MXH832 User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
Page 3
Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
TERMS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................. 4
MXH832 HIGH LEVEL SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................................................... 6
PACKAGING ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
PRE-INSTALLATION QUESTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 7
PCI
E
S
LOT
D
ETERMINATION
................................................................................................................................................... 7
MXH832
H
OST
/
T
ARGET
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................................................................. 7
O
PERATING
E
NVIRONMENT
.................................................................................................................................................... 7
C
ABLE
C
ONNECTIONS
............................................................................................................................................................ 7
PCI Express 3.0 Cables.................................................................................................................................................. 7
MiniSAS-HD Cables ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Active Optical Cables (AOC) ......................................................................................................................................... 8
CMI
F
UNCTIONALITY
............................................................................................................................................................ 8
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
S
TEP
1
-
U
NPACK BOARD
....................................................................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
2
-
C
HANGE
PCI
E
B
RACKET IF NECESSARY
.......................................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
3
-
C
ONFIGURE THE
B
OARD FOR
P
ROPER
O
PERATION
.......................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
4
-
I
NSTALL THE
A
DAPTER
C
ARD
....................................................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
5
-
I
NSTALLING AND
R
EMOVING THE
C
ABLE
........................................................................................................................ 9
Connecting the Cable ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Disconnecting the Cable ............................................................................................................................................ 10
S
TEP
6
-
V
ERIFY
I
NSTALLATION
&
LED
S
.................................................................................................................................. 10
OPERATION ...............................................................................................................................................................11
C
ONFIGURATION AND
DIP
S
WITCHES
..................................................................................................................................... 11
DIP Switch Bank
–
Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 11
Target Card Clocking Option ...................................................................................................................................... 11
U
SE
C
ASES
........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Use Case A - 1 Host
–
Single Expansion Configuration .............................................................................................. 12
Use Case B
–
1 Host - Dual Expansion Configuration ................................................................................................. 13
Use Case C
–
1 Host - Quad Expansion Configuration ............................................................................................... 13
EEPROM
AND
F
IRMWARE
U
PGRADE
.................................................................................................................................... 14
I
DENTIFYING THE
C
ARD
........................................................................................................................................................ 14
S
UPPORT
.......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
TECHNICAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................17
B
OARD REVISION HISTORY
.................................................................................................................................................... 17
S
IMPLIFIED SCHEMATICS
...................................................................................................................................................... 17
PCI
E
C
ABLE
P
ORT
S
IGNALS
.................................................................................................................................................. 18
E
XTERNAL
PCI
E X
4
C
ABLE
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
-O
UT
..................................................................................................................... 18
PCI
E
C
ABLE
P
ORT
M
APPING
................................................................................................................................................ 18
MXH832
PCI
E X
16
E
DGE
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
-O
UT
.................................................................................................................... 19
COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY TESTING .................................................................................................................20
LIMITED WARRANTY..................................................................................................................................................21
W
ARRANTY
P
ERIOD
............................................................................................................................................................ 21
C
OVERAGE
........................................................................................................................................................................ 21
