MegaRAC Development Kit for the AST2600 BMC
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The MegaRAC Development Kit for the AST2600 BMC features hardware, tutorials, and access to MegaRAC firmware to help developers and engineers gain experience in sensor porting, management technologies such as Serial Over LAN (SOL) and UART, and virtual media (vMedia). This kit allows customers to begin immediate development and training projects using the MegaRAC Community Edition BMC Firmware with the AST2600 BMC from ASPEED Technology.
Bundled Hardware
- AST2600 Evaluation Board (EVB)
- Fan
- AMI Series 997 Sensor Board
- Host system
Tutorials
- Firmware & AMI DevNet Installation and environment preparation
- Projects to gain development experience:
- Sensor porting
- Management technologies (SOL, UART, etc.) and vMedia
Materials Needed
- SD or USB storage for virtual media
- Ethernet, serial and/or display cable(s)
Hardware Included in This Kit
The AMI Series 997 Sensor Board is designed to mimic the sensors that are typically found on data center server platforms. It allows developers to get started immediately using MegaRAC Community Edition BMC firmware on the AST2600 BMC, for valuable hands-on experience in sensor porting, management and vMedia.
Voltage & Power Meter
- 2x Current/voltage sensors (INA219A) for 12V and 5V DC power monitoring
- 2x Drive facing connectors for NVMe/SAS/SATA (SFF-8639 U.2 Slot; U.3 compatible)
- 2x Host facing connectors for U.2/U.3 NVMe (x4 OCulink)
- 2x Host facing connectors for SATA/SAS (standard 7-pin SATA)
- 1x Backplane Controller (AMI MG9100) UBM/VPP/SGPIO host protocol for drive, LED and BMC management
Interface
- 1x NVMe I²C management interface (accessible via pin header)
- 1x 2-Channel I²C MUX with Interrupt (PCA9543A)
- 2x Temperature sensors (TM75AID)
- 1x 16K Bit EEPROM (24LC16B)
- 1x 2-to-1 I²C master de-multiplexer with an arbiter function (PCA9641)
- 1x I²C repeater (PCA9617)
- 1x Parallel-in/serial-out (74LV165A) with 8 position DIP switch
LED Display
- 2x Serial-in/parallel-out (74LV595A) with 7 segment LED display
- 2x Potentiometers for +12V, +5V voltage monitoring (to BMC ADC input)
- 1x 2-channel +12V DC FAN control (PWM)/monitoring (TACHO)
- Signals are available via pin headers for composing desired I²C topologies
- 4 GPIO controlled LEDs
- 4 Digital input implementation with 4pcs tactile switches
For More Information
Check out related MegaRAC Data Sheets
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