# CEI-4x10GBASE-T User’s Guide

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Revision History

<table><tr><td>Revision</td><td>Description</td><td>Date</td><td>Author</td></tr><tr><td>1.0</td><td>CEI-4x10GBASE-T Card</td><td>2023/6/29</td><td>Lauryn Hsu</td></tr></table>

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# Table of Contents

2.1. Interface... . 10
2.2. 10GbE PHY .. . 10
2.3. Dimensions.. .. 11
2.4. Operating Temperature.. .. 11
2.5. Specification Compliance.. . 11
2.6. IO Expander & EEPROM .. ... 12
4.1. Input Interface Definitions .. ... 14
5.1. Connector and LED Locations. ... 16
5.2. LED Indicators ... ... 17
5.3. 10GbE Adaptor Card Installation . ... 18

# List of Figures

Figure 1 – CEI-4x10GBASE-T function diagram.. ..13

Figure 3 – Module feature locations........ ...16

Figure 5 – CEI-4x10GBASE-T mechanical dimensions ......... ...19

# 1. Introduction

The ADLINK CEI-4x10GBASE-T Card is a 10GbE copper network adapter card that delivers fast 10Gbps network access. It converts up to four 10GBASE-KR interfaces & related CEI style sideband signals to four 10GBASE-T interfaces at RJ45 connectors, through Intel X557-AT4 PHY and multiple IO expanders.

The CEI-4x10GBASE-T Card can only be used with ADLINK’s COM-HPC-sIDH module (PICMG COM-HPC Rev 1.0 Server Type compliant)

By using the CEI-4x10GBASE-T Card with an COM-HPC Server reference carrier board and COM-HPC-sIDH module, customers can quickly emulate the functionality of their end product for software development and hardware verification. Applications include entry level switch, cloud storage platforms and communications servers.

# 2. Specifications

# 2.1. Interface

# Input

Up to four 10GBASE-KR & related CEI style sideband signals from a dedicated COM-HPC Server Type through 64-pin OCP Mezzanine card connector

# Output

Up to four 10GBASE-T at four RJ45 connectors

# 2.2. 10GbE PHY

# PHY

Intel X557-AT4 Copper

Converts 10GBASE-KR and sidebands to 10GBASE-T

# PHY FW on SPI ROM

Dedicated ROM for PHY firmware store

# ID EEPROM (AT24C32E EEPROM)

I2C based device, identify the capabilities of the attached site. This allows the firmware to configure the attached PHY(s) and necessary I/O modes.

![PHY Firmware\nstored EEPROM\nID EEPROM for\nLED and connecting type](.prod-spec-cei-4x10gbase-t-card-79025-user-manual/2bed170adef968a428b72faf0bcecbc3e783c5cafd8aa023fcfb80b1422019df.jpg)

# 2.3. Dimensions

110 mm x 68 mm (PCB only, including edge connector)

# 2.4. Operating Temperature

0°C to +55°C

# 2.5. Specification Compliance

PICMG COM-HPC: Rev 1.0 Server Type

# 2.6. IO Expander & EEPROM

Additional expander and EEPROM not mention above are described as below:

# PCA9575 IO Expander

I2C based device, deserialize for low speed sideband IO, including interrupt, reset and so on

