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Hardware Specifications

   
Vendor/Brand CIG
Model XE-99S
ODM CIG
ODM Product Code XE-99S
Chipset Cortina CA8271S
Flash MX35LF1GE4AB 128MB
RAM 128MB
CPU Taroko V0.2 (MIPS)
CPU Clock 125MHz
Bootloader SATURN uboot
System Custom Linux by Cortina (Saturn SDK) based on Kernel 4.4 Saturn-sfpplus-r1
2.5GBaseX Yes
XGMII/XSGMII Yes
Optics SC/UPC
IP address 192.168.0.1
Web Gui ✅ user admin, password admin (Custom firmware only)
SSH ✅ Oliginal firmware : user root, password is none / Custom firmware : user root, password ca8271
Telnet ✅ Oliginal firmware : user root, password is none / Custom firmware : user root, password ca8271
Serial
Serial baud 115200
Serial encoding 8-N-1
Form Factor miniONT SFP
CIG_XE-99S front plate
CIG_XE-99S front plate

Serial

The stick has a TTL 3.3V UART console (configured as 115200 8-N-1) that can be accessed from the SFP connector, but no components are mounted.

The UART can be accessed by any of the following methods.

  • Touch the needle to a specific point
  • Shorting a specific pad to access from SFP

Access from PCB

The UART can be accessed by connecting a wire or touching a needle to the following points.

CIG_XE-99S UART Touch point
CIG_XE-99S UART Touch point

Access from SFP

By shorting these two points with solder, you can access the UART from SFP pins 2 and 7.

USB - TTL Adapter SFP Connector (Molex, etc)
Vcc (3.3V) pin #15 , #16
TX pin #7
RX pin #2
GND pin #10
CIG_XE-99S UART Short point
CIG_XE-99S UART Short point
CIG_XE-99S UART solder bridge
CIG_XE-99S UART solder bridge

Custom firmware is interchangeable with

The custom firmware is compatible with the following.

  • CIG XG-99S (GPON)
  • ECIN EN-XGSFPP-OMAC v1 (GPON)
  • FS XGS-ONU-25-20NI (GPON)
  • Hisense LTF-7267-BH+ (GPON)
  • Hisense LTF-7263-BH+

Firmware versions

Original firmware (SIEPON Package-C)

  • CTC20220901

Custom Firmware (SIEPON Package-A)

  • v1.0.0
  • v1.1.0
  • v1.2.0
  • v1.3.0

The CIG XE-99S is supported from v1.1.0 onwards.

Custom firmware files

List of partitions

dev size erasesize name
mtd0 00040000 00020000 “ssb”
mtd1 00100000 00020000 “uboot-env”
mtd2 00100000 00020000 “dtb0”
mtd3 00600000 00020000 “kernel0”
mtd4 02800000 00020000 “rootfs0”
mtd5 00100000 00020000 “dtb1”
mtd6 00600000 00020000 “kernel1”
mtd7 02800000 00020000 “rootfs1”
mtd8 01400000 00020000 “userdata”
mtd9 00100000 00020000 “mfginfo1”
mtd10 00100000 00020000 “mfginfo2”

This ONT supports dual boot.

kernel0 and rootfs0 respectively contain the kernel and firmware of the first image, kernel1 and rootfs1 the kernel and firmware of the second one.

Usage

Configure IP Address

Set your PC’s IP address to 192.168.0.5/24

Download Custom Firmware

Download the following firmware files and place them on a TFTP server (e.g., 3CDaemon):

  • SIEPONA_rootfs.bin
  • SIEPONA_kernel.bin

Log in to the Stick root shell

$ ssh root@192.168.0.1

root@XE-99S:~#

Upload Firmware to the Stick

Run the following commands to download the firmware via TFTP:

cd /tmp
tftp -r SIEPONA_kernel.bin -g 192.168.0.5
tftp -r SIEPONA_rootfs.bin -g 192.168.0.5

