1. General Information The PLX PEX 8505RDK is a Rapid Development Kit based on the PEX 8505, a 5-lane, 5-port PCI Express switch. The PEX 8505RDK provides a complete hardware and software development platform to facilitate getting designs up and running quickly, lowering risk and reducing time-to-market.
Form factor based on PCI Express Card Electromechanical (CEM) Specification 1.1 • Four downstream PCI Express Slot connectors • DIP switches for hardware configuration of PEX 8505 and on-board clock circuitry • Support for Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC). • One Hot Plug controllable slot •...
The PEX 8505 is a 5-lane, 5-port (maximum) PCI Express switch, which can be configured using strap pins or EEPROM. The RDK’s onboard PEX 8505 is set up as a 5-port switch, with one x1 upstream port (Port 0) and four x1 downstream ports (Ports 1 - 4). Ports 0 - 3 connects to the card edge (P1), while Port 4 connects to x16-sized slot connectors (J1).
JP2 (see section 3.4 for more details). The AT25080A device can directly interface to the PEX8505. I2C Interface The PEX 8505 implements an I2C slave interface, which allows an external I2C master to read and write device registers through an out-of-band mechanism. The PEX 8505 I2C interface is accessible via a 7-bit address, at data rates up to 400kbits/sec.
2.8.2 Power Sequencing The PEX 8505 device requires that the 1.0V power rails are supplied before the 1.5V and 3.3V rails are powered. This power sequencing is accomplished via three bipolar transistors (Q3, Q4, Q6), biasing resistors and one power MOSFET (Q5).
EEPROM Enable Jumper (JP5) JP5 is used to enable an EEPROM presence detection to the PEX 8505. Install a shunt between pins 1 - 2 to indicate a Serial EEPROM is present. Un-install the shunt to indicate a Serial EEPROM is not present.
A2) Yes. The RDK Port Expander/PEX 8505RDK must have power applied before the PC is powered on. This will ensure than the PC BIOS enumeration will see the PEX 8505 and it’s downstream components. 6. Bill of Materials/ Schematics...
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Revision History Rev# Date Changes from last revision 03/23/2007 Initial Revision 10/1/2007 Fixed note near U12 PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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1/2 oz, .0007 0.004 SPLIT POWER PLANE 1/2 oz, .0007 0.004 BOTTOM - SIGNAL + COMPONENTS 1/2 oz, .0022 PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085...
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Green Green VDD_3.3V P4_LED0 NL, Green NL, Green NL, 150 NL, 150 VDD_3.3V PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. P2_LED0 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085...
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NL, 0 NL, 0 5.1K 5.1K DEBUGSEL1 HEADER 2X2 HEADER 2X2 STRAP_PORTCFG[1:0] PEX 8505 PORT CONFIGURATION Port 0 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 HEADER 2X2 HEADER 2X2 GROUND POST HOLES VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT POINTS GV12 GV12...
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PRSNT2# PERn15 PRSNT2# PERn15 RSVD RSVD PCI_EXP_X16_STRADDLE_MNT_CONN PCI_EXP_X16_STRADDLE_MNT_CONN NL, PCI_EXP_X16_FEMALE_CONN NL, PCI_EXP_X16_FEMALE_CONN PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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RSVD HP_PRSTNN3 PRSNT2# PERn15 RSVD NL, PCI_EXP_X16_FEMALE_CONN NL, PCI_EXP_X16_FEMALE_CONN NL, PCI_EXP_X16_FEMALE_CONN NL, PCI_EXP_X16_FEMALE_CONN PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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NL, 5.1K NL, 5.1K HP_CLKENN3 CLKENN3 NL, SN74LVC1G3157 NL, SN74LVC1G3157 NL, 5.1K NL, 5.1K PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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SMDAT VDD_3.3V OE1_1 OE1_2 OE6_1 HBW2 HBW1 5.1K 5.1K 5.1K 5.1K PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue 870 Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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R95 AND R96 CAN BE INSTALLED TO S7AH-08E1A0 S7AH-08E1A0 ADJUST THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF U12. SEE +5VDC THE MANUFACTURERS DATASHEET FOR DETAILS. 53113-0410 53113-0410 22uF 22uF PEX 8505 POWER 1.0V REGULATOR VTT REGULATOR VDD_VTT VDDEARLY_3.3V VDDEARLY_3.3V VDD_1.0V VOUT TRIM1V SETVTT VBIAS...
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