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UltraView PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5 User Manual

Smart live insertion pci-express bus extender for pcie boards-under-test
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Product Specification and User Manual
Smart Live Insertion PCI-Express 6" Bus Extender
For PCIe Gen5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Boards-Under-Test
Smart Live Insertion PCI-Express 8" Bus Extender
For PCIe Gen4, 3, 2, 1 Boards-Under-Test
OS-facilitated Live Insertion Under Windows11
Software included to enable live Insertion under Linux and Windows7/8
Ultraview Corporation
E-mail: support@ultraviewcorp.com
March 28, 2025
PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5
PCIeEXT-16HOT
808 Gilman Street
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and Windows10
Berkeley, CA 94710
www.ultraviewcorp.com
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phone (925)253-2960

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  • Page 1 Product Specification and User Manual March 28, 2025 PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5 Smart Live Insertion PCI-Express 6” Bus Extender For PCIe Gen5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Boards-Under-Test PCIeEXT-16HOT Smart Live Insertion PCI-Express 8” Bus Extender For PCIe Gen4, 3, 2, 1 Boards-Under-Test OS-facilitated Live Insertion Under Windows11...
  • Page 2 808 Gilman Street Berkeley, CA., 94710 p:925.253.2960 www.ultraviewcorp.com Figure 1. Top: PCIEeEXT16HOT-G5 Bottom: PCIeEXT16HOT R2v00 Page Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SUMMARY ............................... 5 MODEL: PCIeEXT-16HOT 8” PCIe Bus Extender for PCIe Gen4, 3, 2 and 1 ..........5 MODEL: PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5 6” PCIe Bus Extender for PCIe Gen5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ........5 CURRENT MEASUREMENT AND LIMITING ..............6 PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5 or PCIeEXT-16HOT: ......................

  • Page 4: Limited Warranty

    Ultraview Corporation does not warrant that the operation of the hardware, software or firmware products will be uninterrupted or error free. Ultraview 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.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION SUMMARY Ultraview's line of live (“hot”) insertion extenders allow rapid production testing and engineering debug of PCI/PCIe add-in cards. The live insertion feature allows an add-in card (Board-Under-Test, Unit-Under-Test, or UUT) to be turned off via the Slot Power switch, removed, modified or replaced with other add-in cards of the same type, and retested, all without turning off the system power or rebooting the system.

  • Page 6: Current Measurement And Limiting

    PCIEextx16's “+3.3I” and “+12I” output jacks will provide 2.4 Volt and 1.3V output readings, respectively. If the power on the +12V jack exceeds 2.5 Amperes (8 Amperes for Model PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5), a red “12I Overload” LED illuminates, and if the board-under-test is drawing total current of more than 3.3A on the +3.3V and +3.3VAUX supplies (5 Amperes for Model PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5), the red “3I Overload”...

  • Page 7: Features

    UUT. This mode must be used with caution to prevent destruction of the motherboard or PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5’s PCIe connector (which will void the warranty).  Extends UUT approximately 6” up from motherboard, requiring use in chasses with low rear wall height.

  • Page 8: Installation

    External Power – PCIeEXT16HOT-G5: (Optional and Risky) - USE EXTREME CAUTION! – In the case of a PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5, there is the choice of using internal motherboard power or external power. A slide switch configures the PCIeEXT16HOT-G5 to either run the board-under-test off internal power supplied by the motherboard slot or, alternatively, from external power, supplied via a 4-pin connector.

  • Page 9: Live (Hot) Insertion - Win10/11

    5) Remove the card from the extender 6) Place a similar card onto the extender 7) Flip the extender power switch to the on position In device manager, right click the device driver and select “enable” R2v00 Page 9 of 20 Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...

  • Page 10: Live Insertion Software - Legacy Os

    Then, turn the slot power on and restore the new UUT’s registers by clicking on “Write to Device” and then clicking “OK” in the Write Confirmation window. Your new UUT should now be accessible to the system in the same manner as the old one was. R2v00 Page Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...
  • Page 11 “Write to Device”, to send the modified data to the UUT. Every time the system is re-booted, you must have your UUT installed in the extender and the slot power switch turned ON for correct live insertion operation. R2v00 Page 11 of 20 Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...

  • Page 12: Installing Command Line Software Under 32-Bit Or 64-Bit Windows 7/Vista/Xp

    4. Typing “liveinsert” will show the usage cases of the program. NOTE: The Ultraview Live Insertion software now (03/06/2013) uses a signed driver. If an old driver is being used, depending on your system type and security settings, it may be necessary to disable driver signature enforcement.
  • Page 13 Therefore, on each system reboot, you should make a new disk file, and should not use the pre-existing “live.dat” file. R2v00 Page 13 of 20 Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...

  • Page 14: Installing Software Under Linux

    Device #21 = 02:00.0 Class 0604: Device 8086:032c (rev 09) Device #22 = 04:00.0 Class 0200: Device 14e4:1659 (rev 21) Device #23 = 05:00.0 Class 0200: Device 14e4:1659 (rev 21) Device #24 = 08:00.0 Class 1180: Device febd:0065 R2v00 Page Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...
  • Page 15 “live -s” from a command prompt, which will now allow you to exit the program rather than having to keep the program running. You may then later remove the board (be sure the slot power R2v00 Page 15 of 20 Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...

  • Page 16: Using The Live Insertion Software With A Uut That Contains A Bridge

    Turn ON the extender’s Slot Power switch. In the command prompt, type “liveinsert –w” in Windows or “1” in Linux. In the Device Manager window, right-click the entry for the UUT and choose “Enable”. R2v00 Page Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...
  • Page 17 9) In the command prompt, type “liveinsert –w” in Windows or “1” in Linux. 10) In the Device Manager window, click action->scan for hardware changes. 11) Your new UUT should be fully functional and ready to use. R2v00 Page 17 of 20 Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...

  • Page 18: Advanced Features

    SLOW POWER SUPPLY RAMP-UP – NEEDED FOR UUTS WITH LARGE SUPPLY CAPACITANCE The PCIeEXT-16-HOT and PCIeEXT-16HOT-G5 turn all three power supplies on when the Slot Power switch is turned on, and these voltages rise to full value in approximately 50-100 microseconds. On UUTs with large amounts of bulk capacitance, the resulting inrush current may exceed the host computer’s power supply capability, causing the system to reset or hang.

  • Page 19: In Case Of Trouble

    This error occurs in the Command Line software when “liveinsert –s” when a Command Prompt is not executed with Adminstrator privileges. Right-click the Command Prompt icon and select “Run as Administrator”. R2v00 Page 19 of 20 Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...

  • Page 20: Appendix - Defeating Current Limiting And Measurement - Pcieext16-Hot Only

    Note that, for either extender model, disabling current limiting can lead to destruction of the board under test and/or the motherboard and/or the extender board. R2v00 Page Copyright © 2024 Ultraview Corporation...

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