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50 Chapter 3: Connecting devices to the backplane and to the Matrox Supersight SHB-5520 board
Possible Matrox
Supersight e2 node
configurations
Number of
Configuration
nodes
1
0
2
1
2
3
4
5
3
6
7
8
9
10
4
11
PCIe connectors
For example, if an SHB is installed in SHB connector 2, then PCIe slots 4 and 5
are completely blocked, and slot 6 only fits a half-length board.
❖ Note that slots 1, 3, 7, and 11 are not listed in the table because they do not have
a corresponding physical connector on the backplane. Instead, these slots can be
used to install additional adapter brackets or double width boards.
Select a slot for your board, depending on the node to which you want the board
to belong. The number of nodes in your chassis depends on the number of SHBs
installed. The Matrox Supersight Configuration utility allows you to select one of
the twelve possible node configurations for the Matrox Supersight e2 unit.
Each different gray shade in this table represents one node. The number in the
table represents the node associated with the connector.
Slot 0 Slot 2
Slot 4
SHB1 PCIe1 SHB2 PCIe2 PCIe3 PCIe4 SHB3 PCIe5 PCIe6 PCIe7 SHB4 PCIe8 PCIe9 PCIe10
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
• Matrox Supersight e2 uses a series of chained (linked together) PCIe 2.0 switches.
When one PCIe 2.0 switch is occupied, future tasks are handed to the next
PCIe 2.0 switch to which it is connected. If you have a configuration of SHB and
PCIe boards that is significantly bandwidth-heavy, you might need to balance the
bandwidth used by your PCIe boards.
Slot 5 Slot 6
Slot 8
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Slot 9 Slot 10
Slot 12
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Slot 13 Slot 14
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
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