 2 Front Panel and Interfaces aoe erbe eee aos 16 1 Mapof the 17 1 4 Installing SA Adapters IR 18 1 4 1 Direct Connection X1 X2 caia ebore rt v PRI 18 1 52 Connection via Ribbon Cable X3 X4 X5 20 1 5 Integrating the Board into a System 23 1 6 Installing Driver Solb Wale gode ded ene qd 23 2 Functional Description eso err sale eves mh herr e nee ewes 24 2 1 24 2 2 Board Configuration dod Od 24 2 2 5 ACESS ouo ster peteret E te pu Pe 24 2 2 2 INIOS SOft PEOGeSSOE cua coc saq atas san apa paqa a Odds 24 2 3 Standard Interfaces suu usss rr d e wasa uso qaq 25 23 1 CAN BUS Interfaces is Se ce 25 2 3 2 UART Interfaces us Rr RD RR RR RE 26 23 9 Binary Interface L usus da wee 32 24 proni Pane LEDS 34 2 5 CompactPCI Interface usd es e d 34 3 FPGA 35 2 Genetall gerede 05d pii do 35 3 2 Standard Factory FPGA Configuration 36 4 Appendix 37 4 1 Assignment of Onboard Connectors to Front Panel Slots 37 4 2 PCI Configuratton 38 4 3 Literature and Web Resourceeeeeee 38 4 3 CAN BS ERR 38 433 iCompactPCl it pakase 38 4 4 Finding out the Board s Article Number Revision and Ser
3. 485 or IBIS master slave With two additional connectors assembled the F215 supports up to eight different interfaces For ordering information of available SA Adapters please see the F215 data sheet on MEN s website Ask our sales team for tailor made custom assembly and configuration options For details on CAN bus functions see Chapter 2 3 1 CAN Bus Interfaces on page 25 UART functions see Chapter 2 3 2 UART Interfaces on page 26 binary I O functions see Chapter 2 3 3 Binary I O Interface on page 32 front panel LEDs see Chapter 2 4 Front Panel LEDs on page 34 FPGA see Chapter 3 FPGA on page 35 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 15 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Getting Started 1 2 Front Panel and Interfaces The F215 has five slots for standard 9 pin D Sub connectors at the front The standard configuration includes two CAN bus interfaces two UARTs and one 8 bit binary I O port Figure 1 Front panel and interfaces Additional Interfaces Option F215 Standard gt gt X5 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 1 3 Map of the Board Figure 2 Map of the board top view LEDs SA Adapter N connector for CAN bus SA Adapter connector for CAN bus i 10 pin plugs option for two additional ports SA Adapter i x1 i MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 SA Adapter i
4. control support to configure the interfaces You can find more details on MEN s VxWorks driver software in the driver s included HTML documentation You can download the VxWorks driver from MEN s website The UART clock frequency must be set to 58982400 You can use driver function Z25 CreateDevice or 225 SetBaseBaud to do this 2 3 2 6 Configuration under QNX MEN provides a QNX driver that allows configuration of the interfaces through QNX tool stty The sty tool together with MEN s QNX driver provides a large number of parameters to configure serial interfaces MEN s driver includes options to set the physical interface itself You can get details on the driver using QNX command use devc serz025 You can download the QNX driver from MEN s website To get details on the driver use QNX command use devc serz025 You can find more information on stty also on the QNX developer community web site MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 30 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Functional Description 2 3 2 7 Supported Baud Rates The F215 provides highly accurate baud rates The following baud rates are supported and tested Table 7 Supported and tested baud rates Supported with RS422 RS485 RS232 110 x x x 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 Desired Baud Rate bit s x gt x gt gt x gt gt x gt x Xx x
5. i x2 i i X8 i 1 Ji i X5 X6 free for additional FPGA core interface 40 pin connector for SA Adapters to X5 via ribbon cable 2 RS232 1 binary I O interface FPGA CompactPCI J1 Getting Started Getting Started 1 4 Installing SA Adapters 1 4 1 Direct Connection X1 X2 Two SA Adapters can be mounted directly on the F215 on the 10 pin receptacle connectors X1 and X2 Make sure that the adapter matches the standard dimensions for SA Adapters See also installation hints in the adapter s user manual or the list of compatible accessories in the F215 data sheet on MEN s website Power down your system and remove the F215 from the system Remove the front panel Loosen and remove the two screws highlighted in red Screws to uninstall front panel M Remove the two front panel screws and the two screws on top of the mounting bolts of the SA Adapter MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 18 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Getting Started Remove the blind connector from the front panel if you need a slot that is cov ered Loosen the two screws at the front of the panel highlighted in red in the drawing n N gt x Hint Hold the screw in place with a suitable tool from the back of the panel then loosen the screw at the front M The SA Adapter is plugged on the F215 with the component sides of the PCBs facing each other
6. ing number To be complete it must have 9 characters Revision number Gives the hardware revision of the board Serial number Unique identification assigned during production If you need support you should communicate these numbers to MEN Figure 9 Labels giving the board s article number revision and serial number Complete article number 02F215 00 00 00 00 ES 641517 Revision number Serial number MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 39 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05
