The PCI Express Evaluation Board (XpressBridge)  is designed for:

• PCI Express -to- PCI-X/PCI bridge designs
• PCI-X/PCI-to- PCI Express (reverse) bridge designs
• PCI Express-to-Gigabit Ethernet bridge designs
• Endpoint PCI Express designs
• Add-on PCI-X designs
• Interoperability testing of PCI Express PHY interfaces
• Root complex designs
• Other bridging combinations between PCI Express, PCI-X, and Gigabit links

The PCI Express XpressBridge board is PCI-SIG Certified 

Features & Resources:

• Altera Stratix GX based (with 2.5Gb/s embedded SerDes)- Populated with EP1SGX25 or EP1SGX40
• Free PCI Express IP Core
• Supports 4x, 2x, 1x PCI Express
• Supports 64-bit PCI-X
• 4x, 2x, 1x PCI Express onboard female connector for root complex designs
• Extension connectors for PHY interoperability testing (PIPE interface)
• 2 x optical fiber Gigabit links
• 2 x copper Gigabit (Ethernet) links
• 2 x RS232 ports
• Daughter card Extension through 2 Samtec high-speed connectors
•180 LVTTL I/Os through high-speed Samtec connectors
• LVDS I/Os Base Cameralink
• Other resources: LEDs, switches, and user I/Os

Interoperability: 

• Interoperability testing of PCI Express PHY chips from main vendors:
       ­ Rambus,GLI, and Artisan
• Interoperability with Silicon vendor (ASICs, Structured ASICs, ASSPs and FPGAs)
       ­ LSI Logic, UMC, Altera,  and PLXTech
• Interoperability with Host Platforms
       ­ INTEL,HP, SuperMicro, and TYAN

Applications:

• PCIX/PCI to PCI Express (reverse) bridge
• Endpoint (Upstream) or Root complex (Downstream) PCI Express designs
• Add on PCIX designs
• PCI Express to Gigabit Ethernet bridge

Deliverables:

• Free PCI Express core and design environment
• Free PCI-X/PCI core and design environment
• PCI-X-to-PCI Express (reverse) bridge reference design
• Documentation for the board, cores, and reference design

Please contact us for more information

Availability: Now 

Lead Time: 1 week

Ordering Information:
PXPSYS25 (with Altera Stratix GX EP1SGX25) Price: $4,990    

PXPSYS40 (with Altera Stratix GX EP1SGX40) Price: $4,990  

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