IEEE Std 1386.1-2001
IEEE Standard Physical and
Environmental Layers for PCI
Mezzanine Cards (PMC)
Sponsor
Microprocessor and Microcomputer Standards Committee (MMSC)
of the
IEEE Computer Society
Approved 14 June 2001
IEEE-SA Standards Board
Abstract: This standard, in conjunction with IEEE Std 1386-2001, IEEE Standard for a Common
Mezzanine Card (CMC) Family, defines the physical and environmental layers of a PCI mezzanine
card (PMC) family to be usable on (but not limited to) single slot VME, VME64 and VME64x boards,
CompactPCI boards, Multibus I and Multibus II boards, desktop computers, portable computers,
servers, and similar types of applications. The electrical and logical layers are based on the PCI
specification from the PCI Special Interest Group. The PCI mezzanine cards allow for a variety of
optional function expansions for the host system. lío functionality from the PMC may be either
through the mezzanine front panel, or via the backplane by routing the lío signals through the
mezzanine connector to the host.
Keywords: backplane lío, bezel, board, card, CompactPCI, face plate, front panel lío, metric, host
computer, lío, local bus, mezzanine, module, modular lío, PCI, Multibus I, Multibus Il, VME,
VME64, VME64x, VMEbus
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In trod uct ion
[This introduction is not part of IEEE Std 1386.1-2001, IEEE Standard Physical and Environmental Layers for PCI
Mezzanine Cards (PMC).]
This standard provides the specifications for implementing the PCI local bus between a host and mezzanine
card, based on IEEE Std 1386-2001, for usage on VME64x boards, CompactPC1 boards, and Multibus I and
Multibus II boards. PCI boards defined for the general personal computer market will not fit on these boards
since they mount perpendicular on the host computer. This standard provides the necessary mechanical and
environmental requirements for the use of PCI-based mezzanine cards in a large variety of low-profile appli-
cations. PCI mezzanine cards can provide front bezel I/O, backplane I/O via the host, additional local host
functions, or a combination of the three.
Special thanks are due to Dave Moore, original P1386.1 Working Group Draft Editor, for the generation of
the many drafts, and Rick Spratt, Cliff Lupien, Harry Parkinson, Chau Pham and Heinz Horstmeier for their
contribution to development of this standard.
Participants
At the time this standard was completed, the Working Group for IEEE Std 1386.1-2001 had the following
membership:
Malcolm Airst
Harry Andreas
James Barnette
Juergen Baumann
Martin Blake
Hans Brand
Dave Brearley
Gorky Chin
Dick DeBock
Ian Dobson
Mike Hasenfratz
Ryuji Hayasaka
Roger Hinsdale
Heinz Horstmeier
Wayne Fischer, Chair
Chau Pham, Vice Chair
Dave Horton
Anoto1 Kaganovich
Gary Kidwell
Jing Kowk
Tom Kuleza
Dees Lambreshtse
Sang Dae Lee
Cliff Lupien
Knstian Martinson
Jim Medeiros
Robert McKee
Dave Mendenhall
David Moore
Rob Noffke
Joseph Norris
The following members of the balloting committee voted on this standard:
Malcolm Airst
Edmund H. Baulsir
Tom Bertram
Janos Bin
Michael L. Bradley
John L. Cole
Dante Del Corso
Sourav K. Dutta
Roger D. Edwards
Wayne Fischer
Clay E. Hudgins
Lawrence Lamers
Joseph R. Marshall
Klaus-Dieter Mueller
Joseph Norris
Elwood Parsons
Dave A. Perez
Harry Parkinson
Elwood Parsons
Dave Rios
John Rynearson
Richard Spratt
Nobuaki Sugiura
Dennis Terry
Russ Tuck
Jim Turley
Mark Vorenkannp
Eike Waltz
Dave Wickliff
Bob Widlicka
David Wright
Gary S . Robinson
Malcolm Rush
John Rynearson
Thomas J. Schaal
Gary K. Sloane
Hermann H. Strass
Fred J. Strauss
Michael G. Thompson
Don Wright
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When the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved this standard on 14 June 2001, it had the following
membership:
Donald N. Heirman, Chair
James T. Carlo, Vice Chair
Judith Gorman, Secretary
James H. Gurney
Richard J. Holleman
Lowell G. Johnson
Robert J. Kennelly
Joseph L. Koepfinger*
Peter H. Lips
L. Bruce McClung
Daleep C. Mohla
James W. Moore
Robert F. Munzner
Ronald C. Petersen
Gerald H. Peterson
John B. Posey
Gary S . Robinson
Akio Tojo
Donald W. Zipse
Satish K. Aggarwal
Mark D. Bowman
Gary R. Engmann
Harold E. Epstein
H. Landis Floyd
Jay Forster*
Howard M. Frazier
Ruben D. Garzon
*Member Emeritus
Also included is the following nonvoting IEEE-SA Standards Board liaison:
Alan Cookson, NIST Representative
Donald R. Volzka, TAB Representative
Andrew D. Ickowicz
IEEE Standards Project Editor
CompactPCI@ and PICMG@ are registered trademarks of the PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group.