7. ms EN 60068 2 27 50 m s 30 ms EN 61373 Bump 10 g 16 ms EN 60068 2 29 e Vibration sinusoidal 1 g 10 Hz 150 Hz EN 60068 2 6 Vibration function 1 m s 5 Hz 150 Hz EN 61373 Vibration lifetime 7 9 m s2 5 Hz 150 Hz EN 61373 Conformal coating on request MTBF 383 944 h 40 C according to IEC TR 62380 RDF 2000 Safety PCB manufactured with a flammability rating of 94V 0 by UL recognized manu facturers EMC Tested according to EN 55022 radio disturbance IEC 61000 4 2 ESD and IEC 61000 4 4 burst Software Support Driver software for Windows Linux VxWorks QNX Flash update tools for Windows Linux VxWorks y For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see online data sheet MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 4 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 Block Diagram Block Diagram Serial Flash 4HP 4HP 4 HP additional e Front connector Onboard connector SA Adapter r i Options FPGA Cyclone III Custom I O CompactPCI J1 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 5 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Configuration Options Configuration Options Physical Layers Via up to eight SA Adapters Different variations possible through FPGA IP cores and SA Adapters RS232 RS422 RS485 IBIS master slave CAN bus HDLC Binary I O InterBus S GPS Other physical layers dependent on FPGA configu
8. of its flexibility is the F215 s Altera Cyclone III FPGA with 39 600 logic elements 1 134 Kbits total RAM and 4 MB configuration Flash See also Chapter 3 FPGA on page 35 In any case we recommend that you contact our sales team for tailor made custom assemblies This chapter only summarizes the board s options 2 2 1 Interfaces The onboard FPGA permits many possible combinations of different standard IP cores for a total of eight interfaces The assignment of connectors to the individual functions is just as flexible See also Chapter 4 1 Assignment of Onboard Connectors to Front Panel Slots on page 37 On its website MEN provides an option matrix that includes possible functions along with software support for the different operating systems and SA Adapters that can be used as physical layers You can also find an overview of configuration options in the F215 data sheet also on MEN s website 2 2 2 Nios Soft Processor The F215 can become more than a pure I O board when inexpensive intelligence is added through a Nios soft core A typical type would be the Nios processor It could be utilized for instance to pre process data A Suitable design environment is available from Altera MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 24 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 eee Functional Description 2 3 Standard Interfaces 2 3 1 CAN Bus Interfaces The F215 offers two CAN interfaces on two 10 pin receptacle connectors for direct connect
9. 0 means the LED is turned on You can control the GPIO lines for the three user LEDs using MDISS driver software available on MEN s website The green FPGA configured LED lights up as soon as the FPGA is loaded i e when the UART interfaces are ready for operation Table 10 Front panel LEDs LED No Color Function 1 red User LED controlled through GPIOO 6000 2 yellow User LED controlled through GPIO1 3 yellow User LED controlled through GPIO2 4 green FPGA configured lights up when the FPGA is loaded not GPIO controlled 2 5 CompactPCI Interface The F215 supports a 32 bit 33 MHz CompactPCI interface fully compatible with CompactPCI specification PICMG 2 0 Rev 3 0 The board works with 3 3 V VI O For full CompactPCI functionality only the J1 connector is needed therefore the board only has a J1 connector to the bus Connector type of J1 110 pin shielded 2mm pitch 5 row receptacle according to IEC 917 and IEC 1076 4 101 The pin assignment of connector J1 as defined in the CompactPCI specification will not be repeated here MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 34 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 FPGA 3 FPGA 3 1 General The FPGA as a part of the F215 represents an interface between a user selectable configuration of I O modules IP cores and the PCI bus The PCI core included in the FPGA is a PCI target It can be accessed via memory single burst read write cycles The Wish
10. 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 F215 3U CompactPCI Universal Interface Board Configuration example User Manual man mikro elektronik gmbh n rnberg F215 3U CompactPCI Universal Interface Board F215 3U CompactPCI Universal Interface Board The F215 is a universal interface board based on 3U CompactPCI The physical layer can be realized individually for each channel by means of SA Adapters M SA Adapters are small universal boards providing the line drivers for legacy serial I O fieldbus interfaces and other small I O functions Most SA Adapters use 9 pin D Sub connectors which are accessible at the front panel Alternatively the adapter can be connected to the front panel via ribbon cable The SA concept allows to add additional I O interfaces to the F215 enhancing flexibility with regard to the line transceivers and isolation requirements Two SA Adapters can be mounted directly on the F215 the other maximum six adapters need more front panel space and are connected to the carrier via ribbon cable The F215 comes in a standard configuration with five pre defined functions on 8 HP two CAN interfaces two UARTs and one 8 channel binary I O interface SA Adapters are not included in the delivery because different types are available e g for the UARTS They can be ordered as needed The board s I O functions are realized by means of an FPGA making it a very flexible inexpensive solutio
