Appendix C. Technical Specifications
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Appendix C. Technical Specifications

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Port Pinout Assignments

This section contains port pinout information for the following Octane ports:

Audio Ports

Microphone Port

Table C-1 shows the port pinout information for the microphone.

Table C-1. Microphone Port Pinout

Microphone

Tip

Ring

Sleeve

Silicon Graphics supplied electret mono microphone

Signal(+)

Signal(+)
NC (no connection)

Ground(-)

Line level mono microphone

Ground (-)

Signal (+)

Ground (-)


Speaker Port Pinout

Above is the port and plug pinout for the speaker/headphone port.

Table C-2. Speaker/Headphone Port Pinout

Speaker/Headphone Signal

Tip

Ring

Sleeve

 

Left

Right

Ground

Above is the speaker power port and plug pinout.

Table C-3 shows the port pinout assignments for the speaker power port.

Table C-3. Speaker Power Port Pinout

Speaker

Tip

Sleeve

10 Volt DC

500 mA

Power (+)

Ground


Analog Line Level Port Pinout

The pinouts for the analog audio ports and plugs are shown above.

Coaxial Digital Port Pinout

The port (jack) pinout for the coaxial digital ports and plugs are shown above.

Coaxial digital

  • Supports the AES3id professional format.

  • Compatible with consumer formats including CP340, IEC958, and S/PDIF.

Optical Digital Port Pinout

An optical digital port is shown above.

  • Supports ADAT 8-channel, 24-bit connections.

  • Compatible with consumer formats including CP340, IEC958, and S/PDIF.

SCSI Port

Table C-4 shows the cable pinout assignments for the SCSI port.

Table C-4. SCSI Port Pinout

Pin

Assignment

Pin

Assignment

1

Ground

35

DB(12)

2

Ground

36

DB(13)

3

Ground

37

DB(14)

4

Ground

38

DB(15)

5

Ground

39

DB(P1)

6

Ground

40

DB(0)

7

Ground

41

DB(1)

8

Ground

42

DB(2)

9

Ground

43

DB(3)

10

Ground

44

DB(4)

11

Ground

45

DB(5)

12

Ground

46

DB(6)

13

Ground

47

DB(7)

14

Ground

48

DB(P)

15

Ground

49

Ground

16

Ground

50

Ground

17

Termpwr

51

Termpwr

18

Termpwr

52

Termpwr

19

Open

53

Open

20

Ground

54

Ground

21

Ground

55

ATN

22

Ground

56

Ground

23

Ground

57

BSY

24

Ground

58

ACK

25

Ground

59

RST

26

Ground

60

MSG

27

Ground

61

SEL

28

Ground

62

C/D

29

Ground

63

REQ

30

Ground

64

I/O

31

Ground

65

DB(8)

32

Ground

66

DB(9)

33

Ground

67

DB(10)

34

Ground

68

DB(11)


Ethernet 10-Base-T/100-Base-T Port

The Octane workstation autoselects the speed and type (duplex vs. half duplex) at bootup, based on what it is connected to.

Table C-5 shows the cable pinout assignments for the Ethernet 10-Base-T/100-Base-T port.

Table C-5. Ethernet 10-BASE-T/100-BASE-T Port Pinout

Pin

Assignment

1

Transmit+

2

Transmit–

3

Receive+

4

(Reserved)

5

(Reserved)

6

Receive–

7

(Reserved)

8

(Reserved)


Parallel Port

Table C-6 shows the cable pinout assignments for the IEEE 1284-C parallel port.

Table C-6. Parallel Port Pinout

Pin

Assignment

Pin

Assignment

1

BUSY

19

Signal Ground (BUSY)

2

SELECT

20

Signal Ground (SELECT)

3

nACK

21

Signal Ground (nACK)

4

nFAULT

22

Signal Ground (nFAULT)

5

pERROR

23

Signal Ground (pERROR)

6

DATA 1

24

Signal Ground (DATA 1)

7

DATA 2

25

Signal Ground (DATA 2)

8

DATA 3

26

Signal Ground (DATA 3)

9

DATA 4

27

Signal Ground (DATA 4)

10

DATA 5

28

Signal Ground (DATA 5)

11

DATA 6

29

Signal Ground (DATA 6)

12

DATA 7

30

Signal Ground (DATA 7)

13

DATA 8

31

Signal Ground (DATA 8)

14

nINIT

32

Signal Ground (nINIT)

15

nSTROBE

33

Signal Ground (nSTROBE)

16

nSELECTIN

34

Signal Ground (nSELECTIN)

17

nAUTOFD

35

Signal Ground (nAUTOFD)

18

HOST LOGIC HIGH

36 view

PERIPHERAL LOGIC HIGH


Keyboard and Mouse Ports

This is a standard pinout for PC PS/2 keyboards and mice. The mouse and keyboard are electrically PS/2 compatible. They also use the same protocol as the PC PS/2 keyboards and mice.

Table C-7 shows the cable pinout assignments for the keyboard and mouse ports.

