The SX9-HOWL allows to control a CompactPCI® Serial target (downstream) system by a remote host CPU via PCI Express® external cabling. The host (upstream) system may be any computer with a PCI Express® external cabling adapter, not necessarily a CompactPCI® Serial system.
Being mainly a powerful PCI Express® packet switch, the SX9-HOWL is organized similar to a CompactPCI® Serial system slot controller card, however restricted to the PCI Express® resources of the CompactPCI® Serial backplane.
The SX9-HOWL is linked to the host system by a PCI Express® x4 front panel cabling connector (upstream), and delivers eight PCI Express® links to its backplane connectors (downstream), for up to eight CompactPCI® Serial peripheral cards in a target system. Three links/slots on the CompactPCI® Serial backplane are organized as x4, the other are single lane connections.
Hence, PCI Express® based devices in the target system can be controlled by the remote host system CPU in an identical manner as its local resources.
Feature Summary
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PCI Express® external cabling target side adapter
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PICMG® CompactPCI® Serial standard (CPCI-S.0) system slot controller (PCIe resources only)
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Single Size Eurocard 3U 100x160mm2, front panel width 4HP
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cPCI-S Backplane connectors P1, P2, P4, P5 for 8 PCI Express® links
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Peripheral slots organized x4/x4/x4/x1/x1/x1/x1/x1
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PCI Express® External Cabling Specification x4 connector 38-pos. (front panel)
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Suitable for CompactPCI® Serial target systems to be controlled by a remote host
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Split-systems, hybrid systems, or system expansion applications
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Suitable for any host system with PCI Express® x4 external cabling host adapter
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Copper cable assemblies 0.5m to 7m length available
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Active optical cable assemblies (AOC) up to 300m length available
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PCIe Gen2 x 4 allows for up to 20GT/s bandwidth
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2 x Gen2 PCI Express® 16-port/16-lanes packet switches on-board
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Option PCIe to dual-port USB 3.0 controller (front panel receptacles)
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Option 2 x Intel® I210 PCIe to Gigabit Ethernet controller (front panel RJ45)
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Long term availability
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Rugged solution (coating, sealing, underfilling on request)
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RoHS compliant 2002/95/EC
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Commercial and industrial temperature range
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Humidity 5% ... 95% RH non condensing
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Altitude -300m ... +3000m
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Shock 15g 0.33ms, 6g 6ms
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Vibration 1g 5-2000Hz
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MTBF tbd
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EC Regulations EN55022, EN55024, EN60950-1 (UL60950-1/IEC60950-1)
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