11. 215 Win dows Installset User Manual You can download the Windows driver and user manual from MEN s website 2 3 2 4 Configuration under Linux MEN provides a Linux driver that allows to configure the interface mode and baud rate TA You can download the Linux driver and documentation from MEN s website The baud_base parameter must be set to 1843200 Linux driver supports the following values for the mode parameter se single ended RS232 df_fdx differential full duplex RS422 df_hdxe differential half duplex with echo RS485 df hdx differential half duplex no echo RS485 The following examples show how to use the driver with F215 Set all UART ports to RS232 mode modprobe men 1x chameleon usePcilIrq 1 modprobe men 1x frodo baud base 1843200 mode se se Set all UART ports to RS422 full duplex mode In order to change the settings the driver needs to be removed first rmmod men 1x frodo modprobe men 1x frodo baud base 1843200 mode df fdx df fdx Note Most Linux kernels only support 4 UARTS by default If you need more than A 4 UARTs add parameter 8250 nr_uarts 48 to your kernel boot line in the bootloader or adjust kernel parameter CONFIG NR 8250 UARTS and recompile the kernel MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 29 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 do Functional Description 2 3 2 5 Configuration under VxWorks MEN provides a VxWorks driver that provides comprehensive I O
12. 31 Pin assignment of binary I O lines X5 on the 40 pin connector 32 Signal mnemonics of binary I O interface X5 33 Pront panel LEDS U uu T esden sand UP Edu ga 34 Assignment of onboard connectors to front panel slots 37 14 Getting Started 1 Getting Started do This chapter gives an overview of the board and hints for first installation in a system 1 1 General Concept The F215 is a universal interface board with a maximum of 8 interfaces AII of the board s I O functions are realized inside its FPGA making it a very flexible solution for dedicated serial I O The physical layer is implemented individually for each channel by means of MEN standard S A Adapters Two SA Adapters can be mounted directly on the F215 the other maximum six adapters need more front panel space and are connected via ribbon cable The standard version of F215 lets you connect up to five SA Adapters to implement its line interfaces on 8 HP two slots Two SA Adapters for CAN bus can be mounted directly on the board see Chapter 1 4 1 Direct Connection X1 X2 on page 18 the other three adapters two UARTs one binary I O interface are connected via ribbon cable and led to the second front panel slot see Chapter 1 4 2 Connection via Ribbon Cable X3 X4 X5 on page 20 Suitable SA Adapters are available for all interface types of the standard version with different options for the UARTS e g RS232 RS422
13. 35 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 FPGA 3 2 Standard Factory FPGA Configuration The factory FPGA configuration for standard boards comprises the following FPGA IP cores 1672024 01 Chameleon Chameleon table 162014 PCI PCI to Wishbone Bridge 1672100 WBBUS Wishbone Bus Interconnection Unit 1672069 RST Reset controller 1672052 GIRQ Interrupt controller 1672126 SERFLASH Serial Flash controller 1672029 CAN CAN controller controls CAN 167029 CAN CAN controller controls CAN X2 167125 UART UART controller controls UARTs X3 X4 162037 GPIO GPIO controller with serial interface 8 I O lines on X5 1672034 GPIO GPIO controller 3 outputs for LEDs MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 36 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 4 Appendix Appendix 4 1 Assignment of Onboard Connectors to Front Panel Slots The interface designation by Xn is a generic numbering to facilitate allocation of the interfaces on the front panel The following table and figure give an example assignment that includes the connector designations based on the standard version of the board Table 11 Assignment of onboard connectors to front panel slots Onboard Connector Front Panel Slot Standard Function J3 X1 CAN bus J4 X2 CAN bus P5 X7 Not used P6 X8 Not used P7 pins 1 10 X5 Binary P7 pins 11 20 X4 UART P7 pins 21 30 x3 UART P7 pins 31 40 X6 Not used Figure 8 Assignment of
14. A configuration 162029 CAN CAN controller controls CAN 162029 CAN CAN controller controls CAN X2 167125 UART UART controller controls UARTs X3 X4 1672037 GPIO GPIO controller 8 I O lines on X5 Memory 4 MB serial Flash for FPGA configuration Miscellaneous Four status LEDs at front panel One status LED to signal FPGA configuration interfaces ready Three user LEDs FPGA controlled by 167034 GPIO controller Local PCI Bus e 32 bit 33 MHz 3 3 V I O Compliant with PCI Specification 2 2 CompactPCI Bus Compliance with CompactPCI Core Specification PICMG 2 0 R3 0 Peripheral slot e V O 3 3 V MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 3 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 Technical Data Electrical Specifications Supply voltage power consumption 5 V 3 5 current depends on mounted SA Adapters 200 mA without SA Adapters 43 3 V 3 5 150 mA typ Mechanical Specifications Dimensions conforming to CompactPCI specification for 3U boards Front panel 8 HP with ejector For up to five interfaces Weight 175 g w o SA Adapters Environmental Specifications Temperature range operation 40 85 qualified components Airflow min 1 0 m s Temperature range storage 40 85 Relative humidity operation max 95 non condensing Relative humidity storage max 95 non condensing Altitude 300 m to 3000 m Shock 15g 11
