PCIE2-2707 FIVE SLOT EXPANSION SYSTEM USER`S MANUAL
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1. WEE Figure 1 1 600 2707 Block Diagram 1 2 600 2707 PCI Express Expansion System User s Manual Revision 1 2 November 2010 Jd INTRODUCTION CYCLONE Microsystems 1 2 SPECIFICATIONS The specifications in Table 1 1 detail the 600 2707 Expansion System chassis including the PCle2 427 expansion backplane and the 650W or 1500W power supply The chassis also includes one 120 CFM and two 59 CFM fans Table 1 1 Specifications Physical Height 7 inches Width 17 inches Depth 22 inches Other 19 inch rack mountable Electrical Voltage 115 230 VAC Frequency 60Hz 50Hz Input Current 10 A for 115 VAC 5 0 A for 230 VAC Inrush Current 60 A max for 115 VAC Environmental Operating Temperature 0 to 50 Degrees Celsius Relative Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Storage Temperature 20 to 70 Degrees Celsius 1 3 STANDARDS PCI Express Base Specification Revision 2 0 PCI Express Card Electro Mechanical Specification 2 0 PCI Express External Cabling Specification 2 0 1 4 ORDERING INFORMATION The expansion system is avaliable with one or three meter cables and standard or low profile panels on the Host Bus Adaptor PCIe2 426 600 2707 PCI Express Ex Revision 1 2 November 2 pansion System User s Manual INTRODUCTION ld CYCLONE Microsystems Cyclone Part Numbers Standard Height Panel 600 2707 1 06 S Expansion System with 650W One Me2. lane connection to the switch Slots J2 and J3 have a x8 lane connection to the switch Slots J3 and J7 will support a double width PCIe add in card such as a graphics board with a heat sink Slot J3 will also support a double width add in card provided no cards are installed in slot J2 The following table summarizes the slot capabilities Table 3 1 Slot Capabilities Slot Connector Lanes Widtht J1 x16 connector x8 lanes single J2 x16 connector x8 lanes single J3 x16 connector x16 lanes single double if no card installed in J2 J5 x16 connector x16 lanes double J7 x16 connector x16 lanes double 3 3 CHASSIS COOLING Airflow in the 600 2707 chassis is provided by one 120 CFM fan located at the front of the chassis and two 59 CFM fans located at the rear of the chassis 600 2707 PCI Express Fxpansioh System User s Manual 3 1 Revision 1 2 November 2010 EKPANSION CHASSIS LU CYCLONE Microsystems 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 2 CHASSIS POWER The chassis contains a 650W or 1500WATX12V v2 31 power supply with three independent 12V outputs which are distributed among the PCIe 427s facilities to prevent overloading of any one output The PCle2 427 can support 65W of 12V power at all five slots Assuming the cards also draw the maximum 10W from 3 3V then a fully populated chassis would have about 70W surplus power available for peripheral components LIGHT LOADING Because the power s
3. located at the top or rear edge of the card The power supply in the expansion chassis has two PCIe auxilary power cables labeled PCI E available for these card types If a customer application requires a third PCle add in card with an auxilary power connector then J11 on the expansion backplane is available for this purpose Customers can make their own cable to connect J11 on the backplane to their third PCIe add in card A typical connector housing is Molex 39 01 3065 black nylon but there are several other housings in this series that will work This connector style uses discrete contacts crimped to the wires and inserted into the housing Typical contact is Molex 39 00 0060 for 18 24AWG wire The crimping tool is Molex 63819 0900 The pinout of J11 matches the power supply connectors pins 1 2 3 are 12V yellow and pins 4 5 6 are ground black Each contact position is labeled on the housing at the wire insertion openings 3 3 Revision 1 2 November 2 EKPANSION CHASSIS 14 CYCLONE Microsystems Table 3 6 PCI E Auxilary Power Connector 3 4 J11 1 12V yellow J11 2 12V yellow J11 3 12V yellow J11 4 GND black J11 5 GND black J11 6 GND black Mating housing typ Molex 39 01 3065 Contact 18 24AWG Molex 39 00 0060 Crimping tool Molex 63819 0900 600 2707 PCI Express Expansion System User s Manual Revision 1 2 November 2010 14 CYCLONE Microsystems