# PCA9685 LED Ctrl

I2C based device, handle the LED indication

# 3. Block Diagram

OCP-X557-AT4-4x10GBASE-T
![**Labeled Blocks:**\n\n*   **Left Vertical Label:** '4x KI Mezzanine card with Connector C'\n*   **GPIO Expander 1 Block:**\n    *   'GPIO Expander 1 (PCA9575PW_NXP)'\n    *   'Slave Address: 0x100000X'\n    *   '7-bit: 20h / 8-bit: 40h'\n    *   '(P11)'\n*   **EEPROM Block:**\n    *   'EEPROM (AT24C32E_MICROCHIP)'\n    *   'Slave Address: 0x1010100X'\n    *   '7-bit: 54h / 8-bit: A8h'\n    *   '(P11)'\n*   **GPIO Expander 2 Block:**\n    *   'GPIO Expander 2 (PCA9685PW_NXP)'\n    *   'Slave Address: 0x1000000X'\n    *   '7-bit: 40h / 8-bit: 80h'\n    *   '(P11)'\n*   **LAN PHY Block:**\n    *   'LAN PHY (X557-AT4_INTEL)'\n    *   '(P10)'\n*   **Right Vertical Label:** '10G BASE Connector 1x4'\n\n**Connections:**\n\n*   **Between '4x KI Mezzanine card...' and 'LAN PHY':**\n    *   '10GBASE-KR x4' (bidirectional)\n    *   'CEI_MDC' (arrow pointing right)\n    *   'CEI_MDIO' (arrow pointing right)\n*   **Between '4x KI Mezzanine card...' and 'GPIO Expander 1':**\n    *   'CEI_RST_N' (arrow pointing right)\n    *   'CEI_INT_N' (arrow pointing left)\n    *   'CEI_I2C_SCL' (arrow pointing right)\n    *   'CEI_I2C_SDA' (arrow pointing left)\n*   **Between 'GPIO Expander 1' and 'LAN PHY':**\n    *   'PHY_RESET_N' (arrow pointing right)\n    *   'PHY_INV_N' (arrow pointing left)\n    *   'VMC_ADDRESS_0(OPTINOAL)' (arrow pointing right)\n    *   'VMC_ADDRESS_1(OPTINOAL)' (arrow pointing right)\n    *   'VMC_ADDRESS_2(OPTINOAL)' (arrow pointing right)\n*   **Between 'LAN PHY' and '10G BASE Connector 1x4':**\n    *   'MDI x4' (bidirectional)\n    *   'LED x4 (OPTIONAL)' (bidirectional)\n*   **Between 'GPIO Expander 1' and 'EEPROM':**\n    *   'ID_WP' (arrow pointing towards EEPROM)\n*   **Between 'GPIO Expander 2' and '10G BASE Connector 1x4':**\n    *   'Sideband Signal (LED Signal) x4' (bidirectional)\n*   **Shared I2C Bus:**\n    *   Lines labeled 'CEI_I2C_SCL' and 'CEI_I2C_SDA' connect the left vertical label to 'GPIO Expander 1', 'EEPROM', and 'GPIO Expander 2'.](.prod-spec-cei-4x10gbase-t-card-79025-user-manual/d47dcb56070b9f233b50b1de6b32bd3b75120a3ceccb0fe398ebfb21a97732ab.jpg)

Figure 1 – CEI-4x10GBASE-T function diagram

# 4. Pinout and Signal Descriptions

# 4.1. Input Interface Definitions

The table below is a comprehensible list of all signal pins supported on the 64-pin OCP connector of CEI-4x10GBASE-T Card. The signal naming follow the PICMG COM-HPC Rev 1.0 Server Type specification. Signals described in the specification but not supported on the CEI-4x10GBASE-T Card are strikethrough STRIKETHROUGH.

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Table 1: CEI-4x10GBASE-T Card Pin Definitions

