Trenton provides a variety of different system design tools for supporting a large number of I/O cards in a motherboard-based server environment. For example, a Trenton Systems PCIe expansion chassis ships with the Trenton PED8044 target card installed in the SHB slot of any standard PICMG 1.3 backplane, and a PEU8039 host card that plugs into any available x16 PCIe slot on a host server’s motherboard. The connection between the PCIe expansion chassis and the host server is provided by the supplied 1M or 3M x16 PCIe interconnect cable.
Trenton's PCI Express expansion chassis product line offers a variety of backplane options to expand the I/O capabilities of your host server. To take advantage of Trenton's end-to-end system longevity and dependability you may elect to have Trenton Systems supply a complete solution featuring one of our long-life motherboard-based host servers, a rugged, fully integrated PCI Express expansion chassis and an interconnect cable. The choice is yours!
Features
- Secure PCI Express link expansion with any motherboard-based host server
- Extends PCI Express communication bus from the host server to remote I/O cards
- Wide variety of target backplane choices to support multiple I/O card interfaces including PCI Express, PCI-X PCI option cards
- Simplifies host sever motherboard I/O card support in telecom, military & defense, industrial automation, storage and visualization applications
- The current x16 expansion cable supports 128Gb/s (16GB/s) of total bi-directional bandwidth between the host server and target expansion chassis
- Wide variety of target backplane choices to support multiple I/O card interfaces including PCI Express, PCI-X PCI option cards
- Target system choices include 3U, 4U and 5U rackmount expansion chassis
For more information and options please refer to the attached datasheet
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - EXPANSION CHASSIS
| MODEL NAME | | DESCRIPTION | | DIMENSIONS | | POWER SUPPLY | | PCIe STATUS LEDs |
| TTX3100 | | 3U expansion system for 14-slot backplanes | | 19.0"/483mm (W) x 5.25"/133mm (H) x 20.0"/508mm (D) | | 1 - ATX/EPS Fixed | | Front & Rear Panels |
| TTX3101 | | 3U expansion system for 14-slot backplanes | | 19.0"/483mm (W) x 5.25"/133mm (H) x 20.0"/508mm (D) | | Redundant P/S | | Front & Rear Panels |
| TTX4103 | | 4U expansion system for 14-slot backplanes | | 19.0"/483mm (W) x 7.0"/178mm (H) x 20.0"/508mm (D) | | Redundant P/S | | Front & Rear Panels |
| TTX4102 | | 4U expansion system for 14-slot backplanes | | 19.0"/483mm (W) x 7.0"/178mm (H) x 20.0"/508mm (D) | | 1 - ATX/EPS Fixed | | Front & Rear Panels |
| TTX5100 | | 5U expansion system for 20-slot backplanes | | 19.0"/483mm (W) x 8.75"/222mm (H) x 18.0"/457mm (D) | | 1U Micro-Redundant ATX | | Front & Rear Panels |
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - EXPANSION CHASSIS BACKPLANE OPTIONS:
| BACKPLANE OPTION | | I/O CARD SLOTS SUPPORTED (1-PED8044 target card slot plus...) | | 3U CHASSIS | | 4U CHASSIS | | 5U CHASSIS |
| BPG8194 | | 8 - x16 and 5- x4 PCIe PCIe 3.0/2.0/1.1 | | | | | | X |
| BPG8155 | | 2 - x16, 2 - x8, and 6 - x4 PCIe 3.0/2.0/1.1 | | X | | X | | |
| BPG7087 | | 4 - x16 and 5 - x4 PCIe 2.0/1.1 | | X | | X | | |
| BPX6620 | | 1 - x8 PCIe 1.1, 2 - 64-bit/133MHz and 8 - 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X | | X | | X | | |
| BPG6615 | | 1 - x16 and 4 - x4 PCIe 1.1, 2 - 64-bit/100MHz and 4 - 64-bit/66MHz PCI-X | | X | | X | | |
| BPG8032 | | 17 - x16 and 1 - x4 PCIe 2.0/1.1 | | | | | | X |
| BPX6806 | | 4 - x8 and 13 - x4 PCIe 1.1 plus 1 - x4 PCIe 2.0/1.1 | | | | | | X |
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS -EXPANSION CARDS
| Model Name | | Description | | PCIe Standard | | Card Size | | Edge Connector | | Operating Temp | | Storage Temp |
| PEU8039 | | PCIe host card for PCIe over cable I/O expansion | | PCI Express Base Specification 2.0 and 1.1 | | 156mm L x 82.4mm H | | Standard x16 PCIe | | 0°...+55°C | | -20°...+70°C |
| PED8044 | | PCIe target card for PCIe over cable I/O expansion | | PCI Express Base Specification 2.0 and 1.1 | | Card Size: 168mm L x 82.4mm H | | Standard PICMG 1.3 SHB slot connectors A & B | | 0°...+55°C | | -20°...+70°C |
EXPANSION CABLES - 1M or 3M
| Model Name | | Description | | PCIe Standard | | Cable Lengths | | Connectors | | Current | | Shielded |
| EXC1 or EXC3 | | x16 PCI Express expansion cable | | PCI Express Base Specification 2.0 and 1.1 | | 1M (39.4”) or 3M (118.1”) | | iPass™ Integrated Cage and Connector Assembly | | 1A maximum per contact | | Yes |
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