MXH94x / MXH95x Transparent Adapter User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
Page 3
Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
TERMS AND ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................................... 5
HIGH LEVEL SPECIFICATION ............................................................................................................................................... 6
PCI
E
G
EN
4
L
INK
T
RANSPARENT
P
RODUCT VARIANTS
.................................................................................................................... 6
PCI
E
G
EN
3
L
INK
T
RANSPARENT
P
RODUCT VARIANTS
.................................................................................................................... 6
D
ETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
...................................................................................................................................................... 6
MXH94x Maximum DC current across input voltage ranges.......................................................................................... 7
MXH95x Maximum DC current across input voltage ranges.......................................................................................... 7
PACKAGING ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
PRE-INSTALLATION QUESTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 8
PCI
E
S
LOT
D
ETERMINATION
................................................................................................................................................... 8
A
DAPTER
C
ARD
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................................................................................ 8
O
PERATING
E
NVIRONMENT
................................................................................................................................................... 8
C
ABLE
C
ONNECTIONS
........................................................................................................................................................... 8
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
1
-
U
NPACK BOARD
....................................................................................................................................................... 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
C
ABLES
............................................................................................................................. 9
Connecting Cables ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Disconnecting Cables ................................................................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
6
-
I
NSTALLING THE
D
OLPHIN
M
ANAGEMENT
S
OFTWARE
....................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
7
–
V
ERIFY
I
NSTALLATION
&
LED
S
.................................................................................................................................. 10
OPERATION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
C
ONFIGURATION AND
DIP
S
WITCHES
..................................................................................................................................... 11
DIP Switch Bank
–
Configuration ................................................................................................................................ 11
DIP Switch settings for Transparent Host operation .................................................................................................... 12
DIP Switch settings for Transparent Target operation................................................................................................. 12
TRANSPARENT USE CASES ............................................................................................................................................... 12
T
RANSPARENT
U
SE
C
ASE
A
-
1
H
OST
–
S
INGLE
E
XPANSION
C
ONFIGURATION
................................................................................... 12
Connecting the cables for single expansion, x16 link ................................................................................................... 12
Connecting the cables for single expansion, x8 link ..................................................................................................... 13
T
RANSPARENT
U
SE
C
ASE
B
–
1
H
OST
-
D
UAL
E
XPANSION
C
ONFIGURATION
..................................................................................... 13
T
RANSPARENT
U
SE
C
ASE
C
–
1
H
OST
-
Q
UAD
E
XPANSION
C
ONFIGURATION
..................................................................................... 13
EEPROM
AND
F
IRMWARE
U
PGRADE
..................................................................................................................................... 14
I
DENTIFYING THE
C
ARD
....................................................................................................................................................... 14
S
UPPORT
......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
TECHNICAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................................. 16
B
OARD REVISION HISTORY
.................................................................................................................................................... 16
S
IMPLIFIED SCHEMATICS
...................................................................................................................................................... 16
