Networking NVIDIA BlueField-4 Networking Platform User Guide

Pinouts Description

PCI Express Interface

The following table lists the PCI Express pins description. For further details, please refer to PCI Express Interface.

PCI Express x16 Pin Description

Pin #

Signal Name

Description

Pin #

Signal Name

Description

A1

PRSNT1#

Mechanical Present

B1

12V


A2

12V


B2

12V


A3

12V


B3

12V


A4

GND


B4

GND


A5

TCK

JTAG - Not Connected

B5

SMCLK

Host SMBus

A6

TDI

JTAG - Not Connected

B6

SMDAT

Host SMBus

A7

TDO

JTAG - Not Connected

B7

GND


A8

TMS

JTAG - Not Connected

B8

3.3V

3.3V 

A9

3.3V

3.3V 

B9

TRST#

JTAG - Not Connected

A10

3.3V

3.3V 

B10

3.3V_AUX


A11

PERST#

PCIe Reset

B11

WAKW#/RSVD

A12

GND


B12

RSVD


A13

REFCLK+

Host Reference Clock

B13

GND


A14

REFCLK-

Host Reference Clock

B14

PETP0


A15

GND


B15

PETN0


A16

PERP0


B16

GND


A17

PERN0


B17

RSVD


A18

GND


B18

GND


A19

RSVD


B19

PETP1


A20

GND


B20

PETN1


A21

PERP1


B21

GND


A22

PERN1


B22

GND


A23

GND


B23

PETP2


A24

GND


B24

PETN2


A25

PERP2


B25

GND


A26

PERN2


B26

GND


A27

GND


B27

PETP3


A28

GND


B28

PETN3


A29

PERP3


B29

GND


A30

PERN3


B30

RSVD


A31

GND


B31

RSVD


A32

RSVD


B32

GND


A33

RSVD


B33

PETP4


A34

GND


B34

PETN4


A35

PERP4


B35

GND


A36

PERN4


B36

GND


A37

GND


B37

PETP5


A38

GND


B38

PETN5


A39

PERP5


B39

GND


A40

PERN5


B40

GND


A41

GND


B41

PETP6


A42

GND


B42

PETN6


A43

PERP6


B43

GND


A44

PERN6


B44

GND


A45

GND


B45

PETP7


A46

GND


B46

PETN7


A47

PERP7


B47

GND


A48

PERN7


B48

RSVD


A49

GND


B49

GND


A50

RSVD


B50

PETP8


A51

GND


B51

PETN8


A52

PERP8


B52

GND


A53

PERN8


B53

GND


A54

GND


B54

PETP9


A55

GND


B55

PETN9


A56

PERP9


B56

GND


A57

PERN9


B57

GND


A58

GND


B58

PETP10


A59

GND


B59

PETN10


A60

PERP10


B60

GND


A61

PERN10


B61

GND


A62

GND


B62

PETP11


A63

GND


B63

PETN11


A64

PERP11


B64

GND


A65

PERN11


B65

GND


A66

GND


B66

PETP12


A67

GND


B67

PETN12


A68

PERP12


B68

GND


A69

PERN12


B69

GND


A70

GND


B70

PETP13


A71

GND


B71

PETN13


A72

PERP13


B72

GND


A73

PERN13


B73

GND


A74

GND


B74

PETP14


A75

GND


B75

PETN14


A76

PERP14


B76

GND


A77

PERN14


B77

GND


A78

GND


B78

PETP15


A79

GND


B79

PETN15


A80

PERP15


B80

GND


A81

PERN15


B81

PRSNT2#

Mechanical Present

A82

GND


B82

GND



External Power Supply Connector

The following table provides the External Power Supply pins of the external power supply interfaces on the DPU. For further details, please refer to External PCIe Power Supply Connector.

The mechanical pinout of the 12-pin external +12V power connector is shown below. The +12V connector is a 12VHPWR (CEM5) connector. 

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Pin Number

Description

1

12V

2

12V

3

12V

4

12V

5

12V

6

12V

7

GND

8

GND

9

GND

10

GND

11

GND

12

GND

Sideband Management Interface

Pin#

Pin Name

Description

BlueField-4 Platform

1

GND


GND

2

RBT_RDX0

Receive data.
Data signals from the network controller to the BMC.

