PXH822 User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
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Technical Information
PCIe Cable Port Signals
The external PCI Express SFF-8644 cable connector supports the following signals:
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PETpN/PETnN:
PCI Express Transmitter pairs, labeled where N is the Lane number (starting with 0); “p” is the true signal
while “n” is the complement signal.
•
PERpN/PERnN:
PCI Express Receiver pairs, labeled where N is the Lane number (starting with 0); “p” is the true signal
while “n” is the complement signal.
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PWR: Power to support AOC and signal conditioning components within the cable assembly.
•
MGTPWR: Power supplied to the connector for cable management components that are needed while the link is not
active. This needs to be active if the subsystem has power.
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CBLPRSNT#: Cable present detect, an active-low signal pulled-down by the cable when it is inserted into the PXH832
connector.
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CADDR: Signal used to configure the upstream cable management device address.
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CINT#: Signal asserted by the cable assembly to indicate a need for service via the CMI controller.
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CMISDA: Management interface data line. Used for both initial link setup and sideband messages when used with CMI
compliant cables.
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CMISCL: Management interface clock line. Used for both initial link setup and sideband messages when used with CMI
compliant cables.
External PCIe x4 Cable Connector Pin-Out
Column
Row 9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
D
GND PETn2
PETp2
GND PETn1
PETp1
GND MGTPWR
PWR
C
GND PETn3
PETp3
GND PETn0
PETp0
GND CMISDA
CMISCL
B
GND PERn2 PERp2 GND PERn1 PERp1 GND CBLPRSNT# PWR
A
GND PERn3 PERp3 GND PERn0 PERp0 GND CINT#
CADDR
Table 9; External PCIe x4 cable Pin-Out
PCIe Cable Port Mapping
The PXH832 card have a quad SFF-8644 connector. The ports are mapped as showed in the table below. The card utilized PCIe lane
reversal.
Table 10 : PCIe Cable Port Mapping
Cable Port
x16
Dual x8
Quad x4
PCIe 3.0 Cable Pin
L15
L7
L3
TX0/RX0
L14
L6
L2
TX1/RX1
L13
L5
L1
TX2/RX2
L12
L4
L0
TX3/RX3
L11
L3
L3
TX0/RX0
L10
L2
L2
TX1/RX1
L9
L1
L1
TX2/RX2
L8
L0
L0
TX3/RX3
L7
L7
L3
TX0/RX0
L6
L6
L2
TX1/RX1
L5
L5
L1
TX2/RX2
L4
L4
L0
TX3/RX3
L3
L3
L3
TX0/RX0
L2
L2
L2
TX1/RX1
L1
L1
L1
TX2/RX2
L0
L0
L0
TX3/RX3
1
2
3
4