MXH932
User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
Page 3
Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
TERMS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................. 5
MXH932 HIGH LEVEL SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................................................... 6
PACKAGING ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
PRE-INSTALLATION QUESTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 7
PCI
E
S
LOT
D
ETERMINATION
............................................................................................................................................ 7
MXH932
H
OST
/
T
ARGET
C
ONFIGURATION
....................................................................................................................... 7
A
IRFLOW
-
O
PERATING
E
NVIRONMENT
.............................................................................................................................. 7
C
ABLE
C
ONNECTIONS
.................................................................................................................................................... 7
PCI Express 4.0 Cables........................................................................................................................................... 7
Active Optical PCIe Cables (AOC) ........................................................................................................................... 7
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
-
E
NSURE PROPER
A
IRFLOW
................................................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
5
-
I
NSTALL THE
A
DAPTER
C
ARD
................................................................................................................................ 9
S
TEP
6
-
I
NSTALLING AND
R
EMOVING THE
C
ABLE
.................................................................................................................. 9
Connecting the Cable ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Cable stain relief ..................................................................................................................................................10
Supported cable lengths ......................................................................................................................................10
Disconnecting the Cable ......................................................................................................................................10
S
TEP
7
-
V
ERIFY
I
NSTALLATION
&
LED
S
............................................................................................................................10
OPERATION ...............................................................................................................................................................11
C
ONFIGURATION AND
DIP
S
WITCHES
...............................................................................................................................11
DIP Switches ........................................................................................................................................................11
Target Card Clocking Option ................................................................................................................................11
DIP Switch settings for MXH932 Host operation ...................................................................................................12
DIP Switch settings for MXH932 Target operation ................................................................................................12
T
RANSPARENT
U
SE
C
ASES
.............................................................................................................................................13
Use Case A - 1 Host
–
Single Expansion Configuration PCIe x16 .............................................................................13
Use Case B
–
1 Host
–
Single or Dual Expansion Configuration
–
PCIe x8 ...............................................................13
Use Case C
–
1 Host - Quad Expansion Configuration
–
PCIe x4 .............................................................................14
Use Case D
–
1 Host
–
Transparent fan-out using MXS924 - PCIe x16 ....................................................................14
Use Case E
–
Multi Host
–
Transparent fan-out using MXS924 - PCIe x16 ..............................................................14
EEPROM
AND
F
IRMWARE
U
PGRADE
...............................................................................................................................15
I
DENTIFYING THE
C
ARD
.................................................................................................................................................15
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
