PCIe2-426 Cyclone Microsystems GEN2 PCIe x16 Host Bus to Expansion Cable Adapter

The Cyclone Microsystems PCIe2-2709 PCIe Gen2 16-Slot Expansion System allows system developers to expand one host x16 Gen2 PCI Express slot to an expansion chassis with sixteen additional PCI Express Gen2 slots via a x16 (80 Gb/s) cable. The expansion chassis' non-blocking ninety-six lane PCI Express Gen2 switch enables the coupling of cost-effective enterprise host PCs with high bandwidth, peer-to-peer capable I/O subsystems.

The sixteen Slot PCI Express Gen2 Expansion System includes a host bus cable adapter, an expansion cable, and an expansion backplane mounted in an industrial 19-inch chassis. The PCIe2-426 PCI Express Gen2 x16 Host-Bus to Expansion Cable Adapter uses low latency bus repeaters to bridge from the host bus to a x16 expansion cable of either one or three meters. The cable connects to the Expansion Chassis and its PCIe2-428 Switched Expansion Backplane.

The sixteen x16 PCIe slots are configured as four x8 and twelve x4, and utilize open back connectors to facilitate PCI Express downshifting.. Ample power is provided by either 3240W or 2180W N+1 redundant supplies housed in a 5U chassis. For lower-power requirements, a standard 1200W power supply option is available in a 4U chassis. All power supply configurations provide eight 6 +2 pin PCIe power connectors. The 5U chassis provides an additional eight 6-pin power connectors.