Description: EKF CCH-MARIACHI Compact PCI Mezzanine I/O Companion Board ( EKF
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EKF CCH-MARIACHI Compact PCI Mezzanine I/O Companion Board
Product Name: EKF CCH-MARIACHI Compact PCI Mezzanine I/O Companion Board
Product Brand: EKF
Product Code: EKF CCH-MARIACHI Compact PCI Mezzanine I/O Companion Board
Product Artikel: CCH-MARIACHI
Available as a mezzanine add-on companion
board (AKA side board) to the CCG-RUMBA
card, the CCH-MARIACHI is provided with
various I/O ports.
Four different front panel versions are
available (see p.12), featuring USB, COM as
well as analog and digital audio I/O ports.
Optionally, a secondary DVI connector
allows for dual screen video operating
mode.
The companion board shares its front panel
typically with the host carrier (8HP front
panel width in total).
In most cases, the CCH-MARIACHI will be
attached on top of the CPU board, which is
on the right side when looking at the front
panel of the boards while inserted into a
CPCI rack. Attachment to the bottom side
(left) of the CPU board is possible, however
only without the secondary DVI option. As an option, the CCH-MARIACHI is available
with a rugged on-board 2.5-inch PATA hard
disk (or even Flash) drive. Alternatively, either
a CompactFlash card adapter, or an 1.8-inch
hard disk can be accommodated as a
mezzanine module. In addition an USB SolidState Disk (SSD) module can be mounted
either on top or on bottom of the CCH.
Another option available is the Trusted
Platform Module according to TPM 1.2 for
safety critical applications.
In addition to its front panel I/O connectors,
the CCH-MARIACHI has been designed also
for rear I/O and therefore requires a nonbussed single-slot P1/P2 backplane in
addition to the CompactPCI bus. However, if
solely front panel I/O is needed, the J1/J2
connectors may be omitted as an option. The CCH-MARIACHI communicates with the
host CPU by means of three expansion
connectors: P-EXP (LPC, USB, HD audio),
P-IDE (mass storage I/F), and P-SDVO
(secondary digital video output).
P-EXP combines several southbridge data
channels: The LPC (Low Pin Count) is a
multiplexed ISA bus, enabling the super-I/O
(SIO) controller chip to emulate the legacy
I/O interfaces; among these are the classic
parallel (printer), serial (COM) and
keyboard/mouse ports.
Two USB lines are provided, one assigned to
a front panel USB connector, the other to a
pin header suitable for on-board attachment
of a low profile USB Flash Disk (Solid-State
Drive, SSD) module on bottom of the CCH
between CPU and mezzanine board.
Mounting an USB SSD on top is also possible
as a stuffing option if no 2.5-inch hard disk
is present. Alternatively the second USB line
can be redirected to CPCI rear I/O.
The HD Audio interface (AKA Azalia) is used
to control the audio codec on the CCHMARIACHI. The SMB (System Management
Bus) is an enhanced I2
C interface, enabling
the BIOS and OS to gain access to special
control functions of a rear I/O device.
The Parallel ATA/IDE interface is still essential
for embedded applications. Optionally, the
CCH-MARIACHI can be equipped with either
a CompactFlash mezzanine module, or a
robust 2.5-inch hard disk drive, particularly
suited for use in a rugged environment. A
mezzanine module is also available which
carries an 1.8-inch drive (ZIF interface), as an
alternative.
