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NcPCI-XLINK
discontinued ! - replacement product: ../services/feedback| The NcPCI-XLINK offers a MicroTCA system access to cPCI I/O cards. The NcPCI-XLINK is plugged into slot 1 of any cPCI system and, via a PCI Express cable up to 7 meters long, the front panel is connected to the NAMC-XLINK. The MicroTCA system then acts as the master of the cPCI I/O cards. No modification of the application or drivers is needed. XLINK-Family Overview:
Functional Blocks Hardware based on cPCI The NcPCI-XLINK is based on a high performance 32-bit, 33 MHz 3U cPCI card compatible with a cPCI system slot 1 supporting cPCI standards with 3.3V signalling. The cPCI interface is 5V tolerant. PCI Express External Cable Connector The NcPCI-XLINK connects the PCI Express External Cable Connector with the cPCI backplane using programmable buffer circuitry and a PCIe to PCI bridge device. The NAMC-XLINK provides master functions such as clock and management signals. The NAMC-XLINK has to identify the slave interface via firmware after Power-Up which, in this case, is the NcPCI-XLINK. It is important to power up the cPCI (slave) system first. A rescan of the cable link can be performed at any time with user software. EEPROM (type 24C02) The EEPROM is an I2C device located on the NcPCI-XLINK connecting to the PCIe to PCI bridge via I2C bus. This EEPROM (type 24C02) is mostly used for storing setup imformation for the PCIe to PCI bridge after Power-Up, but also for storing board-specific information. The EEPROM's address is 0x0. By default, the I2C device 24C02 is not programmed. The bridge initializes with default register values. XLINK-Family The NcPCI-XLINK is member of the XLINK-Family which enables the connection of different system platforms via a PCI Express External Cable Interface to a MicroTCA system. Other XLINK Board Combinations
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cPCI Interface
- 32bit /33MHz
- 3.3V signalling
- 5V tolerantÂ
PCI Express Interface
- 1x PCI Express External Cable Connector at the front panel with a transfer data rate of 2.5Gb/s
PCIe to PCI bridge
- Pericom PI7C9C111SL is used in forward mode
- x1- PCIe upstream port
- x1 32-bit PCI downstream port
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| namc_xlink_ds | XLINK Family Datasheet | 282 KB | 1.0 | 11-07-2012 | |
| npci_xlink_man_hw | Hardware Manual NPCI-XLINK | 329 KB | 1.0 | 14-07-2011 | |
| ncpci_xlink_man_hw | Hardware Manual NcPCI-XLINK | 391 KB | 1.0 | 14-07-2011 | |
| namc_xlink_man_hwl | Hardware Manual NAMC-XLINK | 384 KB | 1.2 | 13-07-2011 |
Product Code: NCPCI-XLINK
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| NCPCI-XLINK | 3U cPCI board with PCIE-X1 at the front connector and through a transparent PCIexpress to PCI bridge chip a 32 bit, 33 MHz PCI interface at the edge connector. No software is needed. Board has to be placed in a passive backplane in the host slot. Please order the corresponding NAMC-XLINK board to connect your cPCI boards to a MicroTCA system. | - |
| NAMC-XLINK | single full size AMC board with PCIe, as cross link to a PCI or cPCI subsystem, works with NPCI-XLINK or NCPCI-XLINK | - |
| NPCI-XLINK | Compact size PCI board with PCIE-X1 at the front connector and through a transparent PCIexpress to PCI bridge chip a 32 bit, 33 MHz PCI interface at the edge connector. No software is needed. Board has to be placed in a passive backplane in the host slot. Please order the corresponding NAMC-XLINK board to connect your PCI boards to a MicroTCA system. | - |