The R1628A is the latest member of our PCIe Gen5 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.
The secure boot feature permits only authenticated firmware to execute. The switch boots the root of the trusted firmware from the internal boot ROM(IBR)and uses that firmware to authenticate the external firmware stored in the SPI flash and prevent the execution of unauthenticated code. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
2. R1628A Hardware Description 2.1. R1628A Layout The layout of the R1628A is presented in two parts. Front View The following figure shows the key components of the R1628A. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Only to be used for field testing. ○ LED View The following figure shows the LED Indicators of the R1628A. SSD1 LED SSD0 LED SSD3 LED SSD2 LED SSD5 LED SSD4 LED SSD7 LED SSD6 LED Fault LED Status LED HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
2.2. PCIe Host Interface The R1628A’s PCIe 5.0 host interface provides maximum transmission. Other PCIe host interface features include the following: 16-lane PCIe host interface Support of x16 link width 16-lane aggregate bandwidth of up to 64GB/s HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
Weight 340g Dimension Length 6.102" Height 2.712" Power consumption 16.26W Power supply PCIe: 12V(±8%), 3.3V (±8%) 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 R1628A 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 MCIO connector of the R1628A to the backplane via the cable. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
MCIO (x8) Host to SFF-8639 Device cable with a 15-pin SATA power connector. Each cable supports two U.2 NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.1.1. Cable Diagram MCIO SFF-8639 4.1.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint CIO8-8639-110 cable, one x8 MCIO to two x4 SFF-8639 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of a U.2 SSD to the R1628A using the CIO8-8639-110 cable. Connect the SFF-8639 connector of the CIO8-8639-110 cable to the NVMe SSD, and connect the 15-pin SATA power connector to the power supply. Connect the SFF-8639 connector of the CIO8-8639-110 cable to the R1628A. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
MCIO Host to MCIO Device cable. Each cable can host up to two NVMe SSDs. Length 1M. 4.2.1. Cable Diagram MCIO MCIO 4.2.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint CIO8-CIO8-110 cable, one x8 MCIO to one x8 MCIO connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of the backplane to the R1628A using the CIO8-CIO8-110 cable. Connect the MCIO connector of the CIO8-CIO8-110 cable to the backplane. Connect the other MCIO connector of the CIO8-CIO8-110 cable to the R1628A. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
MCIO Host to SFF-8654 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 HighPoint 8654- CIO8-110 cable pinout, one x8 MCIO to one x8 SFF- 8654 connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The following steps show the connection of the backplane to the R1628A using the 8654- CIO8-110 cable. Connect the SFF-8654 connector of the 8654-CIO8-110 cable to the backplane. Connect the MCIO connector of the 8654-CIO8-110 cable to the R1628A. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The R1628A provides four MCIO 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 R1628A using HighPoint CIO8-8639-110 cable.
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