OSS EB16-Basic, User Manual

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ExpressBox 16 Basic| 9
1 Introduction
1.1 General Specifications
OSS ExpressBox 16 Basic is a 16-Slot PCI Express® Expansion System. The expansion system consists of a PCIe® host interface card, an iPass
cable, a 4U rack-mount chassis containing a 16 Slot backplane and an expansion interface card, a standard or redundant power supply, and high
volume cooling fans.
ExpressBox 16 Basic
A choice of two backplane configurations:
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EB16-BX4: provides (16) x4 PCIe Gen 2 slots
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EB16-BX8: provides (2) x16 PCIe Gen 2 slots and (14) x8 PCIe
Gen 2 slots.
EB16 BASIC
1 Sixteen PCIe slots
2 Card Retainers
3 4 Cooling Fans (Replaceable)
4 Expansion Backplane
5 1 Power Supply Module
6 1 Expansion Interface Card
7 No Netburner
8 Single Power Switch
9 No LED Locator & Reset Button
10 1iPass Connectors to Host
11 16 Card slots
12 2 Thumb Screws
13 Two Front Handles
14 Front Power Button (On & OFF)
15 No Front LED Indicators
16 1 Link Cable
17 1 Host Interface card
18 No Express IO Manager / WEB GUI
1.2 Basic Features
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Easy “Plug and Play” installation
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PCI Express Gen 2 x16 or x8 interconnection
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All slots support full-length cards
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Status LEDs on backplane indicate active link, speed (Gen 1 or Gen 2), partial or complete lane training
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Automatic power-up control by computer
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Four hot-swappable cooling fans
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Multiple power supply options with auxiliary power connectors to support cards requiring more than 75 Watts
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Industrial 4U rack-mount enclosure
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Card retainers keep cards in place and are adjustable to fit any size card
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Chassis provides superior EMI control, vibration, shock and moisture resistance