1. General Information
The PLX PEX 8647-AA RDK is a Rapid Development Kit (RDK) based on the PEX 8647, a 48-lane, 3-port
PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) switch. The PEX 8647-AA RDK provides a complete hardware and software
development platform in order to facilitate and accelerate the evaluation of the PEX 8647 while lowering the
design risk and reducing time-to-market. This RDK has a x16 PCI Express edge connector on the upstream port
of the PEX 8647 and it allows the RDK to be directly plugged into a x16 PCI Express connector on a system
board. The PEX 8647-AA RDK can also be plugged into an x8/x4/x1 PCI Express connector by using card edge
adapters.
Figure 1-1. PEX 8647-AA RDK Component Side View
PEX 8647-AA RDK Hardware Reference Manual, Version 1.2
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