20G214-00 E1 User Manual
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1. 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 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 All products or services mentioned in this publication are identified by the trademarks service marks or product names as designated by the companies who 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 Copyright 2011 MEN Mikro Elek2. by UL recognized manu facturers EMC e Conforming to EN 55022 radio disturbance IEC 61000 4 2 ESD IEC 61000 4 3 electromagnetic field immunity IEC 61000 4 4 burst IEC 61000 4 5 surge and IEC 61000 4 6 conducted disturbances Electrical Safety Standards e Conforming to EN 50155 insulation measurement 10 2 9 1 voltage withstand 10 2 9 2 EN 60950 information technology equipment EN 50124 1 Annex B voltage withstand Software Support e Windows Vista e Windows 7 e Linux e For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see online data sheet MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 4 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Block Diagram Block Diagram gt Front connector i Options Serial Flash 4x DisplayPort 1 2 x4 PCle GPU x4 PCle AMD Radeon E6760 2x DisplayPort 1 1a H EEE EN ETEA PE osse see ca my I Extension w i gee oe J side board i sy E test 1 AS S E a Rel ane I EEE AAS EA MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Configuration Options Configuration Options Graphics e 2 additional DisplayPort 1 1a interfaces Maximum resolution 2560x1600 at 24 bpp 60 Hz Available via standard connectors on 8HP front panel CompactPCI Serial e Only P1 connector assembled When more than a x4 PCIe connection is not required not possible Please note that some of these options may only be available for larg
3. maxing out the throughput of one DisplayPort interface by connecting multiple displays may require reducing the resolution or color depth of other interfaces 2 5 AMD Eyefinity Multi Display Technology The G214 supports AMD Eyefinity technology making it possible to address up to six connected displays as a single large surface appearing as one very large screen area to the application For this the output resolution for all displays must be identical For further information on AMD Eyefinity technology and helpful hints for setting up an Eyefinity multi display system please refer to the AMD website http www amd com eyefinity MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 15 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Functional Description 2 6 Other Graphics Interfaces Many third party suppliers offer adapters from DisplayPort to other graphics interfaces The maximum resolution depends on the adapter used Supported interfaces include HDMI e Single link DVI Dual link DVI e VGA Up to two passive adapters to DVI D single link or HDMI are supported by the G214 There is no limit to the number of active adapters used 2 7 PCI Express The G214 connects to the system s CPU board via a PCI Express 2 1 interface Depending on the peripheral slot used a x8 or x4 PCIe connection is established The supported data rates are up to 500 MB s per lane i e up to 4 GB s with a fat pipe connection see Chapter 2 8 CompactPCI Serial for more informatio
4. sheets etc A list of literature is given in the appendix History Issue Comments Date E1 First issue 2011 12 16 Conventions This sign marks important notes or warnings concerning proper functionality of the product described in this document You should read them in any case italics Folder file and function names are printed in italics bold Bold type is used for emphasis monospace A monospaced font type is used for hexadecimal numbers listings C function descriptions or wherever appropriate Hexadecimal numbers are preceded by Ox comment Comments embedded into coding examples are shown in green color hyperlink Hyperlinks are printed in blue color The globe will show you where hyperlinks lead directly to the Internet so you can look for the latest information online IRQ Signal names followed by ff or preceded by a slash indicate that this signal is IRQ either active low or that it becomes active at a falling edge in out 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 8 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 About this Document Legal Information MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH MEN reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any produ
