SMART Embedded Computing PCIE-7217, Installation And Use Manual

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Functional Description
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3.4 Storage
3.4.1 On-board SSD
The PCIE-7217 card comes optionally configured with two PCIe-based (Gen3 x4)
soldered-down SSDs, one for each processor. If installed, these SSDs provide up to 256GB
of storage. Some variants of the PCIE-7217 do not have on-board SSD memory.
3.4.2 Socketed (M.2) SSD
Each processor has a dedicated M.2 socket for additional SSD drives. Both SATA and
PCIe-based (Gen3 x4; AHCI and NVME) SSD modules are supported in the standard sizes
(2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110; single and dual-sided).
3.5 Ethernet Controller
Each processor on the PCIE-7217 may connect to an optional Ethernet switch through a
Gen1 x1 PCIe link on each PCH (1000BASE-KX mode [1Gbps]).
3.6 USB
The USB2.0 ports of the processors are utilized as follows:
 One USB2.0 port is available for each CPU through a microUSB connector at the
PCIE-7217 face plate as a regular USB port to connect USB devices.
 A second USB2.0 port is only available if the PCIE-7217 is installed in an MC4100
chassis and is selected as the mCPU. In this case, it connects to the MC4100 BMC
and supports the Remote Media function.
 Another USB2.0 port is only available if the PCIE-7217 is installed in an MC4100
chassis and is operated in slot 1 or slot 15. In this case, it may be configured to
connect to the I/O panel of the system and provides a respective USB port on the
I/O panel.
3.7 UART (COM port)
The processors include an integrated dual UART controller.