Introduction

DIP2X-PCIE4XG210 is Two Internal PCIe x2 to PCIe x4 Gen 2 Switch Host Card.

Utilizing the standard PCI Express Switch, the 8-Lane/3-Port PCI Express Gen 2 (5 Gbps) Switch provides the most efficient fan-out solution for the following configuration:

The DIP2X-PCIE4XG210 provides one upstream port supporting x4, and two downstream ports that support x2 operation. The flexible upstream port provides users the flexibility to expand or fan-out from a wide range of x86, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC SoC/Chipset, and it is a suitable solution for Embedded, Storage, HBA, Combo card, Surveillance, wired/ wireless Networking, and other applications.

Technical Specifications

 

Upstream PCIe interface
  • 4-lane PCI Express
    • PCIe Gen 1 (2.5GT/s)
    • PCIe Gen 2 (5.0GT/s)
Downstream PCIe interface
  • Two IOI Proprietary Dual-lane Internal PCIe Ports (PCIe-1~2)
    • 10X2_19pin Header (Pitch=2.0mm)
    • 2-lane PCIe (PCIe x2)
  • Each Dual-lane Internal PCIe Port
    • PCIe Gen 1 (2.5GT/s)
    • PCIe Gen 2 (5.0GT/s)
Key Features
  • Industry Specifications Compliance
    • PCI Express® Base Specification, Revision 2.1
    • PCI Express CEM Specification, Revision 2.0
    • PCI-to-PCI Bridge Architecture Spec., Rev 1.2
    • Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) Specification
    • EEPROM interface support
  • PCISIG PCI Express 2.1 certificated
  • Integrated 100MHz Clock buffer for each downstream port
  • Reliability, Availability and Serviceability
    • Supports Data Poisoning and End-to-End CRC
    • Advanced Error Reporting and Logging
  • Device State Power Management
    • Supports D0, D3Hot and D3Cold device power states
  • Advanced Power Savings
    • Empty downstream ports are set to idle
  • Programmable driver current and de-emphasis level at each individual port
  • Port Arbitration: Round Robin (RR), Weighted RR and
    Time-based Weighted RR
  • Extended Virtual Channel capability
    • Two Virtual Channels (VC) and Eight Traffic Class (TC) support
    • Independent TC/VC mapping for each port
  • Supports Isochronous Traffic
    • Isochronous traffic class mapped to VC1 only
  • Supports “Cut-through”(Default) as well as “Store and Forward” mode for switching packets
  • Peer-to-peer switching between any two downstream ports
  • Supports up to 512-byte maximum payload size (setting to 256-byte)
  • Power Dissipation: 1.1 W typical in L0 normal mode
    (Including clock buffer Pd)
  • 150ns typical latency for packet running through switch without blocking
  • Link Power Management
    • Supports L0, L0s, L1, L2, L2/L3Ready and L3 link power states
    • Active state power management for L0s and L1 states
    • Supports PCI-PM
  • Supports Device Specific PME Turn-Off Message for each downstream port
  • Support Access Control Service (ACS) for peer-to-peer traffic
  • Support Address Translation (AT) packet for SR-IOV application
  • Support OBFF and LTR
Computer Platform Requirements Desktop computer equipped with a PCIe 2.0/3.0 x4, x8, x16 slot
Computer Platform
  • Computer with PCI Express slot (x4, x8, x16)

Note:
For the best performance (5.0 Gbps), It should be installed in a PCIe Gen 2 compliant slot in the host computer.  Most computers have PCIe Gen 2 (5.0 Gbps) throughput on x4, x8 or x16 slots.
A PCIe Gen 1 compliant slot reaches up to 2.5 Gbps throughput

Physical Dimensions
  • 59(H)x89(L) mm
  • NW: 43.5g
Applications

Application : x4, x2, x2

PCIe x4 to two PCIe x2 slots
Model No: DIP2X-D2X20
Optional Accessories
  • Low Profile PCI Bracket (BR-00226-01)