Publication No. PEX430-0HH/1QD
Contents 3
Contents
1 • Introduction
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1.1 Features ..................................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Conventions ............................................................................................................................................................6
1.3 Safety Notices ........................................................................................................................................................7
1.3.1 Safety Summary ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.3.2 Power Supplies .................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.3.3 Backplane Requirements .................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.3.4 Flammability ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.5 EMI/EMC Regulatory Compliance .................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.6 Heatsink ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.4 Abaco Systems Website ........................................................................................................................................8
1.5 Abaco Documents ..................................................................................................................................................8
1.6 Technical Support ..................................................................................................................................................8
1.7 Returns ....................................................................................................................................................................9
2 • Identification and Inspection
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2.1 Product Identification ......................................................................................................................................... 10
2.2 Inspection ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
3 • Configuration and Power
-Up .................................................................................................. 12
3.1 Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 PMC Clock Override (E1) ................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1.2 PCI Express Port Lane Configuration (E3) ..................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.3 PCI Express Upstream Port Configuration (E1) ............................................................................................................ 14
3.1.4 PMC X100 Selection (E1 and E3) ................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.5 PEX430 Switch and Bridge EEPROM Hold (E3) ............................................................................................................ 16
3.1.6 JTAG Chain (E4) .............................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.2 Power-Up .............................................................................................................................................................. 17
4 • Functional Description
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4.1 Functional Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 18
4.1.1 System Example .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.1.2 VPX PCI Express Port...................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.1.3 PCI Express Switch ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.4 PCI Express to PCI/PCIX Bridge ..................................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.5 Differential I/O Signals .................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.1.6 Single Ended I/O Signals ................................................................................................................................................ 22
4.2 Configuration EEPROMs ..................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2.1 Recovery Mode ................................................................................................................................................................ 22
4.3 LEDs...................................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.3.1 PCI Express Switch > PCI to PCI Express Bridge .......................................................................................................... 24
4.3.2 PCI Express Switch > VPX Connectors
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Channel A .................................................................................................... 24
4.3.3 PCI Express Switch > VPX Connectors
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Channel B .................................................................................................... 25
4.3.4 PCI Express Switch > VPX Connectors
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Channel C .................................................................................................... 26
4.3.5 PCI Express Switch > VPX Connectors
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Channel D .................................................................................................... 27
4.3.6 PCI Express Switch > XMC Connectors ......................................................................................................................... 28
4.3.7 PMC Clock Frequency ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.3.8 Power Supplies ................................................................................................................................................................ 30
4.4 Software ............................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.4.1 Operating Systems .......................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.4.2 BIT 30
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