# aTCA-9400

# AdvancedTCA® Carrier Blade with 4x Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1515M v5 COM Express Modules and FM10420 Multi-Host Controller

# Features

● 4x COM Express Type 6 module slots supporting ADLINK Express-SL/SLE with Xeon® Processor E3-1515M v5 (45W)
● Integrated Intel® GT4e GPU providing high-performance H.264/H.265 transcoding
● COMe modules connected by Intel® Ethernet Multi-host Controller FM10420, supporting up to 25Gbps Ethernet bandwidth between CPUs
● 2x 10G SFP+, 4x 1G RJ-45 Ethernet on front panel
● 2x 10G to Fabric channels, 2x1G to Base channels

![Top-down view of a green electronic circuit board with multiple rectangular components and connectors (no visible text or symbols)](.datasheet-atca-9400-20190128/4e4d511c2814aecad6756604859b6a60407322214619b59eddf27aa803aa6d64.jpg)

# Specifications

CPU / Chipset / Memory

CPU

Intel® Xeon® E3-1515M v5 2.8GHz (3.7GHz Turbo), 45W

Chipset

Intel® CM236 Chipset

Memory

Dual channel 1867/2133 MHz DDR4 memory up to 32GB in dual SODIMM sockets

● BIOS

Chip

AMI BIOS on SPI flash memory

● I/O Interfaces

Graphics

Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics P580 (GT4e)

Display

4x HDMI

Ethernet

4x 1G RJ-45 Ethernet ports on front panel

2 x 10G SFP+ Ethernet ports on front panel

Dual 10/100/1000BASE-T Base Interface channels

Dual 10GBASE-KR Fabric Interface channels

Console

1x USB serial port

USB

2x USB 3.0

Management

1x 1G RJ-45 to Base switch

● Control Buttons

Reset

1x reset button to reset entire blade

Switch

1x switch to select USB host

● Storage

4x M.2 2260 SSD drive bays

● LEDs

H/S, Power, Alert (user programmable)

Operating Systems

Windows 10/8.1 64-bit, Windows 7 32/64-bit, Linux 64-bit

● Mechanical and Environmental

Form Factor: PICMG 3.0 R3.0 AdvancedTCA

Dimension: 322.25mm x 280mm x 6HP (L x W x H)

Power Consumption: up to 300W

Temperature

Operating: 0˚C to +55˚C

Storage: -40˚C to +70˚C

Humidity

5% to 95%, non-condensing

Shock

20G peak-to-peak, 11ms duration, non-operating

Vibration

Non-operating: 1.88Grms, 5-500Hz each axis

Operating: 0.5Grms, 5-500Hz each axis

Chassis Management

Temperature monitoring and fan-speed control only

Functional Block Diagram
![**Labeled Blocks:**\n\n*   **FRONT PANEL (Vertical Orange Bar):**\n    *   'SFP+' (x2)\n    *   'HDMI' (x4)\n    *   'USB' (x2)\n    *   'Switch'\n    *   'RJ-45' (x4)\n    *   'Mgmt.'\n    *   'Console'\n    *   'Reset'\n    *   'Alert LED'\n    *   'Power LED'\n    *   'H/S LED'\n*   **COMe #4 (Blue Box):**\n    *   'CM236'\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)'\n    *   'BMC'\n    *   'M.2'\n*   **COMe #3 (Blue Box):**\n    *   'CM236'\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)'\n    *   'BMC'\n    *   'M.2'\n*   **COMe #2 (Blue Box):**\n    *   'CM236'\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)'\n    *   'BMC'\n    *   'M.2'\n*   **COMe #1 (Blue Box):**\n    *   'CM236'\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)'\n    *   'BMC'\n    *   'M.2'\n*   **1G SW:**\n    *   'To COMe & Mgmt.'\n*   **FM10420 Switch:**\n    *   (Central Switch Block)\n*   **ZONE2 (Vertical Orange Bar):**\n    *   (Label only)\n*   **ZONE1 (Vertical Orange Bar):**\n    *   (Label only)\n\n**Connections:**\n\n*   **Front Panel to COMe #4:**\n    *   'SFP+' (x2) connects to 'CM236'.\n    *   'HDMI' (x4) connects to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)'.\n    *   'USB' (x2) connects to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' (labeled 'Switch USB host').\n    *   'Switch' connects to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)'.\n*   **Front Panel to Other COMes:**\n    *   Top 'RJ-45' connects to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' in COMe #3.\n    *   Second 'RJ-45' connects to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' in COMe #2.\n    *   Third 'RJ-45' connects to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' in COMe #1.\n    *   Fourth 'RJ-45' connects to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' in COMe #1.\n    *   'Mgmt.', 'Console', 'Reset', 'Alert LED', 'Power LED', and 'H/S LED' connect to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' in COMe #2.\n*   **Internal COMe Connections:**\n    *   In all COMe blocks: 'CM236' connects to 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)', which connects to 'BMC'. 'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' also connects to 'M.2'.\n*   **COMe to Switches:**\n    *   'CM236' (in COMe #4) and 'CM236' (in COMe #3) connect to '1G SW' (via lines labeled 'To COMe & Mgmt.').\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' (in COMe #4) connects to 'FM10420 Switch' via a line labeled 'PCIe x8'.\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' (in COMe #3) connects to 'FM10420 Switch' via a line labeled 'PCIe x8'.\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' (in COMe #2) connects to 'FM10420 Switch' via a line labeled 'PCIe x8'.\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' (in COMe #1) connects to 'FM10420 Switch' via two lines labeled 'PCIe x8' and 'PCIe x1'.\n    *   'E3-1515M v5 (45W)' (in COMe #1) connects to 'ZONE1' via a line labeled 'IPMB'.\n*   **Switch Outputs to Zones:**\n    *   '1G SW' connects to 'ZONE2' via lines labeled 'BCH2' and 'BCH1'.\n    *   'FM10420 Switch' connects to 'ZONE2' via a line labeled 'FCH2'.\n    *   'FM10420 Switch' connects to 'ZONE1' via a line labeled 'FCH1'.](.datasheet-atca-9400-20190128/6e304fb9574b946ccff638f6320aa6be7fad03319ccfcadceff7c525f4549b13.jpg)
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