4. locations are referenced in the manual text 600 2707 PCI Express Expansion System User s Manual 5 1 Revision 1 2 November 2010 PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION I CYCLONE Microsystems Expansion System Signal Detect LED Expansion System Present LED Figure 5 2 PCle2 426 LEDs Figure 5 3 PCle2 426 Physical Configuration 5 2 600 2707 PCI Express Expansion System User s Manual Revision 1 2 November 2010 Jd PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION CYCLONE Microsystems Side View Front View Door Closed Figure 5 4 600 2707 Chassis Drawing Figure 5 5 600 2707 Chassis 600 2707 PCI Express Fxpansion System User s Manual 5 3 Revision 1 2 November 2010 14 CYCLONE Microsystems 6 1 CHAPTER 6 REFERENCE REFERENCE MANUALS PEX 8680 80 Lane 20 Port PCI Express Gen2 Multi Root Switch Data Book Version0 87 PLX Technology Inc Sunnyvale CA 800 759 3735 www plxtech com PCI Express Base Specification Revision 2 0 PCI Express Card Electromechanical Specification Revision 2 0 PCI Express External Cabling Specification Revision 2 0 PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 PCI X Addendum Revision 1 0 PCI Special Interest Group PCISIG 5440 SW Westgate Dr 217 Portland OR 97221 503 291 2569 503 297 1090 Fax WWW pcisig org 600 2707 PCI Expres
5. 16 cable and in turn the expansion chassis It can also be plugged into Genl x16 slots reducing performance PCle2 426 Power The PCIe2 426 only uses 3 3V power from the host see Table 3 2 PCle2 426 Mechanical The PClIe2 426 is a low profile PCI Express add in card and is available with either a standard height front panel or a low profile front panel See Figure 5 3 for a mechanical drawing of the card and Figure 5 2 for a front panel drawing PCle2 426 LED Indicators The bottom or left LED on the front panel is the Cable Present Detect LED This LED reflects the status of the CPRSNT signal in the PCIe Expansion Cable When the LED is ON it is indicating that the CPRSNT signal is asserted The PCle2 427 chassis asserts CPRSNT to indicate that it is present the cable is connected and power is good If this LED is OFF there may be a problem with 3 3V power in the expansion chassis or the PCIe Expansion Cable is not connected properly 600 2707 PCI Express Fxpansioh System User s Manual 4 1 Revision 1 2 November 2010 SYSTEM OPERATION Jd CYCLONE Microsystems The top or right LED on the panel is Ezpansion System Signal Detect The LED is on when the PCle2 426 detects a signal on Lanes 0 3 of the PCIe cable The LED ON indicates normal operation If the LED is not on there is something wrong with the cable or the expansion system is not operating properly 4 3 4 PCle2 426 Output Swing De Emphasis and Rec
6. 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM OPERATION SYSTEM POWER UP The host PC with the PCle2 426 installed controls power up for the entire system The PCI Express cable should be connected between the PCIe2 426 and the PCle2 427 and the 600 2707 power cord should be connected to the chassis and plugged into a power socket There is a power button on the front of the 600 2707 Expansion Chassis however it is not connected and serves no practical purpose in this application When the host PC is powered on a signal is sent over the PCI Express cable to turn on the 600 2707 If the chassis does not power up make sure that all cards are seated properly the chassis is plugged in and the PCI Express cable is connected properly There is only one LED on the front of the expansion chassis that has meaning The green LED indicates that the chassis is powered SEATING OF CARDS Unlike standard PC applications the 2707 Expansion Systems has a narrow lower gate that precisely engages the lower end of the PCI Express Add In board s face panel The purpose is to ensure correct electrical connector mating of up plugged boards Failure to accurately mate the lower end of the face panel with the chassis lower gate will lead to the board not being recognized by the host PCle2 426 HOST BUS CABLE ADAPTER The PCle2 426 Host Bus Cable Adapter is installed in a host computer s x16 Gen2 slot providing an interface from the host to the x
