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- Page 1 Dolphin PCI Express MXH932 Adapter MXH932 Transparent Adapter Users G uide Version 1.0 Date: 6 October 2020 MXH932 User’s Guide – Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 1...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
..........................11 ONFIGURATION AND WITCHES DIP Switches ................................11 Target Card Clocking Option ..........................11 DIP Switch settings for MXH932 Host operation ....................12 DIP Switch settings for MXH932 Target operation ....................12 .............................13 RANSPARENT ASES Use Case A - 1 Host – Single Expansion Configuration PCIe x16 ................13 Use Case B –... -
Page 4: Disclaimer
THE PRODUCT BY THE PURCHASER. PCI Express External Cabling specification 3.0 is, as of the release of MXH932, not completed and ratified by the PCI-SIG. The MXH932 is designed to the new specification, but Dolphin cannot guarantee the card will be compliant to the final 3.0 version. -
Page 5: Terms And Acronyms
Cable compliant to the preliminary PCI-SIG External Cabling Specification 4.0. Support for CMI. Port PCIe Cable port. The MXH932 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 6: Mxh932 High Level Specification
MXH932 High Level Specification The MXH932 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 MXH932 can connect to another MXH932 configured for Transparent Target operation or any target device compliant to the PCI Express External Cabling Specification 4.0. -
Page 7: Packaging
MXH932 Host / Target Configuration The MXH932 can act as either a host adapter or target adapter. The MXH932 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: Cmi Functionality
CMI Functionality The MXH932 firmware release 2 supports the following CMI operations: • Publishes card and CMI status information in readable memory map • Supports sending and receiving CMI reset, wake and power status messages • Supports receiving indicators (LED/messages). -
Page 9: Installation
Step 1 - Unpack board The MXH932 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: Cable Stain Relief
Step 7 - Verify Installation & LEDs The MXH932 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 MXH932 has one bank of 8 DIP switches. The default factory setting for the MXH932 is Transparent Host mode, single (up to x16) link connection. The MXH932 has DIP switches for setting special modes or operations, the meaning of each DIP switch depends on the loaded firmware. -
Page 12: Dip Switch Settings For Mxh932 Host Operation
DIP switch Settings NOTE: The cards are shipped with default firmware version 1.0 to support a single x4, x8, or x16 link between two MXH932 cards. Please contact Dolphin to receive a firmware to support other transparent configurations. DIP Switch settings for MXH932 Host operation... -
Page 13: Transparent Use Cases
Transparent Use Cases The MXH932 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. The supported use cases and the DIP switch settings are summarized in section Configuration and DIP Switches on page 11. -
Page 14: Use Case C - 1 Host - Quad Expansion Configuration - Pcie X4
Use Case C – 1 Host - Quad Expansion Configuration – PCIe x4 The host has a MXH932 adapter configured for Transparent Host operation and 1-4 direct x4 links is used to connect 1-4 independent downstream target systems. Figure 4: Use Case C... -
Page 15: Eeprom And Firmware Upgrade
Identifying the Card The card has a label-sticker with the serial number in the format ‘MXH932-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 16: Support
Second, do # lspci -s 1:0.0 -v | grep -E "Subsystem|Serial" Capabilities: [a4] Subsystem: Dolphin Interconnect Solutions AS Device 0932 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
The following table gives a general overview of the hardware revision history. Adapter card revision Capabilities • MXH932-CC Initial product version Simplified schematics The figure below shows the MXH932 simplified schematics. Only the main functions are shown. Figure 5: MXH932 Simplified Schematics MXH932 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 MXH932 connector. •... - Page 19 Table 9. In host mode, the MXH932 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 MXH932 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 EMC Compliance The Dolphin PCI Express MXH932 adapter is tested to PASS the following relevant test standards for PCI Express cards, telecommunication and industry equipment installed in a standard PC: • EN 55032:2012, • EN 55035:2017, •...
- Page 21 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 for purchase. Coverage To the extent permitted by applicable law, this warranty does not apply to: •...
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