The R1528D is the latest member of our PCIe Gen4 NVMe Switch Adapter product family. HighPoint Rocket Series NVMe connectivity adapters address the needs of solution providers and system integrators that cater to vertical marketplaces for high-speed industrial, corporate, and media applications.
(x) can be 0 through 9 or A through Z. V0 indicates the Vendor Name V1 indicates the Main Chip 1.1.2. Synthetic Hierarchy A synthetic hierarchy can be created to isolate the host from these physical PCIe topology changes and errors. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
2. R1528D Hardware Description 2.1. R1528D Layout The layout of the R1528D is presented in two parts. Front View The following figure shows the key components of the R1528D. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Status LED The following table describes the SSD LED, Status LED, and Fault LED of the R1528D. Table 3: Description of LED Color Status Description SSD LED The R1528D is powered off, or the SSD is not detected. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The R1528D has four SFF-8654 interfaces. Other storage interface features include the following: Dedicated PCIe 4.0 x4 per port Supports up to eight NVMe devices (up to x4 lanes, U.2/U.3 media) Data transfer at 8GB/s HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
LP-MD2, Single Width Weight 340g Dimension Length 6.10" Height 2.71" Power consumption 29.58W Power supply PCIe: 12V, 3.3V Work temperature +5°C ~ + 55°C Storage temperature -20°C ~ +80°C MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) > 5,000,000 hours at 40°C HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The R1528D supports the legacy implementation of Virtual Pin Port (VPP) backplane management. The cables must be connected according to the desired slot enumeration to identify the slots correctly. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the R1528D to the backplane via the cable. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to U.2 SFF-8639 Device cable with a 15-pin SATA power connector. Each cable supports two U.2 NVMe SSDs. Length 0.6M. 4.1.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8654 SFF-8639 4.1.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint TS8i-8639-060 cable, one x8 SFF-8654 to two x4 SFF-8639 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
Connect the SFF-8639 connector of the TS8i-8639-060 cable to the NVMe SSD, and connect the 15-pin SATA power connector of the TS8i-8639-060 cable to the system power supply. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the TS8i-8639-060 cable to the R1528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to SFF-8654 Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.2.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8654 SFF-8654 4.2.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint 8654-8654-110 cable, one x8 SFF-8654 to one x8 SFF-8654 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of the backplane to the R1528D using the 8654-8654-110 cable. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-8654-110 cable to the backplane. Connect the other SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-8654-110 cable to the R1528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to MCIO Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.3.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8654 MCIO 4.3.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint 8654-CIO8-110 cable, one x8 SFF-8654 to one x8 MCIO connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of an NVMe SSD to the R1528D using the 8654-CIO8-110 cable. Connect the MCIO connector of the 8654-CIO8-110 cable to the backplane. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-CIO8-110 cable to the R1528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to SFF-8643 Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length: 1M. 4.4.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8643 SFF-8654 4.4.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the HighPoint 8654-8643-210 cable pinout, one x8 SFF-8654 to two x4 SFF-8643 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of the SSD enclosure to the R1528D using the 8654-8643- 210 cable. Connect the SFF-8643 connector of the 8654-8643-210 cable to the SSD enclosure. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-8643-210 cable to the R1528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
SFF-8654 Host to SFF-8611 Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length: 0.5M. 4.5.1. Cable Diagram SFF-8611 SFF-8654 4.5.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the HighPoint 8654-8611-205 cable pinout, one x8 SFF-8654 to two x4 SFF-8611 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of the SSD enclosure to the R1528D using the 8654-8611- 205 cable. Connect the SFF-8611 connector of the 8654-8611-205 cable to the SSD enclosure. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-8611-205 cable to the R1528D. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
R1528D NVMe Switch Adapter User Guide 5. R1528D Installation Instructions The R1528D provides four SFF-8654 connectors. These connectors accept a variety of HighPoint Certified Cable Accessories (see the Accessories section towards the end of this guide for more information). The following steps explain how to connect U.2 NVMe SSDs directly to the R1528D using the HighPoint TS8i-8639-060 cable.
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