5. 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 G214 3U CompactPCI Serial Multi Display Controller Configuration example shown without heat sink User Manual men mikro elektronik gmbh n rnberg G214 3U CompactPCI Serial Multi Display Controller G214 3U CompactPCI Serial Multi Display Controller The G214 is a 4HP 3U CompactPCI Serial peripheral board based on the AMD Radeon E6760 GPU The board is an easy way to provide a CompactPCI Serial system with high end graphics features that are not offered by regular CPU chipsets The supported high resolutions and multi display output make the board ideal to meet the visual requirements of central control rooms video surveillance systems or digital signage applications All board components are carefully selected to offer long term availability for at least 7 years AMD Eyefinity multi display technology supports up to 6 display outputs Four DisplayPort 1 2 interfaces with a maximum resolution of 4096x2560 at 60 Hz and 24 bpp are available at the board s front panel another two DisplayPort 1 la interfaces with a maximum resolution of 2560x1600 are optional widening the front panel to 8HP Alternatively DisplayPort 1 2 supports daisy chaining of compatible displays If the connected panels support the same resolutions they can be addressed as a single large surface effectively functioning as one monitor with a very large resolution The advanced programm
6. able 3D graphics engine of the AMD Radeon E6760 supports Microsoft DirectX 11 and comes with a third generation unified video decoder enabling dual HD decode of H 264 VC 1 MPEG4 and MPEG2 compressed video streams The GPU is also an ideal solution for embedded applications requiring compute intensive general purpose graphics processing unit GPGPU capabilities With 480 processing elements it delivers up to 576 GFLOPs peak single precision floating point performance for ultrasound radar and video imaging applications The GPGPU capabilities are enabled by AMD Accelerated Processing APP technology the industry standard OpenCL programming language and the AMD APP Software Development Kit SDK Using passive DisplayPort adapters up to two HDMI or DVI D monitors can be connected Single link DVI D and HDMI 1 4a are supported With active adapters all six DisplayPort interfaces can be used Active adapters are also available for dual link DVI D and VGA MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 2 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Technical Data Technical Data Graphics e AMD Radeon E6760 graphics processor 600 MHz max graphics engine operating frequency e 6 SIMD engines x 80 processing elements 480 shaders Floating Point Performance single precision peak 576 GFLOPS Display Engine AMD EyeSpeed visual acceleration AMD Eyefinity AMD HD3D technologies DirectX 11 Shader Model 5 0 OpenGL 4 1 OpenCL compliant AMD APP Op
7. cts herein 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 writing 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
8. e 9 characters e Revision number Gives the design revision of the product e Serial number Unique identification assigned during production If you need support you should communicate these numbers to MEN Figure 3 Labels giving the product s article number revision and serial number Complete article number 0 Rae 00 00 00 l 641517 Revision number Serial number MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 17 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16
9. e volumes Please ask our sales staff for more information 2 For available standard configurations see online data sheet MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 6 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 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 7 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 About this Document About this Document A This user manual 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 detailed information on individual components data
10. eae Se eR Cea we Ris as SZ 16 2 8 CompactPCl Serials betwee ae 16 3 Appendix 0652 cos cars oved ots cred cesoene oom eae 17 3 1 Literature and Web Resources 0 0 17 3 2 Finding out the Product s Article Number Revision and Serial Nkumbeeeee eee eee 17 Figures Figure 1 Map of the board top view 0 0 0 cece eee eee 11 Figure 2 Front panel standard 4HP model and optional 8HP model 11 Figure 3 Labels giving the product s article number FEevision and serial NUMBER yi sdsin osni i wrako wim eee anew 17 Tables Table 1 Pin assignment of 20 pin DisplayPort connector 13 Table 2 Signal mnemonics of 20 pin DisplayPort connector 14 Table 3 Maximum resolution with x8 PCI Express connection 14 Table 4 Maximum resolution with x4 PCI Express connection 15 Table 5 Maximum pixel rates at 5 4 GHz link rate DisplayPort 1 2 15 MEN Mikro ElektronikGmbH 10 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Getting Started 1 Getting Started This chapter gives an overview of the board and some hints for first installation in a system 1 1 Map of the Board Figure 1 Map of the board top view gt DisplayPort interfaces 1 4 r A T im e S l APU I under heat sink l I Side board PO connector B3 H
