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- Page 1 Dolphin PCI Express MXH832 Adapter MXH832 Transparent Adapter Users Guide Version 1.0.2 Date: 17 April 2018 MXH832 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 1...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
IGNALS ........................18 XTERNAL ABLE ONNECTOR ..............................18 ABLE APPING MXH832 PCI 16 E ........................19 ONNECTOR COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY TESTING .........................20 LIMITED WARRANTY..............................21 ................................21 ARRANTY ERIOD ..................................21 OVERAGE MXH832 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 3... -
Page 4: Disclaimer
Cable compliant to the preliminary PCI-SIG External Cabling Specification 3.0. Support for CMI. Port PCIe Cable port. The MXH832 has four x4 ports, named P1, P2, P3, P4. These ports can be merged to two x8 ports, or one x16 port. The physical ports are identified by text on the PCIe brackets. - Page 5 MXH832 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 5...
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Page 6: Mxh832 High Level Specification
MXH832 High Level Specification The MXH832 is a low profile, half-length PCIe adapter that can be configured as a Transparent Host Adapter card or a Target adapter card. Once installed in any server’s or PC’s PCI Express compliant slot, a MXH832 can connect to another MXH832 configured for Transparent Target operation or any target device compliant to the PCI Express External Cabling Specification 3.0. -
Page 7: Packaging
MXH832 Host / Target Configuration The MXH832 can act as either a host adapter or target adapter. The MXH832 has a DIP switch bank to control these functions. The DIP switch labeled SW1 can be found close to the upper edge of the board. The main configuration options are host or target operations . -
Page 8: Minisas-Hd Cables
Active Optical Cables (AOC) The MXH832 card is compliant with active fiber optic cables up to 100 meters. Special configuration of the card needs to be performed for working with long fibers (Contact Dolphin). CWAKE and CPOWERON is not supported using standard AOC cables. -
Page 9: Installation
Step 1 - Unpack board The MXH832 card is shipped in an anti-static bag to prevent static electricity damage. The card should only be removed from the bag after ensuring that anti-static precautions are taken. Static electricity from your clothes or work environment can damage your PCI Express adapter card or your PC. -
Page 10: Disconnecting The Cable
Step 6 - Verify Installation & LEDs The MXH832 comes with 4 bi-color LEDs which show the corresponding cable port status according to Table 2: LED below. The LEDs are visible through cut-outs in the PCIe bracket on each side of the cable connector block. -
Page 11: Operation
Operation Configuration and DIP Switches The MXH832 has one bank of 8 DIP switches. The default factory setting for the MXH832 is Transparent Host mode, single (up to x16) link connection. The MXH832 has DIP switches for setting special modes or operations, the meaning of each DIP switch depends on the loaded firmware. -
Page 12: Use Cases
Table 4: Use Case DIP switch settings Use Cases The MXH832 card may be used as both a Host card and a Target card. A Host and Target card can be used as a pair or the Host card can be used with a compliant Target device. -
Page 13: Use Case B - 1 Host - Dual Expansion Configuration
Port P1 or P4 on the Target card. Use Case B – 1 Host - Dual Expansion Configuration The host has a MXH832 adapter configured for Host operation and a direct x4 or x8 cable connection is used to connect two independent downstream target systems. -
Page 14: Eeprom And Firmware Upgrade
Identifying the Card The card has a label-sticker with the serial number in the format ‘MXH832-YY-ZZZZZZ’, where YY denotes the card revision (e.g. BB) and ZZZZZZ denotes the serialized production number (e.g. 012345) – this whole string makes up the serial number of the card (i.e. - Page 15 Capabilities: [40] Express Upstream Port, MSI 00 Capabilities: [7c] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [8c] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [94] Subsystem: Dolphin Interconnect Solutions AS Device 0832 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [138] Power Budgeting <?> Capabilities: [148] #12...
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Page 16: Support
Second, do # lspci -s 1:0.0 -v | grep -E "Subsystem|Serial" Capabilities: [a4] Subsystem: Dolphin Interconnect Solutions AS Device 0832 Capabilities: [100] Device Serial Number 00-00-42-42-00-00-00-ff This shows the card as revision 0x4242 (hexadecimal values of the ‘BB’ letters in the ASCII table), with the production number 0x000000ff (00000255 in decimal). -
Page 17: Technical Information
New improved heat sink with better mounting. • Current shipping version. Simplified schematics The figure below shows the MXH824 simplified schematics. Only the main functions are shown. Figure 5: MXH832 Simplified Schematics MXH832 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 17... -
Page 18: Pcie Cable Port Signals
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. • CBLPRSNT#: Cable present detect, an active-low signal pulled-down by the cable when it is inserted into the MXH832 connector. •... -
Page 19: Mxh832 Pcie X16 Edge Connector Pin-Out
Table 9. In host mode, the MXH832 is PCIe SIG compliant. The signals in bold are bi-directional, where the direction depends on if the card is configured for host or target mode. In the case where the MXH832 is configured as a target adapter in an expansion chassis, it will provide a 100 MHz, non-SSC, reference clock on the REFCLK+/REFCLK- pins. -
Page 20: Compliance And Regulatory Testing
Compliance and Regulatory Testing EMC Compliance The Dolphin PCI Express MXH832 adapter is tested to the following relevant test standards for PCI Express cards, telecommunication and industry equipment installed in a standard PC: EN 55032 EN 55024, Class A This does not ensure that it will comply with these standards in any random PC. It is the responsibility of the integrator to ensure that their products are compliant with all regulations where their product will be used. -
Page 21: Limited Warranty
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions warrants this product to be free from manufacturing defects under the following terms: Warranty Period Dolphin warrants the product for one (1) year from the date of purchase. Extended warranties are available. Coverage To the extent permitted by applicable law, this warranty does not apply to: •...
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