15. Carefully put it down making sure that the connectors are properly aligned Press the SA Adapter firmly onto the F215 Reinstall the front panel Place the front panel back over the connectors taking care not to damage the LEDs Put back and fasten the two front panel screws removed before Screw the SA Adapter tightly to the F215 PCB using the two pan head screws removed before Figure 3 Installing SA Adapters on F215 directly D Sub front 10 pin 40 pin connector receptacle gt 7 plug T F215 2 M3x6 pan head screws according to DIN85 with washers Figure 4 F215 with one CAN bus SA Adapter on X1 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 19 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 Getting Started 1 4 2 Connection via Ribbon Cable X3 X4 X5 A suitable 40 pin connector with ribbon cables leading to three 10 pin SA Adapter receptacles is included in the delivery of the F215 This allows easy installation of SA Adapters in slots X3 X4 and X5 Note MEN gives no warranty on functionality and reliability of the board and SA A Adapters used if you install SA Adapters in a different way than described in MEN s documentation Perform the following steps to install SA Adapters in X3 X4 or X5 Make sure that the adapter matches the standard dimensions for SA Adapters See also installation hints in the adapter s user manual or the list of compatible MA accessories in the F215 data sheet on MEN s website
16. against all claims costs damages and expenses and reasonable attorney fees arising out of directly or indirectly any claim or personal injury or death associated with such unintended or unauthorized use even if such claim alleges that MEN was negligent regarding the design or manufacture of the part In no case is MEN liable for the correct function of the technical installation where MEN products are a part of Trademarks All products or services mentioned in this publication are identified by the trademarks service marks or product names as designated by the companies which market those products The trademarks and registered trademarks are held by the companies producing them Inquiries concerning such trademarks should be made directly to those companies Conformity MEN products are no ready made products for end users They are tested according to the standards given in the Technical Data and thus enable you to achieve certification of the product according to the standards applicable in your field of application MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 11 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 About this Document RoHS Since July 1 2006 all MEN standard products comply with RoHS legislation Since January 2005 the SMD and manual soldering processes at MEN have already been completely lead free Between June 2004 and June 30 2006 MEN s selected component suppliers have changed delivery to RoHS compliant parts During this period any change and st
17. ailed information on individual components data sheets etc A list of literature is given in the appendix History Issue Comments Date E1 First issue 2008 11 17 E2 General update minor errors corrected additions 2009 03 20 and clarifications in functional description E3 Added chapters 2 3 2 3 to 2 3 2 6 corrected table 9 2010 12 13 E4 Complete review of manual especially links draw 2012 02 15 ings and description of driver software E5 Removed DDR2 RAM no longer assembled 2012 11 05 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 9 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 P P italics bold monospace comment hyperlink IRQ IRQ in out About this Document Conventions This sign marks important notes or warnings concerning the use of voltages which can lead to serious damage to your health and also cause damage or destruction of the component This sign marks important notes or warnings concerning proper functionality of the product described in this document You should read them in any case Folder file and function names are printed in italics Bold type is used for emphasis A monospaced font type is used for hexadecimal numbers listings C function descriptions or wherever appropriate Hexadecimal numbers are preceded by Ox Comments embedded into coding examples are shown in green color Hyperlinks are printed in blue color The globe will show you where hyperlinks lead directly to t
