Amfeltec Squid SKU-086-32e Hardware Manual

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Squid PCIe Gen3 Carrier Board™
for two M.2 / NGSFF(NF1) SSD
modules (SKU-086-32e)
Hardware Manual
May 5, 2020
Revision 1.0
Copyright  2020 Amfeltec Corp.
Amfeltec Corp.
www.amfeltec.com
25 Valleywood Dr., Unit 2
Markham, ON L3R 5L9

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  • Page 1 Squid PCIe Gen3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2 / NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules (SKU-086-32e) Hardware Manual May 5, 2020 Revision 1.0 Copyright  2020 Amfeltec Corp. Amfeltec Corp. www.amfeltec.com 25 Valleywood Dr., Unit 2 Markham, ON L3R 5L9...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents About this Document ........................1 Purpose ..........................1 Feedback ..........................1 Revision History ........................1 General Description .......................... 2 Introduction ........................... 2 Package Contents......................... 2 Features ............................6 Features ..........................6 PCI Express Carrier board for 2 M.2 SSD modules interfaces connection......7 Installation ............................
  • Page 3 Contents Tables Table 1: PCI Express Carrier Board for M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules LEDs ........... 10 Table 2: PCI Express Carrier Board for M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules connectors ......10 Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules. Hardware Manual, Revision 1.0 Page iii...
  • Page 5: About This Document

    About this Document About this Document Purpose This document describes hardware installation, features, specification and operation of the Squid PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules from AMFELTEC Corporation. Feedback AMFELTEC Corp. makes every effort to ensure that the information contained in this document is accurate and complete at time of release.
  • Page 6: General Description

    General Description General Description Introduction Squid PCI Express family is a series of PCI Express Carrier Boards designed for storage expansion of any desktop computer or embedded appliance. Squid family expands a motherboard’s PCI Express with multiple full/half size MiniPCI Express or multiple M.2/NGSFF(NF1) PCI Express SSD modules.
  • Page 7: Figure 1: Pci Express Gen 3 Carrier Board For 2 M.2/Ngsff(Nf1) Ssd Modules

    General Description Figure 1: PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 2 M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules. Hardware Manual, Revision 1.0 Page 3...
  • Page 8: Figure 2: Pci Express Gen 3 Carrier Board For 2 M.2/Ngsff(Nf1) Ssd Modules (Top)

    General Description Figure 2: PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 2 M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules (top). Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules. Hardware Manual, Revision 1.0 Page 4...
  • Page 9: Figure 3: Pci Express Gen 3 Carrier Board For 2 M.2/Ngsff(Nf1) Ssd Modules (Bottom)

    General Description Figure 3: PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 2 M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules (bottom). Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules. Hardware Manual, Revision 1.0 Page 5...
  • Page 10: Features

    Features Features Features • Easy ‘Plug and Play” installation. No drivers needed. Transparent to the operation system. • Compatible to any motherboard. • Supports up to two M.2 or NGSFF(NF1) PCI Express SSD modules (M-key) • Supports any modules with 30, 42, 60, 80 mm and 110 mm length, and up to 32 mm in width.
  • Page 11: Pci Express Carrier Board For 2 M.2 Ssd Modules Interfaces Connection

    Features PCI Express Carrier board for 2 M.2 SSD modules interfaces connection. Figure 4: Carrier board PCI Express connection. Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules. Hardware Manual, Revision 1.0 Page 7...
  • Page 12: Installation

    Installation Carrier board installation Following steps provide the exact sequence that needs to be followed in order to properly install the Amfeltec PCIe Carrier Board: o Turn OFF computer before installation. o Remove the chassis cover from the computer. o Locate an unused PCI express slot and remove the corresponding slot cover from computer chassis.
  • Page 13: Hardware Description

    Hardware Description Hardware Description Board Layout Figure 5: PCI Express Carrier Board for M.2/NGSFF(NF1) modules layout Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules. Hardware Manual, Revision 1.0 Page 9...
  • Page 14: Leds

    Hardware Description LEDs Ref. Name Color Usage Des. RESET Global PCI Express RESET signal from motherboard UPSTREAM GREEN Upstream PCI Express Link status. LINK1 GREEN Status of the downstream x4 PCIe Link to U28 LINK2 GREEN Status of the downstream x4 PCIe Link to U26 Table 1: PCI Express Carrier Board for M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules LEDs Connectors Ref.
  • Page 15: Cables

    Appendix A: Appendix A: Cables Figure 6: SKU-043-37 USB terminal cable (optional) Figure 7: SKU-043-41 USB terminal cable (optional) Both SKU-043-37 and SKU-043-41 Terminal cables is using to support Real-time performance equires Silicon and temperature monitoring option via USB connection. This monitoring option r Labs CP2102 bridge driver installation https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™...
  • Page 16: Appendix B: Limited Warranty

    AMFELTEC Corporation does not warrant that the operation of the hardware, software or firmware products will be uninterrupted or error free. AMFELTEC products are not intended to be used as critical components in life support systems, aircraft, military systems or other systems whose failure to perform can reasonably be expected to cause significant injury to humans.

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