Artesyn XMCspan Installation and Use (June 2014) - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 1
XMCSPAN Installation and Use (6806800H03C) 13
Introduction
This chapter gives an overview of the features of the XMCspan, lists the standard compliances,
and details the ordering information for the board.
1.1 Features
The XMCspan is a carrier module that provides PCI Express expansion capability to the VME
base board.
The XMCspan has the following features:
 Provides access to XMC/PMC I/O through the front panel or rear transition module
 Provides stacking capability for up to two XMCspan modules
 Compatibility with the MVME7100 board
 Compatibility with the MVME7100 board
 Support for two single-wide XMC/PMC/PrPMC modules, or one double-width
XMC/PMC/PrPMC module
 +3.3 V PCI signaling voltage (VIO)
 PEX8533 PCI Express switch with the following features:
– Six highly flexible and configurable PCI Express ports
– 32 full duplex PCI Express lanes with integrated SerDes
– 2.5 Gbps bandwidth per lane
– Fully non-blocking switch architecture
– Signal support for INTA and FATAL ERROR
– Support for QoS (Quality of Service)
– Support for port performance monitoring
 Tsi384 PCI Express-to-PCI/PCI-X bridge with the following features:
– Four full duplex PCI Express lanes with integrated SerDes
– 2.5 Gbps bandwidth per lane
– Conventional PCI data rates: 33 and 66 MHz