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- Page 1 PCI Express Cable Extender Hardware Manual October 20, 2012 Revision 1.2 www.amfeltec.com Copyright 2012 Amfeltec Corp.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Jumpers ..........................10 Connectors .......................... 10 Power Limits ........................11 Appendix A: Connectors Pin Out ....................12 Appendix B: SW2 switch setting ....................13 Appendix C: Limited warranty ......................14 PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page ii... - Page 3 Contents Figures Figure 1: PCI express Cable Extender ...................... 2 Figure 2: PCI express interface board ....................... 3 Figure 3: ExpressCard® interface board ....................3 Figure 4: PCI express stabilization tabs ..................... 5 Figure 5: Board layout ..........................8 Tables Table 1: LEDs ............................
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Page 5: About This Document
Your comments or corrections are greatly valued in our effort for excellence and continued improvement. Revision History Rev. No. Description Rev. Date Initial Release. September 20, 2008 Additional ExpressCard® support August 01, 2009 Adding Gen2 support October 20, 2012 PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 1... -
Page 6: General Description
The Cable Extender fully protects UUT and host computer from damage by monitoring and limiting the voltage and current supplied to the UUT. The PCI Express Cable Extender has additional support tabs for the add-in PCI express boards (UUT) stabilization (US. Patent: 7,255,570). Stabilization PCI express boards that has to be plugged into Cable Extender makes it possible to rotate UUT during debugging. -
Page 7: Package Details
General Description Package Details The PCI Express Cable Extender includes following components: PCI Express Cable Extender (Figure 1) x1 PCI express interface board (Figure 2) or ExpressCard® interface board (Figure 3) Data CAT6 cable and control flat cable User manual... -
Page 8: Requirements/Features
UUT (Figure 4) Double set of LEDs on top and bottom of the Cable Extender to provide status during debugging of the top or bottom side of the UUT PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 4... -
Page 9: Software
AMFELTEC Corp. provides software for supporting hot-swap functionality. The software allows to save and restore the PCI Express configuration for UUT device (refer to eX10 Software Manual for more details). PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 5... -
Page 10: Installation
When the system is booted, you can install the software. Software PCI Express Cable Extender doesn’t require any software/device driver for operation. You will only need to install the software provided by AMFELTLEC Corp. in order to use the hot-swap feature. -
Page 11: Operation
Plug in UUT device into the PCI express connector. Set the switch SW1 to “ON” (enable power). Restore PCI configuration for the UUT device. Now, the UUT device is ready for use. PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 7... -
Page 12: Hardware Description
Hardware Description Hardware Description Board Layout Figure 5: Board layout PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 8... -
Page 13: Leds
Switch local PCI Express bus hot-swap controller switch ON/OFF. 6 position control Please look schematic and Appendix 2. The default position setting: 1,2,3,4,5,6 – OFF switch block Table 2: Switches PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 9... -
Page 14: Jumpers
Connector for plug in external JTAG emulators or 2x5 right angel AMFELTEC Easy Loader™ for programming/loading header CPLD/FPGA on the UUT x1 PCI Express PCI express connector for plug in UUT connector Table 4: Connectors PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 10... -
Page 15: Power Limits
Hardware Description Power Limits Power Maximum current for Over voltage protection +3.3V 3.0A +12V 2.1A Table 5: Power Limits PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 11... -
Page 16: Appendix A: Connectors Pin Out
Local +3.3 Volt (output) TRST Table 6: JTAG connector J4 pin out JTAG Function connector +12 Volt Ground +3.3 Volt Table 6: PCI express Power connector J6 pin out PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 12... -
Page 17: Appendix B: Sw2 Switch Setting
Please reference to schematic In case ON enable external power supply as power source Enable connection JTAG connector J4 to the internal CPLD for internal logic update Table 7: SW2 switch setting PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 13... -
Page 18: Appendix C: Limited Warranty
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. PCI Express Cable Extender, Hardware Manual, Revision 1.2 Page 14...
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