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Switchtec PFX-I Fanout 48xG3 PCIe Switch
Key Features
• * Most flexible per port bifurcation in the industry
• * Supports industrial temperature ranges -40°C (Ta) to +105°C (Tj)
• * 48 lanes, 24 ports and 24 NTBs
• * 12 virtual switch partitions for efficient use of system resources
• * Advanced error containment and surprise-plug and unplug support to prevent system crashes
• * Advanced diagnostics and debug features to identify, diagnose and fix problems
• * Error Containment
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• + Advanced Error Reporting (AER) on all ports
• + Downstream Port Containment (DPC) on all downstream ports
• + Poisoned TLP blocking
• + Completion Timeout Synthesis (CTS) to prevent an error state in an upstream host due to incomplete non-posted transactions
• + Hot- and surprise-plug controllers per port
• + GPIOs configurable for different cable/connector standards
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• * PCIe Interfaces
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• + Passive, managed, and optical cables
• + SFF-8644, SFF-8643, SFF-8639, OCuLink, and other connectors
• + SHPC-enabled slot and edge connectors
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• * Diagnostics and Debug
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• + Transaction Layer Packet (TLP) generator for testing and debugging of links and error handling
• + Real-time eye capture
• + Any-to-any port mirroring for debug purposes
• + External loopback at PHY and TLP layers
• + Errors, statistics, performance, and TLP latency counters
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• * Peripheral I/O Interfaces
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• + Up to 11 Two-Wire Interfaces (TWIs) with SMBus support
• + Up to 2 SFF-8485-compliant SGPIO ports
• + Up to 109 parallel GPIO pins
• + Up to 4 UARTs
• + JTAG and EJTAG interface
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• * High-speed I/O
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• + PCIe Gen 3 8 GT/s
• + Supports PCIe-compliant link training and manual PHY configuration
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• * Power Management
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• + Active State Power Management (ASPM)
• + Software controlled power management
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• * Chiplink Diagnostic Tools
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• + Extensive debug, diagnostics, configuration, and analysis tools with an intuitive GUI
• + Access to configuration data, management capabilities, and signal integrity analysis tools (such as real-time eye capture)
• + Connects to device over in-band PCIe or sideband signals (UART, TWI, and EJTAG)
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• * Evaluation Kit
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• + PM5461-KIT—PSX/PFX 96/80/64xG3, 1-Slot, 16 HD Evaluation Kit
Description
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The Switchtec PM8573 PFX-I PCIe Gen 3 fanout switch is the industry's highest density, lowest power, high reliability
PCIe Base Specification 3.1-compliant switch supporting
48 lanes, 12 virtual switch partitions, 24 Non-Transparent Bridges (NTBs),
hot- and surprise-plug controllers for each port, advanced error containment,
and comprehensive diagnostics and debug capabilities. PFX-I switches operate over an
extended industrial temperature range of –40 °C ambient to 105 °C junction.
