AMC113

A MicroTCA module for PCIe expansion is an AMC plug-in board that adds or extends PCI Express connectivity inside a MicroTCA chassis.

It can be used to:

• provide extra PCIe ports or lanes
• connect a processor AMC to additional devices
• split one PCIe connection into several downstream connections using a PCIe switch
• connect external PCIe equipment through front-panel connectors
• host devices such as NVMe storage, network adapters, FPGA accelerators, or XMC modules

The module may include:

• a PCIe switch or bridge
• lane-width conversion, such as x8 to multiple x4 links
• clock and reset distribution
• front-panel PCIe cabling
• hot-swap and IPMI management
• support for different PCIe generations, depending on the board

As a standardized platform of PICMG MicroTCA systems are typically used in medical applications, telecommunications as well as in measurement systems for industrial and scientific applications (e.g. particle physics).

Description:

AMC113 is a second generation PCIe expansion module. The AMC113 is a high-speed 20Gbps bridge from the host PCIe bus to VadaTech’s other carrier and Rear Transition Module (RTM) products such as the ATC104/114/118/117/119, ART114, μTCA chassis, etc. The different carriers host different I/O modules such as PMC/PrPMC, AMC, PCI-X and PCIe edge modules. This concept allows any of the available I/O modules in these standard form factors to be integrated quickly and easily into an AdvancedTCA or μTCA subsystem.The AMC113 allows expansion among multiple MicroTCA chassis orexpansion into other chassis that are not ATCA or μTCA based.The AMC113 is a single module AdvancedMC (AMC) based on the AMC.1 specification.

The AMC113 provides a PCIe x4 link in fiber/copper via front panel QSFP. The dual front I/O allows expansion into two separate system independently. The upstream port must not have spread spectrum PCIe clock enabled.

Key Features:

• AMC.1 compliant
• Single module, mid size (full size options available)
• PCIe x4 lanes Gen2 or PCIe x8 lanes Gen2
• Upstream/Downstream orientation
• Dual Fiber or copper option utilizing QSFP+ connectors (mix of Fiber/Copper across the two ports is  allowed)
• Fully IPMI 2.0 compliant
• RoHS compliant
• OS support for:
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Solaris
  • VxWorks

AMC113 Datasheet