7. PCIE2 2707 FIVE SLOT EXPANSION SYSTEM USER S MANUAL The information in this document has been carefully checked and is believed to be entirely reliable However no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies Furthermore Cyclone Microsystems Inc reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve reliability function or design Cyclone Microsystems Inc neither assumes any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit described herein nor does it convey any license under its right or the rights of others Revision 1 2 November 2010 Cyclone P N 800 2707 Copyright 2010 by Cyclone Microsystems Inc CONTENTS Jd CYCLONE Microsystems CHAPTER 1 144 INTRODUCTION di did 1 1 T2 SPECIFICAT ON EE 1 3 tz STANDARDS oa aval 1 3 tA ORDERING INFORMATION ii ki gebei Wa altre dois 1 3 CHAPTER 2 2 11 THEORY OF OPERATION oocccccccnnnoncccnonononcnnnonononancnononononannnonononancnnnn nn nana nana nono nawaza 2 1 CHAPTER 3 3 Late EE 3 1 32 SEANNG OF AR a Ed 3 1 33 CHASSO COOL IN G EE 3 1 3 4 CHASSIS POWER ii A A A A A A A a 3 2 Sir DC e EOABING raa E ches E A E AAPA E AE E T MAA KA AEA ET 3 2 3 6 POWER CONSIDERATIONS mwina nn nana nana nono na nana nano nn nan ana nnnnnnns 3 2 3 7 PCI E AUXILARY POWER CONNECTORG nenn 3 3 CHAPTER 4 44 SYSTEM POWER UP oct a a thine neat 4 1 4 2 SEATING OF CARDS vi ai A A EE IA 4 1 4 3 PCle2 426 HOST BUS CABLE ADAPTER 00ooocccccnnoncncnononononcno
8. eive Equalization The transceiver silicon used on the PCle2 426 has eight steps of programmable de emphasis four steps of output swing and eight steps of receive equalization The PCIe2 426 has three DIP switches to adjust these settings on the cable interface The as shipped default DIP switch configuration is what Cyclone Microsystems has determined is the best setting for Gen and Gen2 operation with both the 1m and 3m PCIe cables shipped with Cyclone PCIe Expansion systems Users should not change the DIP switch settings unless they have the proper test equipment to verify their results Users change de emphasis output swing and receive equalization at their own peril The default DIP switch configuration is shown below Table 4 1 PCle2 426 Default DIP Switch Configuration POSITION SWITCH S1 SWITCH S2 SWITCH S3 1 OFF OFF ON 2 OFF ON ON 3 ON OFF ON 4 ON OFF OFF 4 4 LINK INDICATION LED DEFINITION PCle2 427 The PCIe2 427 has twelve green LEDs to indicate the link status of each slot and the cable Each slot and the cable has two redundant LED link status indicators Six surface mount LEDs one for each slot and one for the cable are arranged in a row in the corner of the board where the cable enters see Figure 5 2 The LEDs are labeled J1 J2 J3 J5 J7 and CABLE Five surface mount LEDs are placed adjacent to each slot The LEDs are placed just off axis to the bottom side of an installed board so as not
9. h modern BIOSs the 2707 Expansion System is recognized by the host system upon boot up requires no hardware specific drivers and is entirely host operating system agnostic The 600 2707 system is composed of three elements a PCI Express Host Bus Cable Adapter an Expansion System Cable and an Expansion Chassis The PCIe2 426 Host Bus Cable Adapter card is to be inserted into a host computer x16 PCIe Gen2 slot The x16 PCIe expansion cable links the PCI host with the expansion chassis The expansion chassis is populated with the PCIe2 427 Switched Backplane PCI Express is a high performance general purpose I O inter connect defined for a wide variety of computing and communication platforms Key PCI attributes such as its usage model load store archi tecture and software interfaces are maintained whereas its parallel bus implementation is replaced by a serial interface PCI Express take advantage of recent advances in point to point inter connects Switch based technology and packetized protocol to deliver new levels of performance 600 2707 PCI Express Fxpansioh System User s Manual 1 1 Revision 1 2 November 2010 INTRODUCTION Jd CYCLONE Microsystems KA O 7 l PCle2 426 Host PCI Express i System l l PCI Express x16 Gen2 PCle Gen2 x16 Expansion Cable PCle2 427 Expansion Backplane PCI Express x16 Cable Interface x16 Gen2 x16 Gen Wirtz lt Ge Switch x16 Gen2 ER Gen Ke