18. atus was traceable through the MEN ERP system and the boards gradually became RoHS compliant WEEE Application The WEEE directive does not apply to fixed industrial plants and tools The compliance is the responsibility of the company which puts the product on the market as defined in the directive components and sub assemblies are not subject to product compliance In other words Since MEN does not deliver ready made products to end users the WEEE directive is not applicable for MEN Users are nevertheless recommended to properly recycle all electronic boards which have passed their life cycle Nevertheless MEN is registered as a manufacturer in Germany The registration number can be provided on request Copyright 2012 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH All rights reserved Germany France USA MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH MEN Mikro Elektronik SA MEN Micro Inc Neuwieder StraBe 3 7 18 rue Ren Cassin 24 North Main Street 90411 Nuremberg ZA de la Chatelaine Ambler PA 19002 Phone 49 911 99 33 5 0 74240 Gaillard Phone 215 542 9575 Fax 49 911 99 33 5 901 Phone 33 0 450 955 312 Fax 215 542 9577 E mail info men de Fax 33 0 450 955 211 E mail sales menmicro com www men de E mail info men france fr www menmicro com www men france fr MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 12 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Contents Contents 1 Started oso oco dy EUR Y PUR oie tees hake oe Roe idus 15 LI General Concer
19. bone bus is the uniform interface to the PCI bus However the FPGA may have multiple internal buses so that IP cores can be connected to one of several internal buses e g Wishbone or Avalon This guarantees the highest possible flexibility for different configurations of the FPGA Typically each implementation contains basic system functions such as reset and interrupt control etc and the system library which are also IP cores Figure 7 FPGA Block diagram exemplary PCI bus FPGA PCI to IP Core Wishbone Bridge i i Wishbone i Avalon i IP Core d Config Table A configuration table provides the information which modules are implemented in the current configuration Furthermore the revision the instance number one module can be instantiated more than one time the interrupt routing and the base address of the module are stored At initialization time the CPU has to read the configuration table to get the information of the base addresses of the included modules Note that with regard to the FPGA resources such as available logic elements or pins it is not possible to grant all possible combinations of the FPGA IP cores The following chapter describes one possible configuration of the FPGA Please ask our sales staff for other configurations You can find an overview and descriptions of all available FPGA IP cores on MEN s website MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH
20. ceptacle e g Elco Series 8290 IDC socket MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 26 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Functional Description Table 3 Pin assignment of UARTs X3 X4 on the 40 pin connector for RS232 40 39 T Not used E E 32 31 B 30 RI10 29 DCD10 28 CTS10 27 DSR10 26 RTS10 25 DTR10 X3 UART 24 RXD10 23 TXD10 oo 22 5V 21 GND BB 20 X 19 DCD11 BH 18 CTS11 17 DSR11 16 RTSM amp 1 DTR11 X4 UART X 14 RXD11 13 TXD11 12 5V 11 GND 10 9 d X5 binary 2 1 Table 4 Pin assignment of UARTs X3 X4 on the 40 pin connector for RS422 30 RX10 29 28 TX10 27 I z D 26 25 RX10 X3 UART 24 23 TX10 d 22 45V 21 GND E 20 11 19 BB B 18 TX11 17 BB oo 16 11 RX11 X4 UART 14 13 TX11 12 5V 11 GND MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 27 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Functional Description Table 5 Pin assignment of UARTs X3 X4 on the 40 pin connector for RS485 30 29 28 D10 27 BB 26 25 X3 UART 24 23 010 22 5V 21 GND 20 19 Ba 18 D11 17 BBA Bu 16 11 X4 UART 14 13 D11 12 5V 11 GND Table 6 Signal mnemonics of UART interfaces X3 X4 Mode Signal Direction Function All modes GND Ground 5V out 5V supply voltage RS422 RX in Differential receive data TX out Differential transmit data RS485 D i
21. ed 1 5 Integrating the Board into a System You can use the following check list when installing the board in a system for the first time Install the desired SA Adapters on the F215 See Chapter 1 4 Installing SA Adapters on page 18 Power down the system Insert the F215 into a peripheral slot of your CompactPCI system making sure that the CompactPCI connectors are properly aligned Note The peripheral slots of every CompactPCI system are marked by a circle O on the backplane and or at the front panel Power up the system You can now install driver software for the F215 I O interfaces 1 6 Installing Driver Software For a detailed description on how to install driver software please refer to the respective documentation You can find any driver software available for download on MEN s website d MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 23 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Functional Description 2 Functional Description 2 1 Power Supply Power supply is fed via the CompactPCI backplane The board operates on 3 3 V and 5 V 2 2 Board Configuration The F215 has a fixed standard configuration for you to get started However the board is completely open for a final configuration that 100 suits your application In addition to the possible hardware configuration and assembly options explained in Chapter 1 1 General Concept on page 15 the F215 also allows to include more advanced features The basis
