PEX 8112 Fwd Riser Reference Design for Board Revision 1.0 – Version 1.1
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CONTENTS
1. General Information ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 PEX 8112 Features ....................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 PEX 8112 Fwd Riser Features ...................................................................................................... 2
2. PEX 8112 Fwd Riser System Architecture ......................................................................................... 3
3. PEX 8112 Fwd Riser Hardware Architecture ...................................................................................... 4
3.1 PEX 8112 PCI Express Bridge Device .......................................................................................... 4
3.2 Serial EEPROM ............................................................................................................................ 4
3.3 PCI Interface ................................................................................................................................. 4
3.3.1 PCI Power ............................................................................................................................... 5
3.4 PCI Express Interface ................................................................................................................... 5
3.4.1 RefClk ..................................................................................................................................... 5
3.4.2 PERST# .................................................................................................................................. 5
3.5 LED Indicators............................................................................................................................... 5
3.6 PEX 8112 Fwd Riser Power .......................................................................................................... 5
3.6.1 PEX 8112 Bridge Device Power ............................................................................................. 5
3.7 Power Management Signaling ...................................................................................................... 6
3.7.1 Wakeup ................................................................................................................................... 6
4. M
ECHANICAL ARCHITECTURE ................................................................................................................ 7
4.1 Monitoring Point, Indicator, Control, and DIP Switch Summary .................................................... 7
4.1.1 Monitoring Points .................................................................................................................... 7
4.1.2 General-Purpose I/O, PWR_OK Signals Access Points ......................................................... 7
4.1.3 PCI Bus Configurations ........................................................................................................... 7
4.1.4 PCB Stackup ........................................................................................................................... 8
5. References .......................................................................................................................................... 9
6. Bill of Materials and Schematics ....................................................................................................... 10
FIGURES
Figure 1. PEX 8112 Fwd Riser – 3.3V PCI ............................................................................................... 1
Figure 2. PEX 8112 Fwd Riser – 5V PCI .................................................................................................. 1
Figure 3. PEX 8112 Fwd Riser Hardware Architecture ............................................................................. 4
Figure 4. PEX 8112 Fwd Riser Stackup ................................................................................................... 8
TABLES
Table 1. PEX 8112 Fwd Riser LED Indicator Function ............................................................................. 5
Table 2. PEX 8112 Fwd Riser Default Jumper Settings ........................................................................... 7