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- Page 1 Dolphin PCI Express PXH822 Adapter PXH822 Transparent Adapter Users Guide Version 1.0 Date: 1 November 2019 PXH822 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 1...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
........................15 XTERNAL ABLE ONNECTOR ..............................15 ABLE APPING COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY TESTING .........................16 LIMITED WARRANTY..............................17 ................................17 ARRANTY ERIOD ..................................17 OVERAGE ................................17 ERVICE ROCEDURE PRODUCT REVISION HISTORY ............................18 PXH822 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 3... -
Page 4: Disclaimer
PCIe cable compliant to the new PCI-SIG External Cabling Specification 3.0. Support for CMI. SFF-8644 connectors. Port The PXH822 has four x4 ports, named P1, P2, P3, P4. The physical ports are identified by text on the Front panel face plate. Wake A mechanism used by a downstream device to request the reapplication of main power when in the L2 Link state. -
Page 5: Pxh822 High Level Specification
PXH822 High Level Specification The PXH822 is a PCI Express Gen3 x8 Transparent XMC adapter card that can be configured as a Transparent Host Adapter card or a Target Target adapter card. Once installed in any compliant XMC slot, the PXH822 can connect to another PXH822, MXH832, MXH833 or PXH832 configured for Transparent Target operation or any target device compliant to the PCI Express External Cabling Specification 3.0. -
Page 6: Packaging
PXH822 Host / Target Configuration The PXH822 can act as either a host adapter or target adapter. The PXH822 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 7: Cable Ports And Connections
Cable Ports and Connections The PXH822 is designed to support both long and short cables and comes with two types of PCIe link tuning parameters. The default configuration supports cables between 0.5 and 3 meters or PCIe Gen3 fiber cables (AOC). -
Page 8: Installation
Step 2 - Configure the Board for Proper Operation The PXH832 has one bank of 8 DIP switches. The default factory setting for the PXH822 is Transparent mode, short cable, single (up to x16) link connection. The PXH822 has DIP switches for setting special modes or operations. Please carefully read the documentation before modifying any DIP switch settings. -
Page 9: Dip-Switch Settings For Host Operation
DMA + Long cable tuning Table 2: PXH822 SW1 Host configuration settings The transparent PXH822 DMA configuration setting will enable the onboard DMA engine. A special DMA driver is required to utilize this DMA function. PXH822 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions... -
Page 10: Dip-Switch Settings For Target Operation
Gen1, Gen2 and Gen3 signaling. NOTE: A Gen3 slot is recommended as it typically doubles the performance compared to a Gen2 slot. Using the XMC P15 connector, the host link will be up to x8. The PXH822 card supports x16 host connections using both P15 and P16. -
Page 11: Disconnecting The Cable
Step 6 - Verify Installation & LEDs The PXH822 comes with 4 bi-color LEDs which show the corresponding cable port status according to Table 5: LED below. The LEDs are visible through cut-outs in the PCIe bracket on each side of the cable connector block. -
Page 12: Use Cases
Table 6: Use Case DIP switch settings Use Cases The PXH822 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 PXH822 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 ‘PXH822-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: Technical Information
Dual x8 Quad x4 PCIe 3.0 Cable Pin TX0/RX0 TX1/RX1 TX2/RX2 TX3/RX3 TX0/RX0 TX1/RX1 TX2/RX2 TX3/RX3 TX0/RX0 TX1/RX1 TX2/RX2 TX3/RX3 TX0/RX0 TX1/RX1 TX2/RX2 TX3/RX3 Table 10 : PCIe Cable Port Mapping PXH822 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 15... -
Page 16: Compliance And Regulatory Testing
Compliance and Regulatory Testing EMC Compliance The Dolphin PCI Express PXH822 adapter has been tested to the following relevant test standards for PCI Express cards, telecommunication and industry equipment installed in a standard PC: EN 55032:2012, EN 55035:2017, EN 61000-3-2:2014,... -
Page 17: 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: •... -
Page 18: Product Revision History
Product Revision history The following tables gives a general overview of the hardware and firmware capabilities and changes. Please contact Dolphin if you have any questions. Adapter revision The adapter revision covers the PCB and BOM changes. The revision can be found on the serial number label located on the card.
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