10. have the resources to enumerate the number of bridges Make sure that the BIOS on the host computer has the latest updated BIOS If required contact the host system s manufacturer to make sure that the BIOS used can handle the large number of bridges that it will see in the system 600 2707 PCI Express Fxpansioh System User s Manual 2 1 Revision 1 2 November 2010 Jd CYCLONE Microsystems 3 1 3 2 CHAPTER 3 EKPANSION CHASSIS 600 2707 CHASSIS The PCle2 427 Expansion Backplane is installed into a seven slot rack mountable chassis The chassis provides access to all five PCI Express slots All slots can accommodate standard height and full length PCI Express add in cards The chassis also contains three drive bays that may be used to install peripheral devices for specific applications There are several four pin peripheral power connectors floppy drive connectors and SerialATA connectors available from the power supply SEATING OF CARDS Unlike standard PC applications the 2707 Expansion Systems has a narrow lower gate that precisely engages the lower end of the PCI Express Add In board s face panel The purpose is to ensure correct electrical connector mating of up plugged boards Failure to accurately mate the lower end of the face panel with the chassis lower gate will lead to the board not being recognized by the host All five slots of the PCIe2 427 have x16 connectors but only three slots J3 J5 and J7 have the full x16
11. n accommodate either single lane x1 x4 x8 or x16 add in cards Although not expressly permitted by the PCI Express Specification slots JI and J2 accommodate down shifting a x16 card into a x8 slot Plugging a smaller link card into a larger link connector is fully allowed Once the PCle2 426 is installed into the host PC the cable connected to the PCle2 427 the chassis plugged into an AC power outlet and any desired add in cards are installed the system is ready to be turned on When the host is turned on a signal from the PCIe2 426 will turn on the PCle2 427 chassis A number of things happen at this point First the PCI Express links are initialized This is a purely hardware initialization where each PCI Express link is set up following a negotiation of lane widths by the two ends of each link No firmware or operating system software is involved Once the links are initialized or trained there are LED indicators on each of the Cyclone Microsystems cards that indicate the links are trained A detailed explanation of the LEDs follows later in this manual One essential requirement for system initialization is the ability of the host system s BIOS to be able to enumerate the many bridges inherent in a complex PCI Express design The links from the PCIe2 426 to the PCle2 427 are created with PCI Express Switches Each link looks like a PCI to PCI bridge to the Host s BIOS The number of bridges can add up quickly Older BIOS may not
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15. ter Cable and standard height panel 600 2707 3 06 S Expansion System with 650W Three Meter Cable and standard height panel 600 2707 1 15 S Expansion System with 1500W One Meter Cable and standard height panel 600 2707 3 15 S Expansion System with 1500W Three Meter Cable and standard height panel Low Profile Panel 600 2707 1 06 L Expansion System with 650W One Meter Cable and low profile panel 600 2707 3 06 L Expansion System with 650W Three Meter Cable and low profile panel 600 2707 1 15 L Expansion System with 1500W One Meter Cable and low profile panel 600 2707 3 15 L Expansion System with 1500W Three Meter Cable and low profile panel 600 2707 PCI Express Expansion System User s Manual Revision 1 2 November 2010 14 CYCLONE Microsystems 2 1 CHAPTER 2 THEORY OF OPERATION THEORY OF OPERATION The basic PCI Express link consists of dual unidirectional differential links implemented as a transmit pair and a receive pair The signaling rate for PCI Express Gen2 is 5 0 Gigabits second L ane direction A link supports at least one lane The PCI Express link from the PCle2 426 over the cable to the PCIe2 427 is a sixteen lane x16 link The PCle2 427 provides three x16 slots slots J3 J5 J7 and two x8 slots slots JI and J2 All slots are populated mechanically with x16 connectors the upper eight lanes of slots JI and J2 are not connected All slots ca
