Dolphin PXH810, User Manual

Page 1: ...PXH810 User s Guide Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Page 1 Dolphin PCI Express PXH810 Adapter card user s guide Version 1 01 Date 8th April 2016 ...

Page 2: ...Case B Switch Configuration 10 Configuration and DIP Switches 11 DIP Switch Bank Configuration 11 Use Cases Summary and Settings 12 Installation 13 Changing the PCI Express Bracket 13 Installing the Adapter Card 13 Installing and Removing the Cable 13 EEPROM Programming 13 Software Installation 14 Identifying the Card 14 Support 15 Technical Information 16 Compliance and Regulatory Testing 18 EMC ...

Page 3: ... INTERCONNECT SOLUTIONS DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THE APPLICATION OR USE OF ANY PRODUCT LIFE SUPPORT POLICY DOLPHIN INTERCONNECT SOLUTIONS PRODUCTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Dolphin is minimizing the amount of printed documentation and software CDs in its shipments please download additional documentation and s...

Page 4: ... document PXH810 Operating Modes The Dolphin PCI Express PXH810 card is a PCIe NTB Non Transparet Bridge adapter card The card functionality is controlled by the MODE SELECT DIP switch labeled SW1 that can be found close to the upper edge of the board The main configuration options are found in the table below The default DIP switch setting will be appropriate for most uses One exception is that w...

Page 5: ...on on longer cables Using the PXH810 with Optical Fibers The PXH810 card is compliant with active fiber optic cables from Samtec On the fibers the iPass housing on one end is marked HOST and the other end is marked TARGET Please set the TARGET DIP on the PXH810 to ON on the card connected to the TARGET end of the fiber Dolphin Software The Dolphin Express PXH810 adapter card is compliant with Dolp...

Page 6: ... mixing IXH6xx and PXH810 cards in NTB mode is not yet supported by Dolphin software due to implementation differences between the Avago and IDT NTB features The PXH812 can connect to the IXH620 XMC card for transparent operation The PXH810 adapter supports the complete suite of Dolphin NTB software including Dolphin SuperSockets optimized TCP IP drivers and SISCI embedded software Dolphin SuperSo...

Page 7: ...pecification Rev 1 0 One PCI Express Gen3 x8 iPass cable connection PEX8717 PCI Express Gen3 chipset 138 nanosecond cut through latency port to port Support for copper cables up to 5 meters between PXH810 cards Support for active optical fibers up to 100 meters Low profile PCI Express Electromechanical Specification Rev 2 0 Comes with both low profile and standard profile PCI Express bracket PIO a...

Page 8: ...e through the PCI Express front bracket Name Dark Yellow Green Blinking Link Power off or failure Power on Link down Power on Link up in Gen3 Fast green yellow Link is at Gen2 Slow green yellow Link is at Gen1 NTB NA valid for PXH812 NA valid for PXH812 NTB mode SISCI SuperSockets TCP IP mode NA Table 2 LED overview The NTB link LED is controlled by software An incorrect EEPROM can cause dark LEDs...

Page 9: ...cases The use cases are summarized in Table 3 Adapter Use Cases on page 12 Use Case A 2 Node Configuration NTB Mode Balanced Each node has a PXH810 adapter and a direct iPass cable connection to the other system This configuration is fully supported by all Dolphin software Both PXH810 adapter cards operate in NTB mode ...

Page 10: ...Interconnect Solutions Page 10 Use Case B Switch Configuration Each node has a PXH810 adapter card Up to 8 systems can be connected to the Dolphin IXS600 8 port PCI Express Gen3 switch All PXH810 adapter cards operate in NTB mode ...

Page 11: ...all undocumented DIP switches in the default position DIP no Name Description ON OFF Default 1 TRANSP PXH810 Used to select NTB or limited TRANSPARENT operations PXH810 will operate in limited TRANSPARENT mode PXH810 NTB mode OFF 2 TARGET Enable Target or Host operation Card operates in Target mode Card operates in Host mode OFF 3 SSC TBD OFF 4 CLK TBD OFF 5 OPT1 TBD OFF 6 OPT2 Cable tuning Recomm...

Page 12: ...e Cable pull Power sequence requirements Software Drive r A Dolphin Host Host Both connected systems have PXH810 installed yes TRANSP OFF Fully supported No limitations Dolphin SISCI SuperSockets TCP IP B Dolphin Switch configuration All connected hosts have PXH810 installed yes TRANSP OFF Adapter card transmits clock on PCI Express cable Fully supported No limitations Dolphin SISCI SuperSockets T...

Page 13: ...he performance compared to a Gen2 slot The PXH810 is an x8 card so no additional performance can be obtained by using an x16 slot The PXH810 supports hosts using either spread spectrum or constant frequency clocking The card implements clock isolation and will provide a high quality CFC CREFCLK signal on the cable Installing and Removing the Cable The PXH810 supports PCI Express x8 Gen3 cables Ins...

Page 14: ...opology Autodetect No Number of enabled links 1 PCIe slot state x8 Gen3 8 GT s Clock mode slot Port Clock mode link Global Max payload size MPS 128 Multicast group size 2 MB Prefetchable memory size 256 MB BAR2 Non prefetchable size 64 KB BAR4 Here you will see the whole serial number string as well as the decoded card type and card revision identifiers The EEPROM version NTB mode may be of intere...

Page 15: ... Device Serial Number 00 00 44 45 00 00 05 48 This shows the card as revision 0x4445 hexadecimal values of the DE letters in the ASCII table with the production number 0x00000548 001352 in decimal Support More information about the product support and software download can be found at http www dolphinics com Please email pci support dolphinics com if you have any questions ...

Page 16: ...1 GND Ground 21 GND Ground PERp 1 Receiver Lane 1 Differential pair 22 GND Ground PERn 1 23 PETp 2 Transmitter Lane 2 Differential pair GND Ground 24 PETn 2 GND Ground 25 GND Ground PERp 2 Receiver Lane 2 Differential pair 26 GND Ground PERn 2 27 PETp 3 Transmitter Lane 3 Differential pair GND Ground 28 PETn 3 GND Ground 29 GND Ground PERp 3 Receiver Lane 3 Differential pair 30 RSVD Reserved PERn ...

Page 17: ...0 GND GND 11 PETp 3 PERp 3 12 PETn 3 PERn 3 13 GND GND 14 CREFCLOCK 3 3V POWER 15 CREFCLOCK 3 3V POWER 16 GND 3 3V POWER 17 RESERVED POWER RET 18 RESERVED POWER RET 19 SIDEBAND RETURN POWER RET 20 CPRESNT CWAKE 1 21 CPWRON CPERST 22 GND GND 23 PET p4 PERp 4 24 PET n4 PERn 4 25 GND GND 26 PET p5 PERp 5 27 PET n5 PERn 5 28 GND GND 29 PETp 6 PERp 6 30 PETn 6 PERn 6 31 GND GND 32 PETp 7 PERp 7 33 PETn...

Page 18: ...its for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no gu...

Page 19: ...urce out of range or not provided with the product Normal wear and tear Attempts to repair modify open or upgrade the product by personnel or agents not authorized by Dolphin Products that have had the product serial number tampered with or removed Damage to the product caused by products not supplied by Dolphin Service Procedure In the event that the product proves defective during the Warranty P...