Table C-7. Keyboard and Mouse Port Pinout

Pin

Assignment

1

Keyboard/Mouse Data

2

(Reserved)

3

Ground

4

Keyboard/Mouse Power (+5V)

5

Keyboard/Mouse Clock

6

(Reserved)


Serial Ports

The Octane workstation serial ports can operate in one of several modes:

  • RS-232 electrical levels with a standard PC pinout.

  • Macintosh style electrical levels and a Macintosh-compatible pinout. (This mode requires an additional adapter cable. See “Serial Port Adapter Cables”.)

  • ANSI/SMPTE 207M electrical levels and pinout. (This mode requires an additional adapter cable. See “Serial Port Adapter Cables”.)

This the PC-compatible pinout. The range of supported baud rates is 300 baud to 460K baud.

Table C-8 shows cable pinout assignments for the serial ports.

Table C-8. Serial Port Pinout - PC-Compatible

Pin

Assignment

Description

1

DCD

Data Carrier Detect

2

RD

Receive Data

3

TD

Transmit Data

4

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

5

SG

Signal Ground

6

DSR

Data Set Ready

7

RTS

Request to Send

8

CTS

Clear to Send

9

RI

Ring Indicator

This is the Macintosh-compatible pinout.

Table C-9 shows cable pinout assignments for the serial ports.

Table C-9. Serial Port Pinout - Macintosh-Compatible

Pin

Assignment

Description

1

GPi

General Purpose Input

2

RxD-

Receive Data-

3

TxD-

Transmit Data -

4

TxD+

Transmit Data +

5

SG

Signal Ground

6

RxD+

Receive Data +

7

HSKo

Handshake Out

8

HSKi

Handshake In

9

Unused

 


Serial Cables and Adapters

This section contains cable pinout information for serial cables that you can connect to your Octane workstation. It also describes Silicon Graphics serial port converters. The following topics are covered:

Printer/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable

For serial printers and dumb terminals, use a 3-wire standard PC cable. Table C-10 shows the cable connector pinout assignments for this cable.

Note: For a 3-wire cable and no hardware flow control modem, you must use the /dev/ttyd* command devices in the configuration files. For more detailed information, see the serial man page. To access the man page, from the Toolchest, choose Help > InfoSearch > Man pages. Or place the cursor in the console window and type 

man serial

Table C-10. Printer/Dumb Terminal Cable Pinout

Signal Description

Pin Number
DB9 Connector (Female)

Pin Number
DB-25 Connector (Male)

 

1

NOT CONNECTED

RXD

2

2

TXD

3

3

 

4

NOT CONNECTED

GND

5

7

 

6

NOT CONNECTED

 

7

NOT CONNECTED

 

8

NOT CONNECTED

 

9

NOT CONNECTED


PC Modem Serial Cable

Use a full-handshake (includes RTS and CTS) PC modem serial cable for a modem with RTS/CTS flow control. Table C-11 shows the cable connector pin assignments for this cable.

You can use this cable for all serial devices except those that do not need RTS flow control. Devices like serial printers and dumb terminals that do not need RTS flow control can still be used with this cable provided that a null modem adapter is added to one end of the cable. You can purchase the full-handshake PC modem serial cable from Silicon Graphics or your local service provider.

Note: If you are attaching a modem with modem signals and RTS/CTS flow control, you must use the /dev/ttyf* command devices in the configuration files. For more detailed information, see the serial man page. To access this man page, from the Toolchest, choose Help > InfoSearch > Man pages. Or place the cursor in the console window and type 

man serial

Table C-11. PC Modem Cable Pinout

Signal Description

Pin Number
DB9 Connector (Female)

Pin Number
DB-25 Connector (Male)

DCD

1

8

RXD

2

3

TXD

3

2

DTR

4

20

GND

5

7

DSR

6

6

RTS

7

4

CTS

8

5

RI

9

22


Serial Port Adapter Cables

The Octane workstation's serial ports conform to the PC standard pinout for EIA standard RS-232 signals.

The purpose of the adapter cable is to allow the Octane workstation to use standard PC or Macintosh serial devices.

Table C-12 shows the adapter cable pinout for a standard PC or Macintosh serial port.

Table C-12. Female DB9 to Female MiniDIN8 Adapter Cable Pinout

From

Female DB9

To

MiniDIN8

PC Signal

Macintosh Signal

1

7

DCD

GPi

2

5

RD

RxD-

3

3

TD

TxD-

4

1

DTR

TxD+

5

4

SG

SG

6

8

DSR

RxD+

7

6

RTS

HSKo

8

2

CTS

HSKi

9

unused

RI

unused

The purpose of the following adapter cable is to support ANSI/SMPTE Standard 107M-1992.

Table C-13 shows the pinout for a female DB9 to female DB9 adapter cable.

