Summary of Contents for PassMark PM142
- Page 1 PCIe Gen3 Test Card Users Guide Model PM142 Document Edition: 1.10 Date: 29 March 2023 Web site: www.passmark.com USB Power Delivery Tester – User’s Guide Page 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction ........................3 What’s Inside ......................... 3 General Notes......................... 5 Hardware Requirements..................... 5 Compatibility ......................5 Testing PCIe x1 slot: ....................5 Multiple PCIe Test Cards................... 5 Speed .......................... 6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution ................. 6 Windows Installation: ....................6 Step 1 –... -
Page 3: Introduction
The PCIe Test Card is software upgradable via an included micro USB cable. What’s Inside The PCIe Gen3 Tester is a software developed by Passmark Software that runs on a Xilinx KCU116 kit. By purchasing the software, you will receive a complete KCU116 kit. - Page 4 KCU116 Board Featuring the XCKU5P-2FFVB676E FPGA USB Micro Cable for updating the firmware on the card. Power Adapter USB Power Delivery Tester – User’s Guide Page 4...
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Page 5: General Notes
General Notes Hardware Requirements You need a Xilinx KCU116 Evaluation Kit. This kit is manufactured by Xilinx and comes as part of Passmark PCIe Gen3 Test card. Compatibility Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 supported. PCIeGen3Test software is required for Windows. Only 64bit Windows driver is available. -
Page 6: Speed
Speed PCIe Gen3.0 is normally quoted as 8GBps per lane. Data rates will never reach these speeds on a real device because some signalling bandwidth is used by bit encoding, TLP, DLLP and PLP overhead. On a correctly functioning PC with a single PCIe device connected;... -
Page 7: Step 2 - Install The Device Driver
PC. Step 2 – Install the device driver If a PassMark PCIe Test Card has been installed on the system previously, the device drivers will be automatically installed, and the installation is complete. - Page 8 If the PCIe Test Card already has drivers installed and you wish to update the driver then it should appear as “Xilinx DMA” under Device Manager >> Xilinx Drivers Right-click the device and select “Update Driver Software...” from the drop-down menu.
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Page 9: Step 3 - Starting The Test Software
The PCIe Test Card can be used to test PCIe slots with PCIeGen3Test software. The latest version of PCIeGen3Test software can be downloaded from the below link. https://www.passmark.com.au/products/pcie-gen3-test-card/download.php To run PCIeGen3Test, download the standalone test application from Passmark website and click on “PCIeGen3Test.exe”. Loopback Test In Loopback test, the software sends 16MB of data to the plug and reads back the data from the card. -
Page 10: Advanced Error Reporting
Advanced Error Reporting AER (Advanced Error Reporting) is a PCI Express feature that allows for more enhanced reporting and control of errors than the basic error reporting scheme. AER errors are categorized as either correctable or uncorrectable and can be detected by the test software. -
Page 11: Uninstalling In Windows
Updating the firmware You need Vivado Lab Edition to update the firmware on the card. https://www.xilinx.com/support/download.html The firmware file can be downloaded from the below link. https://www.passmark.com/products/pcie-gen3-test-card/download.php 1- Turn off the PC USB Power Delivery Tester – User’s Guide Page 11... - Page 12 2- Insert the PCIe card into a vacant PCIe slot 3- Power up the card via the ATX power adapter or external adapter and turn on the 4- Open Vivado Lab Edition and select “Open Project”. Select the Vivado Lab Project file inside the firmware directory.
- Page 13 6- From with “Hardware Window”, right click on “mt25qu01g-x1_x2_x4_x8” and click “Program Configuration Memory Device…” USB Power Delivery Tester – User’s Guide Page 13...
- Page 14 7- Click “OK”. Do not unplug or remove power while firmware update is in progress. USB Power Delivery Tester – User’s Guide Page 14...
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Page 15: Technical Specifications
The inclusion of this PassMark Software product in life-support systems application implies that the manufacturer assumes all risk of such use and in doing so indemnifies PassMark Software against all charges.