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PCI Express Expansion Systems

Cyclone Microsystems' PCI Express Expansion System allows system developers to expand one x16 or x8 host PCI Express slot to additional PCI Express Slots over an Gen1 or Gen2 x16 or x8 expansion cable. This enables the coupling of cost-effective enterprise host PCs with a high bandwidth, peer-to-peer capable I/O subsystems at 40, 80 and 160 Gb/s.

PCI Express Expansion Systems

Cyclone Microsystems' PCI Express Expansion System allows system developers to expand one host PCI Express slot to multiple additional PCI Express Slots over a x8 or x16 expansion cable. The expansion cable support bandwidths from 40 Gb/s (x8 Gen2), to 80 Gb/s (x16 Gen2), and up to 160 Gb/s on our newest dual HBA adapter x16 Gen2 products.

This capability enables the coupling of cost-effective host computers with a high bandwidth, peer-to-peer capable I/O subsystem.

Cyclone's PCI Express Expansion Systems includes a host bus adapter, an expansion cable, and an expansion backplane mounted in an industrial rack mount chassis. A one or three meter cable connects to a gowing list of available PCI Express Expansion Systems.

Cyclone currently supports Expansion Systems with four, seven, eight, fourteen, and sixteen PCI Express slots. Several products hav support for dual width GPU cards. The Expansion Systems are plug and play solutions that are host operating system agnostic and require no software drivers.

Three generation of Cyclone's PCIe Expansion Systems are deployed in applications as diverse as audio and video editing, data storage, custom embedded systems, seismic exploration, medical imaging, GPU computing farms, and PCIe test fixtures. The common requirement for all these systems is the need to couple a fast server to extensive PCIe I/O slots.

Why use a PCI Express Expansion System?

Gen2 x16
Product	Features	Image
PCIe2-2720: Low Profile, Ten Slot PCIe Expansion System Obsolete	x16 or x8 (160 or 80 Gb/s) Host Bus-to-Expansion systems Bandwidth Ten x8 Slots for Low Profile Boards Turnkey Operation - Host System and OS Independent 2U Chassis 400W AC Power Supply Dual Redundant 420W AC Power Supply System Monitoring (Optional for Dual Supply Configuration)
PCIe2-2712: PCIe Gen2 Ten Slot Expansion System Production	Ten x8 Slots (Single Width, Full Depth) 80 Gb/s x16 Host Bus-to-Expansion System Bandwidth One or Three Meter Expansion Cable Turnkey Operation - Host Processor and Host OS Independent 1200 W AC Power Supply 4U Chassis System Monitoring (Optional)
PCIe2-2711: Eight Slot Dual-Host PCIe GPU Expansion System Production	160 Gb/s Host Bus-to-Expansion systems Bandwidth Dual-Host Capabilities (4 slots per host) Eight, Dual Width, x16 PCIe Gen2 Slots One or Three Meter Expansion Cable Turnkey Operation, No Host Drivers Required Rack Mounted Chassis and Power Supply Options 4U, 1200 W 5U, 2180 W in N+1 Configuration 5U, 3240 W in N+1 Configuration System Monitoring (Optional)
PCIe2-2710: Eight Slot PCIe Gen2 GPU Expansion System Production	Up to 80 Gb/s PCIe Gen2 x16 Host Bus-to- Eight, Dual Width, PCIe Gen2 Slots One or Three Meter Cable to Host Chassis/Power Supply Options 4U Rack Mounted Chassis with 1200 Watt Power Supply 5U Rack Mount Chassis with 3240 or 2180 Watt Power Supply in N+1 Configuration System Monitoring (Optional)
PCIe2-2709: PCIe Gen2 Sixteen Slot Expansion System Production	PCIe Gen2 x16 Host Bus to Expansion System Bandwidth of up to 80 Gb/s Sixteen PCIe Slots with Open Back Connectors (four x8, twelve x4) One or Three Meter Cable to Host Chassis/Power Supply Options 4U Rack Mounted Chassis with 1200 Watt Power Supply 5U Rack Mount Chassis with 3240 or 2180 Watt Power Supply in N+1 Configuration System Monitoring (Optional)
Gen2 x8
PCIe2-2708: PCIe Gen2 Expansion System with Seven x1 Slots Production	PCIe Gen2 x8 Host Bus to Expansion System Bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/s Seven PCIe Gen2 x1 Slots Rack-Mount Expansion Chassis with 680 Watt Power Supply
PCIe2-2707: Five Slot, x16 PCI Express Gen2 Expansion System Production	Five PCI Express Gen2 Slots Three x16 Gen2 Slot Two x8 Gen2 Slots 80 Gb/s Expansion Cable 650 or 1500 Watt Power Supply Rack Mount Chassis RoHS Compliant
Gen1 x16
600-2706: Four Slot, x16 PCI Express Expansion System Superceded by the 600-2707	Four PCI Express Slots One x16 Slot One x8 Slot Two x4 Slots 40 Gb/s Expansion Cable Repeater-based Host Bus Adapter 650 Watt Power Supply Rack Mount Chassis RoHS Compliant
Gen1 x8
600-2705: Low Latency Seven- Slot PCI Express Gen1 Expansion System Superceded by the 600-2708	Seven PCI Express Slots Three x8 Slots Four x4 Slots 20 Gb/s Expansion Cable Repeater-based Host Bus Adapter Low Latency 48 Lane Switch 650 Watt Power Supply Rack Mount Chassis RoHS Compliant
600-2704: Seven- Slot PCI Express Gen1 Expansion System Production	Seven PCI Express Slot Expansion Chassis Three x8 Slots Four x4 Slots 20 Gb/s Expansion Cable x8 Host Bus-to-Expansion Cable Adapter Low Latency, 48 Lane PCI Express Switch 650 Watt Power Supply Rack Mount Chassis Ample Cooling
600-2703: Sixteen-Slot PCI Express Gen1 Expansion System Superceded by the 600-2709	PCI Express Slot Expansion Chassis 14 PCI Express Slots Six x8 Slots Eight x4 Slots 2 PCI-X Slots PICMG 1.3 SHB Capable Full Length, Full Height Slots Rack Mount Chassis 550 Watt Power Supply Ample Cooling

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