16. to be obscured by components on the board The LEDs are labeled SLOT J1 through SLOT J7 The last LED is seen through the back panel next to the PCI Express expansion cable connector to indicate that the link between the PCle2 427 and the PCle2 426 has been established A fully functional link all lanes used and operating at Gen2 rates will have its LED ON solid A link running at Genl rates and or using less lanes than available will indicate status with a blinking LED The LEDs indicate link status as follows 4 2 600 2707 PCI Express Expansion System User s Manual Revision 1 2 November 2010 Jd SYSTEM OPERATION CYCLONE Microsystems Table 4 2 Link LED Indication OFF Link is down ON Link is up all lanes Gen2 5GT s rate BLINK 0 5 seconds ON 0 5 seconds OFF Link is up reduced lanes Gen2 5GT s rate BLINK 1 5 seconds ON 0 5 seconds OFF Link is up all lanes Gen1 2 5GT s rate BLINK 0 5 seconds ON 1 5 seconds OFF Link is up reduced lanes Gen1 2 5GT s rate 600 2707 PCI Express Expansion System User s Manual 4 3 Revision 1 2 November 2010 Zi CYELONE CHAPTER 5 PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION 5 1 PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION Dimensions in Inches Figure 5 1 PCle2 427 Physical Configuration Figure 5 1 is a physical diagram not to scale of the PCle2 427 backplane showing the location designators of jumpers connectors and major ICs Refer to this figure when component
17. udget 600 2707 PCI Express Expansion System User s Manual Revision 1 2 November 2010 Jd EKPANSION CHASSIS CYCLONE Microsystems Table 3 3 PCle2 427 Power Reguirements Voltage Current Minimum Current Typical Current Maximum Where Used All slots 8 3 3V 0 100 Amps 0 65 Amps 15A 0 65 Amps baseboard 5V 0 200 Amps 0 200 Amps 0 200 Amps Not used D Slots J1 J2 and 12V 1 0 500 Amps 10 8 Amps PCle aux cable 12V 2 0 500 Amps 16 2 Amps Slots J3 J5 J7 12V 3 N A 9 00 Amps 17 00 Amps Baseboard Other than the minimum loading the 5V supply is not used by the PCIe2 427 Using jumper J21 this minimum load can be optionally added to help stabilize lightly loaded supplies rr Using jumper J22 this minimum load can be optionally added to help stabilize lightly loaded supplies Table 3 4 PCle2 426 Power Requirements Voltage Current Typical Current Maximum 3 3V 1 09 Amps 1 60 Amps 12V 0 Amps 0 Amps The PCIe 426 does not use 12V Table 3 5 Power Supplied Per PCle Slot Voltage Current Maximum Voltage Tolerance 3 3V 3 0 Amps 9 12V 5 5 Amps 8 3 7 PCI E AUXILARY POWER CONNECTORS 600 2707 PCI Express Fxpansioh System User s Manual Some PCIe add in cards require more power than the PCIe slot connector can provide These cards will have a six position two row by three column Molex type power connector probably
18. upply has been sized for a fully populated chassis when in placed under light loading the supply may not stay in regulation Symptoms of a supply that is not regulating properly are loss of link back to the host green CABLE LEDs are not ON or a chassis that powers up momen tarily then turns OFF To hedge against this situation the PCle2 427 has on board load resistors that can be jumpered into service Users can selectively load the 12V1 and 12V2 rails as required for their application The 12V1 rail services slots J1 J2 and the six position PCle auxilary power connectors Ifthese slots and connectors are not used or are lightly loaded then install the jumper shunt across the pins of J21 The 12V2 rail services slots J3 J5 and J7 If these slots are not used or are lightly loaded then install the jumper shunt across the pins of J22 The minimum loading requirements of the 3 3V 5V and 12V3 rails are satisfied by the PCle2 427 circuitry there are no jumper selections to be made Table 3 2 Load Registor Jumpers Jumper Voltage Rail Services J21 12V1 J1 J2 PCle aux J22 12V2 J3 J5 J7 POWER CONSIDERATIONS Table 3 1 through 3 3 show the power consumption for the Cyclone Microsystems boards and the power supplied to PCI Express slots Note that the PCIe2 426 is installed in and powered by the host supply Consequently the PCIe2 426 should not be included as a component of the Expansion Chassis power b
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