22. gt x gt x gt gt gt x gt gt x gt x x x x x gt x gt x gt 2 gt gt x gt x gt x gt x x x x Please note that at higher baudrates the system performance has to be sufficient to process the receive interrupts fast enough to prevent the internal FIFOs from overrunning It may also be reasonable to reduce the FIFO trigger levels of the F215 UARTS 1 Other settings are possible but are not tested MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 31 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 e ee Functional Description 2 3 3 Binary I O Interface The F215 provides 8 I O ports via a serial SPI interface The GPIO controller with serial interface is a standard IP core from MEN called 16Z037_GPIO MEN s standard binary I O SA Adapter the SA15 de serializes the SPI data stream and gives access to individual I O lines at its peripheral connector You can control the I O lines using MDIS5 driver software available from MEN By default the GPIOs are configured as inputs This configuration can be changed through the driver software Please see MEN s website for ordering information of SA Adapters You can find more information in the 162037 GPIO data sheet on MEN s website Please see MEN s website for up to date driver software and documentation 2 3 3 1 Connection The binary I O signals are available on the F215 s 40 pin onboard connector An adapter connector with ribbon cables is included in the standard delive
23. he Internet so you can look for the latest information online Signal names followed by or preceded by a slash indicate that this signal is either active low or that it becomes active at a falling edge Signal directions in signal mnemonics tables generally refer to the corresponding board or component in meaning to the board or component out meaning coming from it Vertical lines on the outer margin signal technical changes to the previous issue of the document MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 10 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 About this Document Legal Information Changes MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH MEN reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein Warranty Guarantee Liability MEN makes no warranty representation or guarantee of any kind regarding the suitability of its products for any particular purpose nor does MEN assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit and specifically disclaims any and all liability including without limitation consequential or incidental damages TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED ARE ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW CUSTOM OR USAGE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE In no event shall MEN be liable for more than the contract price for the products in question If buyer does not notify MEN in wr
24. ial n 39 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 13 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Front panel and as a corn 16 Map of the board top VIEW u e berti reme 17 Installing SA Adapters on F215 19 F215 with one CAN bus SA Adapter on X1 19 Installing SA Adapters via ribbon cable in slots X4 and 5 2 F215 with one CAN bus SA Adapter on X2 and one RS232 SA Adapter On bise rer RR era ovens 22 FPGA Block diagram exemplary 35 Assignment of onboard connectors to front panel slots 37 Labels giving the board s article number revision and Serial number 55 2229 IIR 39 Pin assignment of the 10 pin CAN bus receptacle connectors 25 Signal mnemonics of CAN bus interfaces 2 25 Pin assignment of UARTs X3 X4 on the 40 pin connector for 27 Pin assignment of UARTs X3 X4 on the 40 pin connector for hir POTE 27 Pin assignment of UARTs X3 X4 on the 40 pin connector for Dern EE 28 Signal mnemonics of UART interfaces X3 X4 28 Supported and tested baud rates ot e
25. ion of MEN SA Adapters which have standard 9 pin D Sub connectors The CAN controller is a standard IP core from MEN called 167029 CAN MEN offers a standard adapter for CAN bus the SA8 The interfaces support the 2 0 A B CAN protocol Typical CAN bus bit rates are Mbit s maximum 800 kbit s 500 kbit s 250 kbit s 125 kbit s 100 kbit s 50 kbit s minimum Please see MEN s website for ordering information of SA Adapters You can find more information in the 162029 CAN data sheet on MEN s website Please see MEN s website for up to date driver software and documentation See also Chapter 4 3 Literature and Web Resources on page 38 for literature on CAN bus 2 3 1 1 Connection Connector types 10 pin receptacle 2 54 mm pitch for SA Adapter connection Mating connector 10 pin SA Adapter plug Table 1 Pin assignment of the 10 pin CAN bus receptacle connectors X1 X2 9 10 10 7 8 E EJ 5 6 E 3 CAN TX 4 CAN i lgp mgl 1 GND 2 VCC Table 2 Signal mnemonics of CAN bus interfaces X1 X2 Signal Direction Function CAN_RX in CAN bus data receive line CAN_TX out CAN bus data transmit line GND Reference potential VCC out Power supply MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 25 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 eee Functional Description 2 3 2 UART Interfaces The F215 offers two standard UARTS that can be configured as a n