Multibus@ is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
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Contents
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Overview ..............................................................................................................................................
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................
1.2 Purpose .........................................................................................................................................
1.3 General arrangement ....................................................................................................................
1.4 Dimensions ..................................................................................................................................
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References ............................................................................................................................................
Definitions ............................................................................................................................................
3.1 Special word usage ......................................................................................................................
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Mechanics and compliance ..................................................................................................................
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
Conformance ................................................................................................................................
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PMC voltage keying ....................................................................................................................
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Connector configurations .............................................................................................................
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Power consumption. heat dissipation. and air flow .....................................................................
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Electromagnetic compatibility .....................................................................................................
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Shock and vibration .....................................................................................................................
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Environmental ..............................................................................................................................
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Mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) ........................................................................................... 4
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Electrical and logical layer ...................................................................................................................
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5.1 Connector utilization ....................................................................................................................
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5.2 PMC connector pin assignment ................................................................................................... 4
5.3 Comparison of pin usage. PCI to PMC ........................................................................................ 7
5.4 Mapping of PCI reserve pins .......................................................................................................
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IEEE Standard Physical and
Environmental Layers for PCI
Mezzanine Cards (PMC)
1. Overview
1.1 Scope
This standard defines a family of slim modular mezzanine cards for VME, VME64 and VME64x boards,
CompactPCIB boards, MultibusB I and II boards, desktop computers, portable computers, servers, and
other computer systems with the logical and electrical layers based on the Peripheral Component Interface
(PCI) specification from the PCI Special Interest Group.
The complete physical (mechanical) and environmental layers are specified within IEEE Std 1386-2001 .l
1.2 Purpose
PCI is a high-speed local bus being used by a variety of microprocessors. The PCI specification defines mul-
tiple board sizes that plug into computer mother boards in a perpendicular fashion. These perpendicular
boards are not usable for low-profile computer applications. This standard defines the mechanics of a slim,
modular, parallel mezzanine card family that uses the logical and electrical layers of the PCI specification
for the local bus. I/O can be via the front bezel and/or through the connector to the host computer for back-
plane I/O. Additional local functionality also can be provided by these mezzanine cards.
1.3 General arrangement
PCI mezzanine cards (PMC) are intended to be used where slim, parallel board mounting is required such as
in single board computer host modules with the addition of expander cards or option cards, as illustrated in
Figure 1. The PMC may be mounted with instruments and panels that comply with the requirements of IEEE
Std 1386-2001.
For maximum utilization of component space, the mezzanine card is typically placed such that the major
component side of the mezzanine card faces the major component side of the host board.
'Information on references can be found in Clause 2.
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Std 1386.1-2001
1.4 Dimensions
IEEE STANDARD PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
All mechanical dimensions are specified in 1386-2001. All dimensions are in millimeters (mm).
-FRONT
PANEL
Figure 1 -Typical PMC mounted to a host module
2. References
The following publications are used in conjunction with this standard. When any of the referenced specifica-
tions are superseded by an approved revision, that revision shall apply.
IEEE Std 1386-2001, IEEE Standard Mechanics for a Common Mezzanine Card (CMC) Family2
PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2, 199S3
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3PCI specifications are available from PCI Special Interest Group (http://www.pcisig.com/).
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