Table C-13. Female DB9 to Female DB9 Adapter Cable Pinout

Female DB9 Connected to Octane

Female DB9 Connected to Peripheral

1

unused

2

to DB9 -2 (RxD-)

3

to DB9-8 (TxD-)

4

unused

5

to DB9-6and DB9-4 (GND)

6

to DB9-7 (RxD+)

7

to DB9-3 (TxD+)

8

unused

9

unused


Note: For more detailed information, see the serial man page. To access it, place the cursor in an IRIX shell and enter 

man serial

Or, access Man Pages through the Toolchest > Help or in the InfoSearch window, enter 

man serial

Ports on XIO Graphics Boards

Monitor Port

Table C-14 shows the port pinout assignments for the Octane 20 inch monitor. Table C-15 shows the port pinout assignments for an Octane DDC enabled monitor.

Table C-14. 20 Inch Monitor Pinout

Pin

Assignment

A1

Red Signal, Analog

A2

Green Signal, Analog

A3

Blue Signal, analog

1

Monitor ID Bit 3, TTL

2

Monitor ID Bit 0, TTL

3

Composite Sync (Active Low), TTL

4

Horizontal Drive (Active High), TTL

5

Vertical Drive (Active High), TTL

6

Monitor ID Bit 1, TTL

7

Monitor ID Bit 2, TTL

8

Ground

9

Ground

10

Ground


Table C-15. DDC Enabled Monitor Pinout

Pin

Assignment - DDC Enabled

A1

Red

A2

Green

A3

Blue

1

Data Clock (SCL)

2

Bi-directional Data (SDA)

3

Composite Sync

4

Horizontal Sync

5

Vertical Sync

6

DDC (+5VInput)

7

DDC Ground

8

Chassis Ground

9

Chassis Ground

10

Chassis Ground


StereoView Port

Table C-16 shows the cable pinout assignments for the StereoView port on the graphics boards.

Table C-16. StereoView Pinout Assignments

Pin

Assignment

1

Stereo left/right Eye Signal (1=left, 0=right) (STEREO_LEFT)

2

Signal Return Ground

3

Reserved for Future Use

4

Signal Return Ground (Framelock ground)

5

Reserved for Future Use (Framelock)

6

Digital Return Ground

7

Digital Return Ground for StereoView

8

+12V DC Output to StereoView Device

9

Unused


Physical Environment Specifications

Table C-17 shows the physical environent specifications for the Octane workstation.

Table C-17. Physical Environment Specifications

Workstation dimensions

16.25” (41.3 cm) H x 11.0” (28 cm) W x 13.25” (33.7 cm) D

14.75” D (37.5 cm) (depth in localized area of power supply)

16.25” D (41.3 cm) (depth in localized area of optional PCI module)

Power Requirements

Voltage and frequency: 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 10-4.2A, 850W

Ambient Temperature

+13o C (23.4o F) to +35o C (95o F) (operating)

-10o C (14o F) to +65o C (149o F) (non-operating)

Relative Humidity

10% to 80% operating (no condensation)

10% to 95% non-operating (no condensation)

Heat Dissipation

700 watts, 2400 Btu/hr

Altitude

10,000 ft. (3,049 m) operating;

40,000 ft. (12,195 m) non-operating

Vibration

0.02', 5-19Hz; 0.35 G, 19-500 Hz

Voltage and frequency

100-120/200-240 VAC


Microphone Specifications

Table C-18 shows microphone specifications.

Table C-18. Microphone Specifications

Microphone Jack

 

Connector

3.5 mm stereo mini

Power

+5 V phantom power on tip

Type

Unidirectional electret condenser


Speaker Specifications

Table C-19 shows speaker specifications.

Table C-19. Speaker Specifications

Speakers

 

Rated power

3 W(average) per channel

Frequency range

180 Hz - 15K Hz

Magnetic flux leakage

<50 mGauss @2 cm

Input impedance

150 ohms

Signal connector

3.5 mm stereo mini

Power connector

2.5 mm mono micro


Headphone Specifications

Table C-20 shows headphone specifications.

Table C-20. Headphone Specifications

Headphones

 

Recommended impedance

35 ohms

Connectors

3.5 mm stereo mini


Analog Line Level Audio Specifications

Table C-21 provides Analog audio line level specifications

Table C-21. Analog Line Level Specifications

Specifications

Line In

Line Out

Line level

-10dBV

-10dBV

0dBFS Maximum

+10dBV to -22dBV

6.5dBV ± 0.5dBV


PCI Module Power Specification

Total power for the PCI module (the sum of power for all boards from all power supply rails) must not exceed 45.0W (average 15.0W per board).

The Octane PCI module is a 5V system environment.

Table C-22. PCI Module Power Specifications

Power Supply Rail

Maximum Current

Maximum Power

3.3V

10.0A

33.0W

5.0V

9.0A

45.0W

12.0V

1.5A

12.0W

-12.0V

0.3A

3.6W


Note: For additional information see Section 4.3.4.1, in the chapter called “Power Requirements,” in the PCI Local Bus Specification, Rev. 2.1, June l995 (PCI Special Interest Group, Portland, OR).

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