26. iting within the foregoing warranty period MEN shall have no liability or obligation to buyer hereunder The publication is provided on the terms and understanding that 1 MEN is not responsible for the results of any actions taken on the basis of information in the publication nor for any error in or omission from the publication and 2 MEN is not engaged in rendering technical or other advice or services MEN expressly disclaims all and any liability and responsibility to any person whether a reader of the publication or not in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person in reliance whether wholly or partially on the whole or any part of the contents of the publication Conditions for Use Field of Application The correct function of MEN products in mission critical and life critical applications is limited to the environmental specification given for each product in the technical user manual The correct function of MEN products under extended environmental conditions is limited to the individual requirement specification and subsequent validation documents for each product for the applicable use case and has to be agreed upon in writing by MEN and the customer Should the customer purchase or use MEN products for any unintended or unauthorized application the customer shall indemnify and hold MEN and its officers employees subsidiaries affiliates and distributors harmless
27. n for dedicated serial I O The card can become everything from a customized I O combination to a specialized 8 port CAN card or even an intelligent I O board including a Nios soft core on 4 8 or 12 HP The FPGA is loaded automatically after power up from a 4 MB serial Flash It is also possible to access this Flash from the CompactPCI bus to update its contents The F215 is designed for use in rugged environments For example all components are soldered on and are specified for an operating temperature of 40 to 85 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 2 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Technical Data Technical Data Interfaces Different variations possible through FPGA IP cores and SA Adapters RS232 RS422 RS485 BIS master slave CAN bus HDLC Binary I O The FPGA offers the possibility to add customized I O functionality See FPGA Option matrix showing possible IP cores and SA Adapters PDF Accessible via onboard connectors Physical interface at front panel using SA Adapters Two interfaces for direct onboard connection of SA Adapters Up to six interfaces for connection of SA Adapters via 10 pin ribbon cable Standard factory interface configuration 8 HP front panel with five SA Adapter M cut outs for 2 CAN bus interfaces 2UART interfaces 1 binary interface No SA Adapters included by standard they can be selected as needed Standard factory FPG
28. n out Differential transceive data RS232 CTS in Clear to send DCD in Data carrier detected DSR in Data set ready DTR out Data terminal ready RI in Ring indicator RTS out Request to send RXD in Receive data TXD out Transmit data 2 3 2 2 Setting the Physical Layer The two UART channels can be configured individually as differential RS422 or RS485 or non differential single ended RS232 interfaces The setting is made using driver software For Windows MEN offers a driver installation package that allows easy configuration through the Device Manager For Linux VxWorks and QNX MEN also offers driver software that provides the necessary functions to write application software The following chapters give hints on how to make settings under the supported operating systems For further details on the different driver packages please refer to the respective software documentation Please see MEN s website for up to date driver software and documentation MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 28 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Functional Description 2 3 2 3 Configuration under Windows MEN s driver installation package Installset for Windows allows easy configuration through the Device Manager To do this open the Properties page of each F215 UART device via the Windows Device Manager select the Port Interface tab and choose the used physical interface You can find more details on the Windows Installset in the F215 and G
29. ng systems Option matrix showing possible IP cores and SA Adapters PDF d MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 7 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Product Safety Product Safety A Electrostatic Discharge ESD Computer boards and components contain electrostatic sensitive devices Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage components To protect the board and other components against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer Power down and unplug your computer system when working on the inside Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or cir cuitry Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system Store the board only in its original ESD protected packaging Retain the original packaging in case you need to return the board to MEN for repair MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 8 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 About this Document About this Document This user manual is intended only for system developers and integrators it is not in tended for end users It describes the hardware functions of the board connection of peripheral devices and integration into a system It also provides additional information for special applications and configurations of the board The manual does not include det