N/A

3

RBT_RDX1

RBT_RDX1

4

RBT_CRS_DV

Carrier sense/receive data valid

RBT_CRS_DV

5

GND


GND

6

RBT_TX0

Transmit data.
Data signals from the BMC to the network controller

N/A

7

RBT_TX1

N/A

8

RBT_TX_EN

Transmit enable

N/A

9

RBT_REF_CLK

RBT Reference clock

N/A

10

GND


GND

11

ARB_OUT

NC-SI hardware arbitration output

N/A

12

ARB_IN

NC-SI hardware arbitration input

N/A

13

GND


GND

14

I2C_CLK0

I2C clock (Debug)

I2C_CLK0

15

I2C_SDA0

I2C Data (Debug)

I2C_SDA0

16

PKG_ID0

NC-SI PKG_ID [0]

N/A

17

PKG_ID1

NC-SI PKG_ID [1]

N/A

18

RBT_ISOLATE_N

Signal used to indicate
the board has powered and is ready for NC-SI physical layer connection to be present

N/A

19

FNP

CX Flash NOT present

FNP

20

enable_inband_recovery

PCIe operatiin live fish mode

enable_inband_recovery

21

PPS IN

PPS input for timing applications​

N/A

22

PPS OUT

PPS output for timing applications​

N/A

23

RSVD3

Reserved

USB_MUX_SEL
Only in B4240L
(900-9D4B4-00CW-SA0)

24

RSVD4

Reserved

GND

25

RSVD5

Reserved

N/A

26

RSVD6

Reserved

N/A

27

RSVD7

Reserved

GND

28

RSVD8

Reserved

USB_BMC_P
Only in B4240L
(900-9D4B4-00CW-SA0)

29

RSVD9

Reserved

USB_BMC_N
Only in B4240L
(900-9D4B4-00CW-SA0)

30

RSVD10

Reserved

GND

MCIO Interface 

AIC as End Point (Default) - 148pin MCIO

GND

A1

B1

GND

PERp0

A2

B2

PETp0

PERn0

A3

B3

PETn0

GND

A4

B4

GND

PERp1

A5

B5

PETp1

PERn1

A6

B6

PETn1

GND

A7

B7

GND

3V3_AUX

A8

B8

SNN

SNN

A9

B9

SNN

GND

A10

B10

GND

UPHY0_REFCLK1_P

A11

B11

PERST1_UPHY0 

UPHY0_REFCLK1_N

A12

B12

CBL_PRES_A

GND

A13

B13

GND

PERp2

A14

B14

PETp2

PERn2

A15

B15

PETn2

GND

A16

B16

GND

PERp3

A17

B17

PETp3

PERn3

A18

B18

PETn3

GND

A19

B19

GND

PERp4

A20

B20

PETp4

PERn4

A21

B21

PETn4

GND

A22

B22

GND

PERp5

A23

B23

PETp5

PERn5

A24

B24

PETn5

GND

A25

B25

GND

SNN

A26

B26

SNN

SNN

A27

B27

SNN

GND

A28

B28

GND

UPHY0_REFCLK0_P

A29

B29

PERST0_UPHY0 

UPHY0_REFCLK0_N

A30

B30

SNN

GND

A31

B31

GND

PERp6

A32

B32

PETp6

PERn6

A33

B33

PETn6

GND

A34

B34

GND

PERp7

A35

B35

PETp7

PERn7

A36

B36

PETn7

GND

A37

B37

GND

Key

GND

A38

B38

GND

PERp8

A39

B39

PETp8

PERn8

A40

B40

PETn8

GND

A41

B41

GND

PERp9

A42

B42

PETp9

PERn9

A43

B43

PETn9

GND

A44

B44

GND

3V3_AUX

A45

B45

SNN

SNN

A46

B46

SNN

GND

A47

B47

GND

UPHY2_REFCLK0_P

A48

B48

PERST0_UPHY2

UPHY2_REFCLK0_N

A49

B49

CBL_PRES_B

GND

A50

B50

GND

PERp10

A51

B51

PETp10

PERn10

A52

B52

PETn10

GND

A53

B53

GND

PERp11

A54

B54

PETp11

PERn11

A55

B55

PETn11

GND

A56

B56

GND

PERp12

A57

B57

PETp12

PERn12

A58

B58

PETn12

GND

A59

B59

GND

PERp13

A60

B60

PETp13

PERn13

A61

B61

PETn13

GND

A62

B62

GND

SNN

A63

B63

SNN

SNN

A64

B64

SNN

GND

A65

B65

GND

UPHY2_REFCLK1_P

A66

B66

PERST1_UPHY2

UPHY2_REFCLK1_N

A67

B67

SNN

GND

A68

B68

GND

PERp14

A69

B69

PETp14

PERn14

A70

B70

PETn14

GND

A71

B71

GND

PERp15

A72

B72

PETp15

PERn15

A73

B73

PETn15

GND

A74

B74

GND


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