Dolphin PXH810, User Manual

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PXH810 User
’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
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Dolphin Express Adapter Card - PXH810
Figure 1: PXH810 Schematics
The PXH810 is a PCI Express Gen3 x8 adapter card available from Dolphin providing an easy-to-use, multi-
functional solution.
PXH810 high level specification
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PCI Express Gen3 8.0 Gbps per lane signaling
– 64 Gbps total signaling.
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PCI Express Gen3 x8 edge connector. The card installs in any PCI Express slot that has a physical x8
or x16 connector.
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Compliant with PCI Express Gen1 through Gen3 computers and IO systems, auto detection.
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The PXH810 supports NTB connections to other hosts.
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The PXH812 supports transparent connections to IO systems (host and target operation).
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PCI Express Base Specification, Rev. 3.0.
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PCI Express External Cabling Specification, Rev. 1.0.
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One PCI Express Gen3 x8 iPass cable connection.
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PEX8717 PCI Express Gen3 chipset.
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138 nanosecond cut-through latency port to port.
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Support for copper cables up to 5 meters (between PXH810 cards).
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Support for active optical fibers up to 100 meters.
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Low profile - PCI Express Electromechanical Specification, Rev 2.0.
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Comes with both low profile and standard profile PCI Express bracket.
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PIO and Direct DMA capabilities.
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Host clock isolation. Automatic support for host running CFC or SSC mode.
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Generates high quality, low jitter CFC CREFCLK.
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Support for hot plugging of the PCI Express cable (NTB mode, SISCI and SuperSockets
™).
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Quad 64 KB EEPROM for boot up configuration data.
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EEPROM recovery option.
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Optional software utility for reprogramming of EEPROM content.
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No PCI Express power domain isolation.
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Supports Dolphin SuperSockets
™, TCP/IP driver and SISCI software. Linux, VxWorks, RTX and
Windows support.
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Power consumption: 12 Volt: Max 12 Watt, typical 8 Watt.