30. on differential single ended RS232 or differential RS422 full duplex or RS485 half duplex interface with full handshake support The physical layers are defined through SA Adapters and can be set individually for each channel through software See software documentation for more details MEN provides a range of standard adapters with different line interfaces e g RS232 RS422 485 or IBIS The UART controller is a standard IP core from MEN called 167125 UART Please see MEN s website for ordering information of SA Adapters You can find more information in the 162125 UART data sheet on MEN s website Please see MEN s website for up to date driver software and documentation The register set of the octal UART is fully 16550D compatible Data rates up to 921 600 bit s are possible depending on the physical interface type selected 2 3 2 1 Connection All UART ports are available on the F215 s 40 pin onboard connector An adapter connector with ribbon cables is included in the standard delivery to spread the 40 pin connector to three SA Adapter receptacles See Chapter 1 4 Installing SA Adapters on page 18 Note Some SA Adapters do not support all signals Please refer to the user manual of the actually used SA Adapter for details See Chapter 4 3 Literature and Web Resources on page 38 Connector types 40 pin low profile plug 2 54 mm pitch for ribbon cable connection Mating connector 40 pin IDC re
31. onboard connectors to front panel slots F215 Standard Option C a LO H E o Nel 5 LO CO MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 10 pin plugs option for two additional ports it Appendix 4 2 PCI Configuration The F215 has the following IDs on the PCI bus PCI Device ID 0x4D45 PCI Vendor ID 0x1A88 Subsystem Device ID 0x5A14 Subsystem Vendor ID 0x006A 4 3 Literature and Web Resources e F215 data sheet with up to date information and documentation www men de products 02F215 html MEN SA Adapters www men de products search S A Adapters accessories 1 html 4 3 1 CAN Bus CAN in Automation e V www can cia de 4 3 2 CompactPCl e CompactPCI Specification PICMG 2 0 R3 0 1999 PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group PICMG www picmg org PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 1995 PCI Special Interest Group P O Box 14070 Portland OR 97214 USA WWW pcisig com MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 38 20F215 00 E5 2012 11 05 Appendix 4 4 Finding out the Board s Article Number Revision and Serial Number MEN user documentation may describe several different models and or hardware revisions of the F215 You can find information on the article number the board revision and the serial number on two labels attached to the board Article number Gives the board s family and model This is also MEN s order
32. ration Option matrix showing possible IP cores and SA Adapters PDF Mechanical 4 8 or 12 HP front panel dependent on number of SA Adapters 4 HP with 2 onboard SA Adapters 8 HP with 5 SA Adapters standard 12 HP with 8 SA Adapters e One piece front panel Cooling Concept e Also available with conduction cooling in MEN CCA frame Please note that some of these options may only be available for large volumes Please ask our sales staff for more information For available standard configurations see online data sheet MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 6 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 FPGA This product offers the possibility to add customized I O functionality in FPGA Flexible Configuration Customized I O functions can be added to the FPGA It depends on the board type pin counts and number of logic elements which IP cores make sense and or can be implemented Please contact MEN for informa tion on feasibility T e You can find more information on our web page User I O in FPGA FPGA Capabilities FPGA Altera Cyclone III EP3C40 39 600 logic elements 1134 Kbits total RAM For interface functions 4 MB external Flash for FPGA configurations Connection Total available pin count 64 pins Functions available via onboard I O connectors SA Adapters are used to realize the physical lines Functional updates via software MEN offers Flash update tools for different operati
33. ry to spread the 40 pin connector to three SA Adapter receptacles See Chapter 1 4 Installing SA Adapters on page 18 Connector types 40 pin low profile plug 2 54 mm pitch for ribbon cable connection Mating connector 40 pin IDC receptacle e g Elco Series 8290 IDC socket Table 8 Pin assignment of binary I O lines X5 on the 40 pin connector 40 39 m Not used oo 2 31 E EJ HEB I F I X3 UART Bo 22 21 BB 20 19 E EJ B m X4 UART E EJ BB 12 11 10 9 8 7 BINSCS 6 5 BINSCLK X5 binary 4 BINSDOUT 3 BINSDIN 2 vecsv 1 GND MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 32 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 Functional Description Table 9 Signal mnemonics of binary I O interface X5 Signal Direction Function BINSCLK out Data clock SPI interface BINSCS out Sync signal for the SPI data interface BINSDIN in Serial data for binary inputs SPI interface BINSDOUT out Serial data for binary outputs SPI interface GND Digital ground VCC 5V out Power supply 5V DC MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 33 20F215 00 5 2012 11 05 Functional Description 2 4 Front Panel LEDs The F215 has four status LEDs at the front panel Three of them are controlled through the onboard FPGA MEN standard 16Z034_GPIO controller These lines are user LEDs driven by GPIO lines 0 1 and 2 Programming these signals as outputs and driving them to logic

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