pex-8517 PLX, pex-8517 Datasheet
pex-8517
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pex-8517 Summary of contents
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... Version 1.6 2007 Recommended only for designs migrating from PEX 8516 – please use PEX 8518 for new PEX 8517 designs ...
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... The PEX 8517 is well suited for fan-out, aggregation, peer-to- peer, and intelligent I/O module applications. Highly Flexible Port Configurations The PEX 8517 offers highly configurable ports. There are a maximum of five ports that can be configured to any legal width from x1 to x8, in any combination to support your specific bandwidth needs. The ports can be configured for symmetric (each port having the same lane width and traffic load) or asymmetric (ports having different lane widths) traffic ...
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... EEPROM. The PEX 8517 supports a large number of port configurations. For example, if you are using the PEX 8517 in a fan-out application, you may configure the upstream port as x8 and the downstream ports as four x2 ports; two x2 & one x4 ports; ...
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... I/Os while Host 2 controls Switch 2 and its associated I/Os. The hosts and switches are isolated using NTB functionality of PEX 8517 on the host boards. If one of the hosts fails the surviving host can remove the failing host from the configuration and gain control of both switches and all I/Os ...
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... RDK into smaller slots. The PEX 8517RDK hardware module can be installed in a motherboard, used as a riser card, or configured as a bench-top board. The PEX 8517RDK can be used to test and validate customer software. Additionally, it can be used as an evaluation vehicle for PEX 8517 features and benefits. SDK Windows/Linux Apps ...