UltraView PCIeEXT-16HOT User Manual Download

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PCIeEXT-16HOT

Smart Live Insertion PCI-Express Bus Extender

PCIEXT-64U / UB

Live Insertion 32/64-Bit Universal 5/3.3v

PCI Bus Extender

With software for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2K, 98, 95

Product Specifications and User Manual

v1r05 – August 15, 2011

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Page 1: ...rp com Visit us at www ultraviewcorp com PCIeEXT 16HOT Smart Live Insertion PCI Express Bus Extender PCIEXT 64U UB Live Insertion 32 64 Bit Universal 5 3 3v PCI Bus Extender With software for Windows 7 Vista XP 2K 98 95 Product Specifications and User Manual v1r05 August 15 2011 ...

Page 2: ...808 Gilman Street Berkeley CA 94710 p 925 253 2960 www ultraviewcorp com PRODUCT IMAGES MODEL PCIeEXT 16HOT MODEL PCIEXT 64U UB r1v05 Page 2 of 19 Copyright 2008 2010 Ultraview Corporation ...

Page 3: ...INE SOFTWARE UNDER 32 BIT WINDOWS 7 VISTA XP 12 USING COMMAND LINE SOFTWARE UNDER 32 BIT WINDOWS 7 VISTA XP 12 INSTALLING SOFTWARE UNDER LINUX 14 USING THE LIVE INSERTION SOFTWARE UNDER LINUX 14 CURRENT MEASUREMENT TEST POINTS 17 PCIeEXT 16HOT 17 PCIEXT 64U UB 17 PCIEEXT 16HOT ADVANCED FEATURES 18 UNDER VOLTAGE MARGINING 18 SLOW POWER SUPPLY RAMP UP 18 IN CASE OF TROUBLE 19 SYSTEM CRASHES HANGS WH...

Page 4: ...uninterrupted or error free Ultraview products are not intended to be used as critical components in life support systems aircraft military systems or other systems whose failure to perform can reasonably be expected to cause significant injury to humans Ultraview expressly disclaims liability for loss of profits and other consequential damages caused by the failure of any product which would caus...

Page 5: ...n and limiting facilitating rapid troubleshooting and testing and helping protect the host system from damage due to certain UUT malfunctions Additionally it offers switch selectable voltage margining enabling UUTs to be tested with supply voltages decreased by 0 5 or 10 to expose marginal UUT designs MODEL PCI EXT64U UB The PCI EXT64U and PCIEXT64UB are high speed 32 64 Bit PCI Bus Extender Cards...

Page 6: ...imiting prevents most damage on 12 3 3 3 3AUX supplies Installing a jumper at M1 causes the 12 and 3 3V supplies to ramp up over a 300us period when Slot Power Switch is turned on PCIEXT 64U UB 5 Volt 3 3V and VIO Power LEDs 32 or 64 Bit PCI Slot and UUT capacity Usable in 5V or 3 3V PCI bus slots and with Universal 5 3 3V or 5V only UUTs The PCIEXT 64U is also usable with 3 3V only UUTs Slot Powe...

Page 7: ...to top of the extender card Repeat the power up process with the Slot Power switch in the on position to verify that the UUT is functioning correctly After installation of the PCIEXT64 and the UUT operation has been verified the live insertion capability can be used Refer to the section LIVE HOT INSERTION before proceeding further the UUT configuration space will not be re loaded on insertion of a...

Page 8: ...rnal Power Optional and Risky USE EXTREME CAUTION Slot Power switch must remain in OFF position and computer system must remain ON when using this mode or damage to system may result An external power supply can be used to provide the plug in UUT power by use of the 5V 12V VIO and 3 3V test point connectors The Slot Power switch MUST remain off when an external power supply is connected to power p...

Page 9: ...A HIGH level on this signal will turn the slot power on a LOW level will turn it off The mechanical SLOT POWER switch must be left in the OFF position for the external signal input to work properly EXTERNAL CONTROL OF UUT POWER PCI EXT64U UB You may control the Slot Power via a software driven parallel port signal or other TTL control signal by simply installing a small N channel FET such as BS170...

Page 10: ...hen PCINT EXE starts up you will see a window entitled PCI Device List with a list of PCI PCIe devices in it If there are 8 PCI or PCIe devices in your system you will see eight items on the list Not all of these PCI PCIe devices are add in cards some are motherboard PCI chips One of these devices is the UUT You will need to find out which of these devices is the UUT you may be able to recognize i...

Page 11: ...a file to store the configuration data to Any configuration setup previously saved to disk may be recalled by clicking File then Open and then selecting the name of the file in which you had originally stored your data A device list should appear Click on the device name for your board The Edit PCI Configuration Space window will appear Verify that the Vendor ID is the correct one for your UUT and...

Page 12: ...urity settings it may be necessary to disable driver signature enforcement In order to do this in most Windows systems press the F8 key as Windows is booting This should bring up the Advanced Boot Options screen Use the arrow keys to move down to the Disable Driver Signature Enforcement option and press ENTER This option allows the Ultraview driver to load successfully and the above procedure must...

Page 13: ...er and install a new board of the same type 3 Turn Slot Power switch ON The 12V and 3 3V LEDS should come on 4 Type liveinsert w in the command prompt to run the live insertion software in write mode This mode will write the configuration space stored in live dat back to the correct device 5 You may now run your application the way you normally do and it should correctly run the newly inserted boa...

Page 14: ...uration space contents prior to UUT removal and installation of a new UUT run live from a terminal window as shown below A list of the PCIe and PCI devices detected in the system will appear similar to that shown below you may need to stretch the bottom of the window downward to see all of the devices root localhost liveins live A list of the PCI and PCI Express devices detected in the system will...

Page 15: ...llowed by board removal and re insertion instructions as shown below 0 bd fe 65 0 4 7 1 10 0 8 0 0 80 11 C 10 0 0 0 10 4 f0 ff ef 14 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 To swap boards 1 Turn Extender Slot Power switch OFF 2 Swap board with same type and 3 Turn Slot Power switch ON Then Enter 1 to write the previously read configuration data back to device 24 To swap out the board and install another in its place y...

Page 16: ...ow you to exit the program rather than having to keep the program running You may then later remove the board be sure the slot power switch is off and insert another turning the switch on after it is inserted and restore the configuration registers in the newly inserted board by typing live w from the command prompt Note that this disk file may only be used during the current boot of the system If...

Page 17: ...measurement of power consumption during board operation A voltmeter or scope can be connected with its lead to either the 5I 3 3I or VIO white test points and its lead to the black GND test point The voltage output on these test points has a 1 1 Volt to Ampere correspondence Hence a reading of 2 4V on the 5I test point indicates that the UUT is drawing 2 4 amperes from the 5V supply The POWER LIMI...

Page 18: ...on the voltage supplied on the 12V pins to the UUT will be approximately 11 4V regardless of the motherboard voltage on the 12V pins so long as this voltage is 11 5V or higher If the MARGINING switch is in the 10 bottom position the voltage supplied on the 3 3V and 3 3AUX pins to the UUT will be approximately 3 0V This 3 0V voltage will be output to the UUT even if the motherboard voltage is out o...

Page 19: ...R SWITCH IS TURNED ON The power supplies in some systems have inadequate reserve capacity to handle the inrush current of some boards under test when they are switched on in an active extender This may cause the system s 12V or 3 3V supplies to dip causing the system to reset This problem is rare as the PCIeEXT 16 HOT and PCIEXT 64U UB have slew rate limiting circuitry causing the supplies to the ...

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