µTCA Chassis Management


Tools for AMC and chassis management

MicroTCA systems require a comprehensive management funtcionality which is independent from the used operating system and the operating status of the available AMC. The MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) represents the central management unit which is connected to all AMCs, the cooling units and power supply units using the IPMI-bus.

DENX Computer Systems offers the following product portfolio:

IPMI-Logo

IPMI Firmware Version 2.0 for MMC/AMC

  • IPMI 2.0 specification
  • MTCA R1.0 specification
  • AMC.0 R1.0/2.0 specification
  • HPM.1 R1.0 specification
  • all mandatory and many optional commands
  • written in standard `C`
  • modular design for easy customisation

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MCH21B

MCH for up to 12 AMC boards

  • Scalable cost optimized MCH
  • Fully L2 managed gigabit switch
  • IPMI MCMC microcontroller
  • Carrier and local shelf manager on microcontroller
  • System management via command line and RMCP
  • MCH can be expanded by switching/clocking requirements with plug-on modules
  • E-keying, SDR-Repository, SEL, PEF and FRU support
  • Configurable cooling and power policy
  • All mandatory and many optional IPMI/uTCA/AMC commands supported
  • Voltage and temperature monitoring
  • UART over USB debug and command line interface
  • Battery buffered real time clock
  • Hardware watchdog
  • MCMC-Starterkit available for customer specific MCH implementations

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MMC Starterkit

MMC Starterkit -  An easy-to-use tool for evaluating AMC management

  • NXP ARM7TDMI-S LPC2136 32-bit RISC controller
  • Tool to generate FRU data
  • IPMI firmware (standard version, binary)
  • Firmware update program (serial console)
  • MMC starterkit schematics (PDF)
  • MMC starterkit bill of materials in Microsoft Office Excel / OpenOffice Calc format
  • Manual (PDF)

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