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IGURES Figure 1. PEX 8618AA Base Board RDK Front View ....................2 Figure 2. Connecting The RDK to a PC with x1 or x4 link ..................4 Figure 3. Connecting the RDK to a PC with x8 link ....................4 Figure 4.
1. General Information The PLX PEX 8618AA Base Board RDK is a Rapid Development Kit based on the PEX 8618, a 16-lane, 16-port PCI Express switch based in the PCI Express Specification rev 2.0 with SerDes capable of running at 5 GT/s. The PEX 8618AA Base Board RDK provides a complete hardware and software development platform that facilitates getting designs up and running quickly, lowering risk and reducing time-to-market.
2. System Architecture The PEX 8618AA-Base Board RDK is a 21” x 10” bench top board for silicon evaluation and design reference for the PEX 8618 PCI Express Gen 2 switch. This RDK consists of three main hardware components: the base board, the PCI Express External Cable Adapter and PCI Express Cable assembly.
3. Hardware Architecture The PEX 8618AA Base Board RDK is designed around the PEX 8618, a 16-port, 16-lane Gen 2 switch, and based on the PCI Express CEM 2.0 Specification. The RDK offers PCI Express interfaces to 15 PCI Express Edge Card Connectors, two x4 PCI Express External cable connectors, and three configuration modules.
Serial EEPROM The PEX 8618AA Base Board RDK contains a blank surface mount Atmel AT25256A 32-Kbit serial EEPROM (U19) which is directly interfaced to the PEX 8618. When programmed correctly, the serial EEPROM can be used to change the default configuration and internal register values of the PEX 8618. A blank EEPROM results in the default register values set in the PEX 8618.
4. On-Board Connectors, Switches, and Jumpers DIP Switches The PEX 8618AA Base Board RDK contains eleven DIP switches for various functions. Refer to Figure 14; they can be divided into three groups. The Group1 contains three dip switches and is located at the lower left corner of...
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USER STATUS TEMPERATURE PORT ID XC3S200 POER WIDTH EPROM PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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- Chnaged the Xilinx FPGA part from XCS40XL to XC3S200 and the associated prom - Added the Multioutput Voltage regulator for the new Xilin FPGA - Updated the JTAG interface to USB to conform to latest Xilinx Tools PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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RELEASE NOTES: PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com Title Title Title 8618 Base Board RDK...
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1.0VCC_A out of range GREEN GREEN Prototyping Pad Prototyping Pad TV52 TV52 1.0VCC GREEN GREEN PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. Prototyping Pad Prototyping Pad TV33 TV33 3.3VCC_SLT_12_13 POWER INDICATOR LEDS 3.3VCC_SLT_2_3 3.3VCC_SLT_6_7 3.3VCC_SLT_9...
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49.9 49.9 49.9 49.9 49.9 49.9 No Load Components. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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R546 R546 R547 R547 R548 R548 R549 R549 PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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TMS-103-02-S-S TMS-103-02-S-S LAI_RefClk_p REFCLK+ LAI_RefClk_n REFCLK- JP100 JP100 PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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R287 HEADER 2X2 HEADER 2X2 0 Shunt 0 Shunt PROBE_MODE_n DEBUG_SEL0 [25] PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. UPSTRM_PSEL3 [25] SSC_ISO_EN_n [6] 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND67 x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND67 x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND67 x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND67 x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND67 x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND67 x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND67 x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND67 x16 PCI Express Contr x16 PCI Express Contr cage cage PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF 0.01uF PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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0.01uF 0.01uF The above FOUR 7Segs should Be placed in accordance with their Name. TEMPERATURE.01 is the LSD and PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. TEMPERATURE100 is the MSD. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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[19] PEX_LN3_5p0G [19] PEX_LN7_5p0G [19] PEX_LN11_5p0G [19] PEX_LN15_5p0G PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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SW DIP-2 SW DIP-2 Default Settings 1: off (disable MRL#_S) 2: off (disable Serial HP) PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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4R 4.7K 4R 4.7K 4R 4.7K 3.3VCC1 3.3VCC1 3.3VCC1 PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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R352 R352 R357 R357 R356 R356 PWRGD1 PWRGD2 PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com www.plxtech.com...
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Receptacle 10 x 20 Receptacle 10 x 20 Receptacle 10 x 20 Receptacle 10 x 20 Receptacle 10 x 20 PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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GND4 GND5 MICTOR 38 RECEPT MICTOR 38 RECEPT MICTOR CONNECTOR C PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.plxtech.com...
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IO_L39P_7 SMBDATA_16 [23] UMODE1 IO_L17P_7 IO_L39N_7 SMBCLK_16 [23] UMODE2 IO_L19N_7_VREF_7 IO_L24P_7 EN_NVM_VDDQ [23] UMODE3 PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. IO_L19P_7 IO_L24N_7 CPRSNTN [16] IO_L20N_7 IO_L23P_7 SHPC_INT_n [8,21] TP38 TP38 870 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085...
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