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CE5-CADENZA

3U, CompactPCI   Quad SATA RAID Host Controller
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CE5-CADENZA - Serial ATA Host Controller
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CE5-CADENZA

CompactPCI   Quad Serial ATA RAID Host Controller


The CE5-CADENZA from EKF is a quad port Serial ATA hostadapter, compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. The CompactPCI® board can be optionally equipped with an 2.5-inch on-board hard disk drive. Hence the CE5-CADENZA is a reliable mass-storage solution for rugged environments, suitable for any CompactPCI system.

The CE5-CADENZA provides an extended BIOS (both RAID/non-RAID versions available), which enables the module to operate either as boot device, or as additional SATA host controller in a system. In addition, the optional on-board SATA to Parallel ATA bridge allows for attachment of a legacy IDE (Parallel ATA) hard disk drive.



The CE5-CADENZA provides four separate SATA channels to access storage media such as hard disk drive. On-board SATA connectors are provided optionally for system internal usage. As an alternative, SATA line 0 is dedicated to an optional on-board 2.5-inch hard disk drive by means of the on-board Serial ATA to Parallel ATA bridge. All SATA lines are alternatively accessible for external devices attached to the front panel connector. Also available as an option, the SATA lines are alternatively wired for rear I/O usage across J2. Available for download are drivers (RAID and non-RAID) for popular operating systems, e.g. Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Linux and Netware. A software RAID configuration utility and a BIOS Flash tool complement the software suite.

CE5-CADENZA - SATA Host Controller

CE5-1H-CADENZA
Feature Summary CE5-CADENZA
Form Factor 3U Eurocard (100x160mm2), front panel width 4HP (20.3mm)
Controller PCI to quad-port Serial ATA (SATA) host controller (Silicon Image), SATALink 1.5Gbps
SATA Port Assignment (Connector Options)
  • Channel 0 available either via on-board connector option SATA-0I (I = system internal usage), or dedicated to the on-board SATA to Parallel ATA bridge (option for 2.5-inch IDE on-board hard disk drive), or available from the front panel optional connector SATA-0E (E = external usage), or optionally routed to CompactPCI connector J2 for rear I/O usage
  • Channels 1-3 available either via on-board connector option SATA-1I ... SATA-3I (I=internal usage), or accessible via SATA-1E ... SATA-3E (E=external) front panel SATA connectors (option), or optionally routed to CompactPCI connector J2 for rear I/O usage
CompactPCI® Bus 32-bit, 33/66MHz, CompactPCI connector J1, 3.3V or 5V VIO (not keyed)
BIOS On-board Flash, non-RAID or RAID versions, programming tool available for BIOS update
Drivers/Software
Bus
Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Linux and Novell Netware®, Software RAID (level 0 = striping , level 1 = mirroring, level 10 = mirrored stripe, level 5), RAID controller function requires changing of standard BIOS to RAID BIOS (BIOS Flash tool available by download)
Typical Power Consumption
  • +3.3V ±5% 0.45A max.
  • +5V ±5% 0.75A max. (on-board hard disk only)
Thermal Conditions
  • Operating temperature: 0°C ... +70°C (hard disk option: tbd)
  • Storage temperature: -40°C ... +85°C
Environmental Conditions
  • Humidity 5% ... 95% non condensing
  • Altitude -300m ... +3000m
Shock 15g 0.33ms, 6g 6ms (hard disk option: tbd)
Vibration 1g 5-2000Hz (hard disk option: tbd)
MTBF 0.4 * 106h
Option on-Board Hard Disk Drive 2.5-Inch IDE hard disk drive, requires SATA to PATA bridge installed, 44-pos. connector 2.00mm pitch
subject to change

CE5-CADENZA - Block Diagram

CE5-CADENZA - Block Diagram

CE5-CADENZA - Component Assembly

CE5-CADENZA - Component Assembly

Ordering Information
Alias Ordering Number Short Description
CADENZA CE5-1-CADENZA 3U CompactPCI Serial ATA controller, 4 SATA front panel connectors for external usage
CADENZA CE5-1H-CADENZA 3U CompactPCI Serial ATA controller, 3 SATA front panel connectors for external attachment of devices, on-board SATA to IDE bridge, assembled with on-board IDE hard disk drive 2.5-inch
CADENZA CE5-2-CADENZA 3U CompactPCI Serial ATA controller, 4 SATA on-board connectors for system internal usage
CADENZA CE5-2H-CADENZA 3U CompactPCI Serial ATA controller, 3 SATA on-board connectors for internal attachment of devices, on-board SATA to IDE bridge, assembled with on-board IDE hard disk drive 2.5-inch
CADENZA CE5-3-CADENZA 3U CompactPCI Serial ATA controller, 4 SATA channels routed across J2 connector for rear I/O usage
CADENZA CE5-3H-CADENZA 3U CompactPCI Serial ATA controller, 3 SATA channels routed across J2 connector for rear I/O usage, on-board SATA to IDE bridge, assembled with on-board IDE hard disk drive 2.5-inch
CADENZA CE5-8-CADENZA On-board hard disk drive 2.5-inch, available with CE5-1H-CADENZA, CE5-2H-CADENZA, CE5-3H-CADENZA
ADAPT CR9-5-ADAPT Mechanical kit, expands 3U front panel to 6U
  256.007.92.05 Serial ATA (SATA) signal cable straight, 0.5m
  256.007.93.05 Serial ATA (SATA) straight to right angle signal cable, 0.5m

CE5-CADENZA - Front Panel Options

CE5-CADENZA - Front Panel Options

CE5-CADENZA - SATA Host Controller

CE5-2-CADENZA
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