Reset Configuration

mkdir /userdata/upper
rm -r /overlay/upper/*

Flash the Firmware

Execute the following commands to write the firmware:

flash_erase /dev/$(awk -F: '$2 ~ /"kernel1"/ {print $1}' /proc/mtd) 0 0
nandwrite -p /dev/$(awk -F: '$2 ~ /"kernel1"/ {print $1}' /proc/mtd) /tmp/SIEPONA_kernel.bin
flash_erase /dev/$(awk -F: '$2 ~ /"rootfs1"/ {print $1}' /proc/mtd) 0 0
nandwrite -p /dev/$(awk -F: '$2 ~ /"rootfs1"/ {print $1}' /proc/mtd) /tmp/SIEPONA_rootfs.bin

flash_erase /dev/$(awk -F: '$2 ~ /"kernel0"/ {print $1}' /proc/mtd) 0 0
nandwrite -p /dev/$(awk -F: '$2 ~ /"kernel0"/ {print $1}' /proc/mtd) /tmp/SIEPONA_kernel.bin
flash_erase /dev/$(awk -F: '$2 ~ /"rootfs0"/ {print $1}' /proc/mtd) 0 0
nandwrite -p /dev/$(awk -F: '$2 ~ /"rootfs0"/ {print $1}' /proc/mtd) /tmp/SIEPONA_rootfs.bin

Reboot the Stick

Reboot or power off the device:

reboot

The reboot process takes approximately 180 seconds. If an error occurs with the reboot command, simply turn off the power.

Access the Web UI

Open the following URL in your browser:

  • http://192.168.0.1
User Password
admin admin

Set PON MAC Address

From the menu, select “PON MAC Address” and configure the EPON MAC address of your ONT.

Configure Forced Bridge Mode

From the menu, select “Forced Bridge mode” and enable it.

Reboot the Stick

Select “Reboot” from the menu. The reboot process takes approximately 180 seconds.

Connect the Fiber

Connect the ISP fiber cable to the stick.

ONT Authentication

Once authentication is successful, the “PON” and “AUTH” status indicators under the “Status” menu will show “OK”. At this point, the stick is successfully connected to the ISP network.

EPON ONT status

Getting the operational status of the ONT

Check the ONT Registration State with the following command:

ca-iros-> wca_epon_mpcp_registration_status_get -device_id 0 -port_id 0x20007 -llid 0
[deregistration_cause = 0]
[mpcp_llid = 65535]
[olt_mac_addr = 00:00:00:00:00:00]
[reg_state = 0]
[retry_times = 0]
Return Value : 0 - CA_E_OK
0

Check the ONT auth state with the following command:

ca-iros-> wca_epon_llid_traffic_enable_get -device_id 0 -port_id 0x20007 -llid 0x0
[downstream = 1]
[upstream = 1]
0

EPON/OAM TLV settings

The XE-99S Custom firmware uses a web UI for configuration.

  • http://192.168.0.1
User Password
admin admin

Getting/Setting ONT EPON MAC Address

Menu > PON Setup > PON MAC Address

Getting/Setting OAM firmware version (TLV D7/03)

Menu > TLV Setup > Firmware Info (D7/03)

Getting/Setting OAM chipset info (TLV D7/04)

Menu > TLV Setup > Chipset Info (D7/04)

Getting/Setting OAM manufacture date (TLV D7/05)

Menu > TLV Setup > Date of Manufacture (D7/05)

Getting/Setting OAM manufacture info (TLV D7/06)

Menu > TLV Setup > Date of Manufacture Info (D7/06)

Getting/Setting OAM vendor Name (TLV D7/11)

Menu > TLV Setup > Vendor Name (D7/11)

Getting/Setting OAM model Name (TLV D7/12)

Menu > TLV Setup > Model Number (D7/12)

Getting/Setting OAM hardware version (TLV D7/13)

Menu > TLV Setup > Hardware Version (D7/13)

Useful files and binaries

Disguise as Cisco SFP+ module

To disguise an SFP as a genuine Cisco SFP module, execute the following command :

root@saturn-sfpplus-eng:~# BOSA_Write /script/BOSA/cisco.txt

The ONT will automatically restart once the process is complete.

Miscellaneous Links