Dolphin MXH932, User Manual

Page 1: ...MXH932 User s Guide Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 1 Dolphin PCI Express MXH932 Adapter MXH932 Transparent Adapter Users Guide Version 1 0 Date 6th October 2020...

Page 2: ...MXH932 User s Guide Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 2...

Page 3: ...ported cable lengths 10 Disconnecting the Cable 10 STEP 7 VERIFY INSTALLATION LEDS 10 OPERATION 11 CONFIGURATION AND DIP SWITCHES 11 DIP Switches 11 Target Card Clocking Option 11 DIP Switch settings...

Page 4: ...OF USE ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF DOLPHIN S PRODUCTS SOFTWARE OR SERVICE PROVIDED DOLPHIN S MAXIMUM LIABILITY WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PRODUCT BY THE PURCHASER PCI Express External...

Page 5: ...nics com for more information Host mode The card is installed in a root complex Host PC Lane One PCI Express Lane contains a differential pair for transmission and a differential pair for reception Li...

Page 6: ...O systems auto detection The MXH932 supports transparent connections to IO systems Host and Target operation Quad SFF 8644 cable connector o Durability max total 250 mating cycles Cable port configura...

Page 7: ...ivce edge clock routing and quad edge target Airflow Operating Environment To maximize lifetime for the product and maintain the warranty please honor the specified operating temperature and make sure...

Page 8: ...Functionality The MXH932 firmware release 2 supports the following CMI operations Publishes card and CMI status information in readable memory map Supports sending and receiving CMI reset wake and pow...

Page 9: ...ture If the chip temperature reported by dis_diag exceeds 95 C it is strongly recommended to improve the airflow Step 5 Install the Adapter Card Before installing the adapter card make sure you are pr...

Page 10: ...MXH932 cards can be found in Table 1 below The maximum distance may change when connecting to other PCIe products Cable Speed Max Distance Copper PCIe 4 0 cables Gen4 4 meters 5 meters being qualified...

Page 11: ...ult position Table 3 DIP Switch settings shows all the various DIP switch settings for the MXH932 DIP no Name Description ON OFF Default 1 5 OPT1 5 Configuration selector details below OFF 6 OPT6 CMI...

Page 12: ...IP Switch settings should be considered when configuring the MXH932 for Transparent Host operation Use Case Configuration MXH932 Host DIP ON DIP switch view A D Transparent Host One x16 downstream por...

Page 13: ...rect x16 link to a MXH932 configured for Target operation If you only need a x8 or x4 link please configure according to use case B or C Host card ports Target card ports P1 P1 P2 P2 P3 P3 P4 P4 Table...

Page 14: ...3 port Target card 4 port P1 P1 P2 P1 P3 P1 P4 P1 Table 6 Required x4 cabling Use Case D 1 Host Transparent fan out using MXS924 PCIe x16 The MXH932 is compliant to the MXS924 24 port PCIe switch The...

Page 15: ...Dolphin Host card Then run lspci and identify the card It will show up as something like lspci grep Device 4036 01 00 0 PCI bridge PMC Sierra Inc Device 4036 01 00 1 Bridge PMC Sierra Inc Device 4036...

Page 16: ...0x000000ff 00000255 in decimal Support More information about the product support and software downloads are available at http www dolphinics com mx Please email pci support dolphinics com if you hav...

Page 17: ...ory The following table gives a general overview of the hardware revision history Adapter card revision Capabilities MXH932 CC Initial product version Simplified schematics The figure below shows the...

Page 18: ...ndicate a need for service via the CMI controller CMISDA Management interface data line Used for both initial link setup and sideband messages when used with CMI compliant cables CMISCL Management int...

Page 19: ...MS NC 9 TRST NC 3 3 PWR 10 3 3V aux Standby PWR 3 3 PWR 11 WAKE Wake up PERST Reset 12 NC GND 13 GND REFCLK Ref clock 14 PERp0 REFCLK Ref clock 15 PERn0 GND 16 GND PETp0 17 PRSNT2 PETn0 18 GND GND 19...

Page 20: ...09 in conjunction with ANSI C63 4 2014 CISPR 35 2016 Edition 1 0 CISPR I 412 CDV Korean Harmonized standard KN 35 This does not ensure that it will comply with these standards in any random PC It is t...

Page 21: ...h voltage surges shipping or abnormal working conditions Damages which results from violating the specified operating or storage temperatures and airflow Damages caused by acts of nature e g floods st...