<table><tr><td>Pin</td><td>Name</td><td>Pin</td><td>Name</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>+12V</td><td>1</td><td>MEZZC_SMCLK</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>+12V</td><td>2</td><td>MEZZC_SMDATA</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>+12V</td><td>3</td><td>MEZZC_EXT_MDIO_I2C_SEL_OU</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>MEZZC_RSVD1</td><td>4</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>R_ETH_SDP0</td><td>5</td><td>MEZZC_TX_P_ETH2</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>R_ETH_SDP1</td><td>6</td><td>MEZZC_TX_N_ETH2</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>GND</td><td>7</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>MEZZC_TX_P_ETH0</td><td>8</td><td>MEZZC_LED_P1_0_N</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>MEZZC_TX_N_ETH0</td><td>9</td><td>MEZZC_LED_P1_1_N</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>GND</td><td>10</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>MEZZC_LED_P0_0_N</td><td>11</td><td>MEZZC_TX_P_ETH3</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>MEZZC_LED_P0_1_N</td><td>12</td><td>MEZZC_TX_N_ETH3</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>GND</td><td>13</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>MEZZC_TX_P_ETH1</td><td>14</td><td>MEZZC_LED_P2_0_N</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>MEZZC_TX_N_ETH1</td><td>15</td><td>MEZZC_LED_P2_1_N</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>GND</td><td>16</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>ETH_CEI0_MDIO_CLK_R</td><td>17</td><td>OCP_RX_P_ETH2</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>ETH_CEI0_MDIO_DAT_R</td><td>18</td><td>OCP_RX_N_ETH2</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>GND</td><td>19</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>OCP_RX_P_ETH0</td><td>20</td><td>MEZZ_SCL0</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>OCP_RX_N_ETH0</td><td>21</td><td>MEZZ_SDA0</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>GND</td><td>22</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>MEZZC_LED_P3_0_N</td><td>23</td><td>OCP_RX_P_ETH3</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>MEZZC_LED_P3_1_N</td><td>24</td><td>OCP_RX_N_ETH3</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>GND</td><td>25</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>OCP_RX_P_ETH1</td><td>26</td><td>MEZZ_SCL1</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>OCP_RX_N_ETH1</td><td>27</td><td>MEZZ_SDA1</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>GND</td><td>28</td><td>GND</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>MEZZ_SCL2</td><td>29</td><td>MEZZ_SCL3</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>MEZZ_SDA2</td><td>30</td><td>MEZZ_SDA3</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>GND</td><td>31</td><td>R_ETH_SDP2</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>MEZZC_PRSNTC_N</td><td>32</td><td>R_ETH_SDP3</td></tr></table>

# 5. Module Interfaces and Configuration

This chapter describes connectors, LEDs and switches that are used on the 10GbE adaptor card. The locations of these items is as below:

# 5.1. Connector and LED Locations

![1x OCP Connector\n4x RJ45 Connectors](.prod-spec-cei-4x10gbase-t-card-79025-user-manual/d211bf23c6c59dc991024530c8efb61f33a48f1c603693bedba5921fa4d47bcc.jpg)

Figure 2 – Module feature locations

# 5.2. LED Indicators

There are two status LEDs for each 10GBASE-T port

![Speed\nLink / Active\nStatus](.prod-spec-cei-4x10gbase-t-card-79025-user-manual/7a7595451c97d9318514fc9e9cf593515f429792a10531265f0c93a73ea1beae.jpg)

<table><tr><td>Function</td><td>LED Color</td><td>LED State</td><td>Description</td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td rowspan="3">Speed</td><td rowspan="3">Green / Yellow</td><td>Off</td><td>TBC</td></tr><tr><td>Yellow</td><td>1 Gbps link speed</td></tr><tr><td>Green</td><td>10 Gbps link speed</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Link / Active Status</td><td rowspan="3">Green</td><td>Off</td><td>No Link</td></tr><tr><td>Steady On</td><td>Link established, no activity detected</td></tr><tr><td>Blinking</td><td>Link established, activity detected</td></tr></table>

# 5.3. 10GbE Adaptor Card Installation

Below is an example of a 10GbE adapter card installed on the COM-HPC Server carrier board with a COM-HPC-sIDH Module (or illustration purposes only).

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Note: a specific cable and connection will be required if input 5VSB to 10GbE adaptor card is needed for the testing purpose, please contact local ADLINK representative for detail

# 6. Mechanical

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All dimensions are shown in millimeters. Tolerances should be ± 0.25mm, unless otherwise noted.

Figure 3 – CEI-4x10GBASE-T mechanical dimensions
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