Intel NetStructure® MPCBL0010 Single Board Computer
October 2006 Technical Product Specification
Order Number: 304120 19
Feature Overview—MPCBL0010 SBC
The hardware may support an assignable decode space; however, the BIOS will set this
space prior to handing it over to the OS. It is not expected that the OS will move the
location of these timers once the space is set by the BIOS.
In the 6300ESB ICH, one timer block is implemented. The timer block has one counter
and three timers (comparators). Various capabilities registers indicate the number of
timers and the capabilities of each.
2.2.4.3.1 Timer Accuracy
The timers are accurate over any 1 ms period to within 0.005% of the time specified in
the timer resolution fields. Within any 100 ms period, the timer will report a time that is
up to two ticks too early or too late. Each tick is less than or equal to 100 ns, so this
represents an error of less than 0.2%. The timer is monotonic. It will not return the
same value on two consecutive reads (unless the counter has rolled over and reached
the same value). The main counter will be clocked by the 14.31818 MHz clock,
synchronized into the 66.666 MHz domain. This method results in a non-uniform duty
cycle on the synchronized clock, but it does have the correct average period. The main
counter will be as accurate as the 14.3818 MHz clock.
2.2.4.4 Gigabit Ethernet
The MPCBL0010 SBC implements four gigabit Ethernet interfaces. Two of these
interfaces are routed to the AdvancedTCA base interface and operate in copper mode,
and the other two are optionally routed to the AdvancedTCA fabric interface in SERDES
mode on the AdvancedTCA backplane to support PICMG 3.0 and 3.1 specifications.
These four GbE interfaces are connected through the Intel 6700PXH and use the Intel®
82546GB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
2.2.4.5 10/100 Fast Ethernet
A single 10/100 Fast Ethernet port is routed to the front panel of the SBC and may be
used as a debug Ethernet port. This Ethernet interface is connected to the 6300ESB
ICH through the Intel® 82551ER 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet Controller.
2.2.4.6 USB 2.0
The MPCBL0010 SBC has one USB connector that supports USB 2.0 and 1.1. This
connector enables the daisy chaining of as many as 127 devices per interface. USB
supports Plug and Play and Hot Swapping operations (OS level) which allows USB
devices to be automatically attached, configured, and detached, without rebooting.
USB devices such as a floppy drive or a CD-ROM drive can be used as boot devices for
the MPCBL0010 SBC.
2.2.4.7 Serial Ports
The MPCBL0010 SBC supports two serial ports and is software compatible with
NS16C550. Serial port 1 is routed to the front panel RJ-45 connector for normal
operation. Serial port 2 is routed to the IPMC.
2.2.5 AdvancedMC (AMC) Connector (J18, J19)The MPCBL0010 SBC has two single-width, full-height AdvancedMC* slots. The
AdvancedMC slots are connected to the E7520 MCH with PCI Express x8 to each slot.
Each AdvancedMC slot has an opening in the front panel of the SBC that exposes the I/
O connectors of the add-in AdvancedMCs.
The MPCBL0010 SBC does not support double-width, half-height, or stacked half-height
AdvancedMC modules.