11. eat sink P1 y i Figure 2 Front panel standard 4HP model and optional 8HP model CompactPC il Man G214 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH Il 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 pe r h Getting Started 1 2 Integrating the Board into a System You can use the following check list when installing the board in a system for the first time and with minimum configuration M Power down the system M Insert the G214 into a peripheral slot of your CompactPCI Serial system mak ing sure that the CompactPCI Serial connectors are properly aligned Note The peripheral slots of every CompactPCI Serial system are marked by a circle with a plus sign behind it on the backplane and or at the front panel M Power up the system M You can now install driver software for the G214 graphics controller 1 3 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 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 12 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Functional Description 2 Functional Description 2 1 Power Supply The G214 is supplied with 12V 3 5 via the CompactPCI Serial bus 2 2 Reset Behavior The G214 can be reset using the RST signal on the backplane 2 3 Thermal Considerations A suitable heat sink is provided to meet thermal requirements Please note that if you use any other heat sink
12. enCL 1 1 DirectCompute 11 Unified Video Decoder 3 for H 264 VC 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 part 2 decode Memory e 128 bit wide 1 GB GDDRS e Operating frequency 800 MHz 3 2 Gbps Front Connections Standard e 4 DisplayPort 1 2 interfaces Maximum resolution 4096x2560 pixels at 24 bpp 60 Hz Miscellaneous Temperature sensor e Reset via CompactPCI Serial connector CompactPCI Serial e Compliance with CompactPCI Serial PICMG CPCI S 0 Specification e Peripheral slot Host interface 4 or 8 PCI Express lanes Electrical Specifications e Supply voltage power consumption 12 V 9 16 V 35 W max Mechanical Specifications Dimensions conforming to CompactPCI Serial specification for 3U boards e Front panel 4 HP with ejector e Weight approx 260 g with heat sink MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 3 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 pe Technical Data Environmental Specifications e Temperature range operation 0 460 C Airflow min 1 0 m s Temperature range storage 40 85 C Relative humidity operation max 95 non condensing Relative humidity storage max 95 non condensing Altitude 300 m to 3 000 m Shock 50 m s 30 ms Vibration function 1 m s 5 Hz 150 Hz Vibration lifetime 7 9 m s 5 Hz 150 Hz Conformal coating on request MTBF e 150 000 h tbc 40 C according to IEC TR 62380 RDF 2000 Safety PCB manufactured with a flammability rating of 94V 0
13. erfaces 18 bpp 24 bpp 30 bpp 1x DisplayPort 1 2 4096 x 2560 4096 x 2560 3840 x 2400 2x DisplayPort 1 2 3072 x 1920 2560 x 1600 2560 x 1600 3x DisplayPort 1 2 2560 x 1600 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200 4x DisplayPort 1 2 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200 1600 x 1200 With optional DisplayPort 1 1a interfaces 4x DisplayPort 1 2 1920 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1280 x 720 1x DisplayPort 1 1 4x DisplayPort 1 2 1920 x 1200 1280 x 720 1280 x 720 2x DisplayPort 1 1 2 4 3 Daisy Chaining Displays with DisplayPort 1 2 DisplayPort 1 2 simplifies display connectivity with multi streaming technology MST enabling daisy chaining of displays compatible with DisplayPort 1 2 and the use of MST hubs to drive multiple displays via a single DisplayPort connector The resolution for each display connected via MST is limited by the maximum pixel rate for a single link The table below shows the maximum megapixels per second for DisplayPort links using all four DisplayPort lanes Table 5 Maximum pixel rates at 5 4 GHz link rate DisplayPort 1 2 Color depth in bits per pixel 18 bpp 24 bpp 30 bpp Max megapixel rate 957 MP s 718 MP s 574 MP s For example a single DisplayPort 1 2 link can support two 2560x1600 displays at 60Hz and 30 bpp with one cable or four displays at 1920x1200 With a color depth of 24 bpp up to six displays at 1600x1200 are possible Keep in mind that the G214 supports a maximum of six independent images and that
