Introduction
The Datapath range of expansion chassis are solutions that allow system builders and integrators the
flexibility to extend a PCIe based PC or motherboard enabling a larger, distributed system architecture.
The optical expansion chassis can be used to create systems with distances of up to 100m between the
host PC and the expansion chassis.
The expansion link is created using a combination of Host Link (HLink) and Slave Link (SLink) cards
connected together using a cable or a series of cables (copper or optical), these combined provide a high
bandwidth PCI Express link from an upstream host to a distributed expansion unit.
Expansion Chassis Models
Backplane
Number of Available PCIe Slots
VSN900X
Express9-G3 (SLink-G3 installed)
9
VSN1100X
Express11-G3 (SLink-G3 installed)
11
VSN900X-Optical
Express9-G3 (SLink-Optical installed)
9
VSN1100X-Optical
Express11-G3 (SLink-Optical installed)
11
Connecting multiple expansion chassis vastly increases the number of available PCI Express slots capable
of running large, complex video walls supporting high bandwidth and low latency video capture.
Features
VSN900X/VSN900X-Optical
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9 slot PCI Express backplane 1 x 8 lane and 8 x4 lane slots
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1 x PICMG 1.3 slot
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Support for daisy chaining multiple backplanes
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Supports 8GB/s full duplex links between chassis.
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48 lane PCI Express 3.0 switch
VSN1100X/VSN1100X-Optical
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11 slot, Gen.3 PCI Express backplane
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1 x PICMG 1.3 SBC slot
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Standard ATX form factor
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Support for multiple backplanes for large systems
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Supports 8GB/s full duplex links per slot
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Temperature sensors monitored by Datapath Wall Monitor software
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96 lane PCI Express 3.0 switch
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