Intel NetStructure® MPCBL0010 Single Board Computer
October 2006 Technical Product Specification
Order Number: 304120 161
Telecom Clock—MPCBL0010 SBC
12.0 Telecom Clock

12.1 Functional Description

The MPCBL0010 SBC has a built-in telecom clock synchronization circuit. This circuit
uses the Zarlink* ZL30410* Multi-Service Line Card PLL and a PLD that act as a clock
multiplexer on inputs and outputs. The clock can be synchronized to the AdvancedTCA*
backplane clocks, and the output clocks can be routed to the AdvancedMC* CLKA and
CLKB signals.
Control and status registers are implemented in the FPGA. States are synchronized
between the FPGA and the PLD through a 33 MHz full-duplex synchronous serial link.
The FPGA is attached to the main processor as well as the IPMC to allow for flexibility
and simple access to the control/status registers.
The main features of the telecom clock are:
Redundant reference clock pair selection from CLK1A, 1B with 8 kHz and CLK2A, 2B
with 19.44 MHz
Automatic hitless switching between selected redundant reference clock pair
(between CLK1A and CLK1B, or CLK2A and CLK2B)
Provision of line transmission clocks with diverse frequencies to the AdvancedMC
modules
Setup and alarm interface through the I2C bus and additional interrupt signal
Figure 31. Block Diagram of the Telecom Clock