14. n on peripheral slot types 2 8 CompactPCI Serial The G214 is a CompactPCI Serial peripheral board It uses one or two x4 PCI Express links at the backplane according to the CompactPCI Serial specification PICMG CPCI S 0 In standard CompactPCI Serial systems the PCI Express x8 connection is only available when the board is installed in peripheral slots 1 and 2 fat pipe Slots 3 to 8 only allow for a x4 PCIe connection the technical limitations of which are detailed in Table 4 Maximum resolution with x4 PCI Express connection on page 15 As an option the G214 is also available with only the P1 connector assembled for cases when more than a x4 PCle connection is not required or not possible For the pin assignment and a detailed description of the signals refer to the CompactPCI Serial specification MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 16 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Appendix 3 Appendix 3 1 Literature and Web Resources e G214 data sheet with up to date information and documentation www men de products 02G214 html 3 2 Finding out the Product s Article Number Revision and Serial Number MEN user documentation may describe several different models and or design revisions of the G214 You can find information on the article number the design revision and the serial number on a label attached to the board e Article number Gives the product s family and model This is also MEN s ordering number To be complete it must hav
15. than that supplied by MEN or no heat sink at all warranty on functionality and reliability of the G214 may cease If you have any questions or problems regarding thermal behavior please contact MEN 2 4 Graphics The G214 is based on the AMD Radeon E6760 GPU Graphics Processing Unit 2 4 1 Display Port Interfaces The standard G214 offers four DisplayPort 1 2 interfaces at the board s 4HP front panel Two more DisplayPort 1 1a interfaces can be made available via an optional side board requiring a wider 8HP front panel for the additional connectors Connector types e 20 pin DisplayPort receptacle e Mating connector 20 pin DisplayPort plug Table 1 Pin assignment of 20 pin DisplayPort connector 20 POWER 19 RETURN PWR 18 HOTPLUG 17 AUX 16 GND 15 AUX 14 CONFIG2 13 CONFIG1 12 LANE 3 11 GND 10 LANE 3 9 LANE 2 8 GND 7 LANE 2 6 LANE 1 5 GND 4 LANE 1 3 LANE O 2 GND 1 LANE 0 MEN Mikro Elektronik Gi 77777 13 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Functional Description Table 2 Signal mnemonics of 20 pin DisplayPort connector Signal Direction Function GND AUX AUX Ground Bi directional half duplex auxiliary channels for device management and device control in out CONFIG1 CONFIG2 Connected to Ground HOTPLUG in Hot Plug Detect LANE 3 0 out Main Link data lanes LANE 3 0 POWER out Power for connector 3 3 V 500 mA RETURN PWR Ret
16. tronik GmbH All rights reserved CS Please recycle 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 E mail info men de www men de MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Phone 33 0 450 955 312 Fax 33 0 450 955 211 E mail info men france fr www men france fr Fax 215 542 9577 E mail sales menmicro com www menmicro com Contents Contents 1 Getting Startede senere 11 LI MapOtthe Board 11 1 2 Integrating the Board into a System 12 L3 Installing Driver oftegeeeee EAR KR 12 2 Functional Description 25 ss ee ceca epee wee wee ee 13 21 Power Supply si 0sns2 00k d dhocideeanchowsetedebancnds 13 2 2 Reset Behavior 25 2cc0c4i i2ag 13 2 3 Thermal Considerations reite srera nia geniin st dias ete ei 13 24 Graphicsi piwisaks ast paini DEEA 13 24 1 Display Port Interfaces s ccac ccdacadec semanas eas be 13 2 4 2 Connecting Multiple Displays 14 2 4 3 Daisy Chaining Displays with DisplayPort 1 2 15 2 5 AMD Eyefinity Multi Display Technology 15 2 6 Other Graphics Interfaces sas0 cc cns tien ha ta a aed 16 23 PCI EXpressieiics ca bees 25 8b seas SHE
17. urn for Power 2 4 2 Connecting Multiple Displays The G214 supports can output a maximum of six independent images via its DisplayPort connectors If more than one DisplayPort interface is used the type of PCIe connection limits the possible maximum resolutions The following table shows the maximum resolutions for one through six active DisplayPort interfaces It shows the possible resolution when every connected DisplayPort is used with the same resolution Note Reducing the resolution of one DisplayPort can free resources to increase the resolution of another DisplayPort Table 3 Maximum resolution with x8 PCI Express connection Number of active Color depth in bits per pixel at 60 Hz DisplayPort interfaces 18 bpp 24 bpp 30 bpp 1x DisplayPort 1 2 4096 x 2560 4096 x 2560 3840 x 2400 2x DisplayPort 1 2 4096 x 2560 4096 x 2560 3072 x 1920 3x DisplayPort 1 2 3072 x 1920 3072 x 1920 2560 x 1600 4x DisplayPort 1 2 3072 x 1920 2560 x 1600 2560 x 1600 With optional DisplayPort 1 1a interfaces 4x DisplayPort 1 2 3072 x 1920 2560 x 1600 1920 x 1200 1x DisplayPort 1 1 4x DisplayPort 1 2 2560 x 1600 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200 2x DisplayPort 1 1 MEN Mikro ElektronikGmbH rhe eee 14 20G214 00 E1 2011 12 16 Functional Description Table 4 Maximum resolution with x4 PCI Express connection Number of active Color depth in bits per pixel at 60 Hz DisplayPort int
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