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MXH94x / MXH95x Transparent Adapter User’s Guide –

 Dolphin Interconnect Solutions  

 

 

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EEPROM and Firmware Upgrade 

Dolphin may from time to time publish updated firmware for the Board Management Controller, PCIe switch or chip configuration data 
for the card. Please contact Dolphin for instructions on how to upgrade the adapter card.   

 
WARNING

: Please note that standard Microsemi tools (ChipLink) cannot be used to upgrade the firmware as this will violate the 

warranty. Please contact Dolphin for instructions on how to upgrade the adapter card firmware. 
 

Note:

 Please consult the MXH94x/MXH95x transparent adapter firmware release note for details on supported configurations. 

Identifying the Card 

The card has a label-

sticker with the serial number in the format ‘

MXH940-YY-

ZZZZZZ’, where YY denotes the card revision (e.g. CC) and 

ZZZZZZ denotes the serialized production number (e.g. 012345) 

 this whole string makes up the serial number of the card (i.e. MXH940-

CC-012345). 

You can also get this information using lspci in Linux: 

First, identify the devices for the Dolphin Host card: 

 

 

 

 

Then run lspci and identify the card. It will show up as something like 

 
 

To identify the serial number, do  

# # lspci -s 9:0.0 -v 

09:00.0 PCI bridge: PMC-Sierra Inc. Device 4052 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])  
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ Bu SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-   
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-  
        Latency: 0  
        Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 34  
        Bus: primary=09, secondary=0a, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0  
        I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff  
        Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-  
        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-  
                PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-  
        Capabilities: [7f8 v1] Vendor Specific Information: ID=ffff Rev=1 Len=808 <?>  
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport 

 

Deleted lines …

 

# lspci | grep “Device 

4052

 

09:00.0 PCI bridge: PMC-Sierra Inc. Device 4052  
09:00.1 Bridge: PMC-Sierra Inc. Device 4052  
0a:00.0 PCI bridge: PMC-Sierra Inc. Device 4052 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MXH94 Series

Page 1: ...MXH94x MXH95x Transparent Adapter User s Guide Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 1 Dolphin MXH94x MXH95x Transparent Adapter Users Guide Version 1 0 Date 20th January 2021...

Page 2: ...MXH94x MXH95x Transparent Adapter User s Guide Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 2...

Page 3: ...ADAPTER CARD 9 STEP 5 INSTALLING AND REMOVING CABLES 9 Connecting Cables 9 Disconnecting Cables 9 STEP 6 INSTALLING THE DOLPHIN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 9 STEP 7 VERIFY INSTALLATION LEDS 10 OPERATION 11 C...

Page 4: ...OT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING LOST PROFITS LOST DATA OR LOSS OF USE ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF DOLPHIN S PRODUCTS SOFTWARE OR SERVICE PROVIDED DOLP...

Page 5: ...nt Hot Add Attaching an IO Expansion system after the server is booted Target mode The card is installed in an expansion chassis or backplane for Transparent IO expansion Lane One PCI Express Lane con...

Page 6: ...x16 2 x8 2 units 24 fiber MPO MXH945 4 x4 Transparent x16 2 x8 4 x4 4 units 12 fiber MPO MXH946 1 x8 Transparent x8 1 unit 24 fiber MPO MXH947 2 x4 Transparent x8 2 x4 2 units 12 fiber MPO MXH948 1 x4...

Page 7: ...ches Host clock isolation Automatic support for host running CFC or SSC mode VAUX powered board management controllers for flexible configuration and cable management Flash recovery option PFX Multi c...

Page 8: ...onnecting directly to the CPU for optimal IO latency Install the adapter card behind a PCIe switch in the IO system for optimal PCIe peer to peer performance e g between GPUs FPGAs Adapter Card Config...

Page 9: ...requency clocking The card implements clock isolation Step 5 Installing and Removing Cables Installing and removing cables in NTB or Transparent Hot Add mode can be done while the systems are running...

Page 10: ...wnload requires a password to log in The password will automatically be emailed to you if you follow the instructions found on the getting started document bundled with the adapter card If you fail to...

Page 11: ...n Figure 1 DIP Switch shows the DIP switch for the adapter card It is used to select the operational mode Please leave all undocumented DIP switches in the default position Table 2 DIP Switch settings...

Page 12: ...Transparent Target DIP ON DIP switch view A Transparent Target One x16 upstream port P1 P2 P3 P4 One x16 downstream port OPT 1 OPT 2 Transparent Use Cases The transparent adapter card may be used as...

Page 13: ...s you can connect the cable between any port Transparent Use Case B 1 Host Dual Expansion Configuration The host has an adapter card configured for Transparent Host operation and a direct x4 or x8 ca...

Page 14: ...serial number of the card i e MXH940 CC 012345 You can also get this information using lspci in Linux First identify the devices for the Dolphin Host card Then run lspci and identify the card It will...

Page 15: ...roduction number 0x0000000A 0000010 in decimal Support More information about the product support and software downloads at http www dolphinics com mx Please email pci support dolphinics com if you ha...

Page 16: ...for FireFly Gen4 v1 and FireFly Gen3 MXH94x BB MH95x BB Support for FireFly Gen3 and FireFly V2 Current version MXH94x CC MH95x CC Same as MXH94x BB MH95x BB optimized for volume manufacturing Planne...

Page 17: ...industry equipment installed in a standard PC EN 55032 EN 55024 Class A This does not ensure that it will comply with these standards in any random PC It is the responsibility of the integrator to ens...

Page 18: ...ng or abnormal working conditions Damages which result from violating the specified operating or storage temperatures and airflow Damages caused by acts of nature e g floods storms fire or earthquakes...

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