PXH842 User’s Guide –
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions
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DOLPHIN INTERCONNECT SOLUTIONS’ PRODUCTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT
DEVICES.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
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documentation and software from www.dolphinics.com.
Terms and acronyms
Important terms and acronyms used in this manual
AOC
A
ctive
O
ptical
C
able. PCIe fiber cable assembly.
eXpressWare
Dolphins software stack for PCIe clustering and IO.
for more information.
FireFly
Optical fiber solution for PCIe over cable from Samtec Inc
Lane
One PCI Express Lane contains a differential pair for transmission and a differential pair for reception.
Link
A collection of one or more PCI Express Lanes providing the communication path between an Upstream and
Downstream Port.
Port
The PXH842 has two MTP connectors providing up to four PCIe x4 ports, named P1, P2. The physical ports are
identified by text on the PCIe brackets.
