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5.2.3 SMBus Interfaces
The mBMC incorporates one slave and two master-only SMBus interfaces. The mBMC
interfaces with the host through the slave SMBus interface. It interfaces with the LAN On
Motherboard (LOM) and peripherals through the two independent master bus interfaces.
5.2.4 External Interface to mBMC
Figure 15 shows the data/control flow to and within the functional modules of the mBMC.
External interfaces from the host system, LOM, and peripherals, interact with the mBMC
through the corresponding interface modules as shown.
The mBMC communicates with the internal modules using its private SMBus. External devices
and sensors interact with the mBMC using the peripheral SMBus. LOM communicates through
the LOM SMBus. GPIO pins are available and are used for various Input and Output functions.
Dedicated LED lines are used for LED/color control.
Also built into the mBMC are the control functions for both the power supply and front panel.
Figure 15: External Interfaces to mBMC
5.2.4.1 Private Management I
2
C Buses
The mBMC implements a single private management bus. The mBMC is the sole master on this
bus. External agents must use the mBMC Master Write/Read I
2
C command if they require direct
communication with a device on this bus. In addition, the mBMC provides a Reserve Device
command that gives an external agent exclusive access to a specific device for a selectable
time.
PCI
SMBus
SMBus
Sensor
Devices
Front Panel