ADLINK PCES-8581-13S User Manual
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Introduction
no need to install any additional software when using PCI devices
in the external chassis.
The PCES-8581-13S and PCES-8581-4S implement a PCI
Express
®
-based control of PCI modules. The technology consists
of a PCIe-8560 card installed in the host computer, a shielded
cable, and the extension system. The PCIe-8560 comes in a PCI
Express
®
x1 footprint and communicates with the extension sys-
tem's low-profile PCI-8565 via a twisted and shielded cable. The
PCI-8565 converts the PCI Express
®
interface into a PCI bridge
for additional PCI slots in the extension system.
The link between host PC and the external chassis is a PCI
Express
®
X1 link that represents a dual-simplex communications
channel consisting of two, low-voltage differentially driven signal
pairs. The signaling rate can reach up to 2.5 Gbps in each direc-
tion. Using the shielded and twisted cable, the maximum exten-
sion distance can be up to 7 M without decreasing the signal rate.