MXP924
User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
Page 3
Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
TERMS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................. 5
MXP924 HIGH LEVEL SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................................................... 6
PACKAGING ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
PXI
E
S
YSTEM
S
WITCH
S
LOT
............................................................................................................................................ 6
MXP924
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................................................................................ 6
Thermal Shutdown ............................................................................................................................................... 6
PCIe Wake ............................................................................................................................................................ 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
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
S
TEP
1
-
U
NPACK BOARD
................................................................................................................................................ 8
S
TEP
2
-
C
ONFIGURE THE
B
OARD FOR
P
ROPER
O
PERATION
..................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
3
-
E
NSURE PROPER
A
IRFLOW
................................................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
4
-
I
NSTALL THE
MXP924 ....................................................................................................................................... 8
S
TEP
5
-
I
NSTALLING AND
R
EMOVING THE
C
ABLE
.................................................................................................................. 8
Connecting the Cable ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Cable stain relief ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Supported cable lengths ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Disconnecting the Cable ....................................................................................................................................... 9
S
TEP
7
-
V
ERIFY
I
NSTALLATION
&
LED
S
............................................................................................................................. 9
OPERATION ...............................................................................................................................................................10
C
ONFIGURATION AND
DIP
S
WITCHES
...............................................................................................................................10
DIP Switches ........................................................................................................................................................10
DIP-Switch SW1 settings ......................................................................................................................................10
DIP-Switch SW2 settings ......................................................................................................................................10
DIP Switch settings for MXP924 operation
–
DIP-Switch-1 ....................................................................................11
U
SE
C
ASES
.................................................................................................................................................................12
Use Case A - 1 Host
–
Single PXIe Configuration - PCIe x16 ....................................................................................12
Use Case B
–
1 Host
–
Single or Dual PXIe Configuration
–
PCIe x8 ........................................................................13
Use Case C
–
1 Host
–
Daisy chain PXIe Configuration
–
PCIe x8 ............................................................................14
EEPROM
AND
F
IRMWARE
U
PGRADE
...............................................................................................................................14
I
DENTIFYING THE
PXI
E MODULE
......................................................................................................................................14
S
UPPORT
...................................................................................................................................................................15
TECHNICAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................16
B
OARD REVISION HISTORY
..............................................................................................................................................16
PCI
E
C
ABLE
P
ORT
S
IGNALS
............................................................................................................................................16
E
XTERNAL
PCI
E X
4
C
ABLE
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
-O
UT
................................................................................................................16
PCI
E
C
ABLE
P
ORT
M
APPING
..........................................................................................................................................16
COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY TESTING .................................................................................................................17
LIMITED WARRANTY..................................................................................................................................................18
W
ARRANTY
P
ERIOD
.....................................................................................................................................................18
