Trenton Technology BPX3/14 Server Class PCI Express Backplane

Features:

• One SHB Express (PICMG 1.3) System Host Board Slot
• One x16 and one x8 PCI Express slot (mechanical)
• Two 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X Slots
• Twelve 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X Slots
• Four USB 2.0 backplane I/O connections
• Two 10/100/1000Base-T backplane Ethernet ports
• ATX, EPS and Extended-current power connection options
• Supports Trenton and PICMG 1.3 20-slot hole patterns
• Seamless support for PCI Express, PCI-X and universal PCI option cards

PCI Express Serial Slots

PCI Express slot one on the BPX3/14 is a x16 slot that mechanically supports x16, x8, x4 and x1 PCI Express cards. PCI Express slot two is a x8 slot that mechanically supports x8, x4 and x1 PCI Express cards. PCI Express option card slot (PCE1) is driven directly by the SHB via a x4 PCI Express link between the card slot and the SHB slot. The actual speed of the PCI Express connection between the SHB and option card slot PCE1 depends on the SHB's PCI Express link configuration and the auto-negotiation/link training features of PCI Express. In order to use the second PCI Express slot (PCE2) a Trenton IOB31 I/O expansion board must be used on Trenton's NLI or NLT system host board. The IOB31 provides a x4 PCI Express electrical connection to the PCE2 slot that enables communication between the SHB/IOB31 and the PCI Express option card.

PCI-X Bus Slots

Provides fourteen PCI Local Bus slots which support PCI-X and universal PCI option cards.

System Host Board (SHB) Slot

Accepts an SHB Express (PICMG® 1.3) compliant processor. Trenton's MCXT, SLT and NLT system host boards are examples of processors, SHBs or SBCs that are PCI Express compatible.

PCI-Express to dual PCI-X Bridges

The PCI Express-to-Dual PCI-X bridges ease the transition to PCI Express by supporting the PCI Local Bus as well as enabling 64-bit PCI-X architectures capable of running at speeds up to 133MHz. The bridge chips are fully compliant with the PCI-X Addendum to the PCI Local Bus Specifications Revision 1.0 and the PCI Local Bus Specification 2.2.

USB 2.0 Interfaces

The SHB Express specification defines optional I/O routings from the SHB to the backplane. Trenton's BPX3/14 takes advantage of this specification feature by providing two USB 2.0 headers capable of providing up to four USB 2.0 backplane ports.

Ethernet Interfaces

Trenton Technology's PCIe BPX3/14 backplane supports the optional Ethernet routing feature of the SHB Express specification. Two 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet RJ-45 connectors are available for use on the backplane. Data communication performance of the backplane's Ethernet interfaces depends on the Ethernet controller hardware and configuration on the system host board. Consult your SHB Ethernet interface implementation method for details or contact Sarsen Technology for full details.

Power Connectors

The backplane is available with an ATX or EPS power connector. The EPS configuration is recommended for use with system host boards such as Trenton's NLT that use dual, high-performance Intel® Xeon™ processors. Either the ATX or EPS configurations can be used with dual, low voltage Intel® Xeon™ processors or single processor configurations.

Auxiliary Power Connector

A +12V power connector is also provided for routing auxiliary power to the SHB's edge connectors. This capability of PICMG 1.3 compliant SHBs and backplanes eliminates the need for auxiliary power connections on the system host board.

Ordering Information

Trenton Technology recommends the EPS configuration for use with SHBs using dual, high-performance Intel® Xeon™ processors.

Please contact us on +44 1672 511166 to discuss your single board computer backplane / motherboard application. For further details of these and other Trenton Technology PCI Express PCIe products, please see the Trenton Technology web pages on this site or contact us via our Contacts page.