PCI 32 bit Bus Extenders .... Bus Isolation, Wearout, offset, Right Angle and Regular extenders ....

PCIX32 is a Bus Isolation Extender that allows the user to test the 32 bit PCI add-on boards quickly, without having to power the system down each time. It is especially designed to save valuable labor and time in the production environment. It is also a great tool for engineers, during product development, where changes and testing are required. It has many outstanding features such as, local or external power and signal isolation controls and fused power lines with short circuit sensing, etc. It also allows current measurement and voltage margin from external sources. The latest version supports the WOL function and the PCIX spec. The dimension is 7.6" L x 2.3" H. PCIX32 Specification

PCI-FLIP is a PCI extender with the signals routed 180 degree out of phase. It is designed for users that need to insert their PCI I/O boards in testing environment in the same orientation as the ISA boards. User need to specify the VIO version, when ordering. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version, -5 for VIO=5V version (default). The dimension is 3.5" L x 2.7" H.

PCIEX4 is a regular PCI extender. It features pluggable fuses, power indicating LEDs, header pins for logic analyzer hook up, prototype area and optional right angle PCI connector (on solder side), at upper or lower position. By changing the position of the pluggable fuses, it allows power from the motherboard or from an external source to power the PCI board, on top of the PCIEX4 extender. Therefore, the voltage margin can be performed through an external power source and current measurement can be performed by removing the fuse and bridged with an ammeter. An extra row of ground pins is placed next to the header pins, so users with high speed probes can have many closely grounded points. The latest version supports the PCIX spec. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version, -5 for VIO=5V version (default), -TH for right angle connector at upper location option, -TL for right angle connector at lower position option. The dimension is 6.3" L x 2.2" H.

PCILX4 is a taller PCI extender. It has all of the features of the PCIEX4, plus direct support for HP165X logic probes. The PCILX4 supports the HP165X, 100k ohm Termination adapter. This new feature helps engineers using the HP 165X logic analyzers to probe the bus signals quickly, without having to stitch the probes into the pin headers, one by one. The users of non-HP analyzers can also benefit from the grouping of the signals. It is especially useful when the logic analyzer is being shared with other developments. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version, -5 for VIO=5V version (default), -T for right angle connector option. The dimension of the extender is 6.3" L X 4.9" H.

PCITX4-1 and -2are 32 bit right angle PCI extenders that can turn in either direction. They are designed for short chassis, such as the 2U chassis. The height of the PCITX4-2 is designed to clear that of PCITX4-1, so that two PCI I/O boards can be inserted in parallel with the motherboard in the same direction. User must specify VIO version and the side where the connector is mounted when placing an order. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version or -5 for VIO=5V version (default). Add -A for connector on A side or -B for connector on B side of the extender. When user's I/O board is inserted on A side, it will be parallel to the motherboard with component side up. The overall dimension of the PCITX4-1 is 3.54"L X 1.28"H, the connector center height is 1.030". The overall dimension of the PCITX4-2 is 3.54"L X 2.08"H, the connector center height is 1.830".

PCITX4-3 and PCITX4 -4 are similar to the PCITX4-1 and -2, but with different height. The overall dimension of the PCITX4-3 is 3.54"L X 1.1"H , the connector center height is 0.90" The overall dimension of the PCITX4-4 is 3.54"L x 1.9"H, the connector center height is 1.70".

PCITX4-5 and PCITX4 -6 is designed for 1U chassis, it is similar to the PCITX4-1, and -2 but with much shorter height. The overall dimension of the PCITX4-5 is 3.54"L X 0.75"H, the connector center height is 0.55". The overall dimension of the PCITX4-6 is 3.54"L X 0.96"H, the connector center height is 0.76". The PCITX4-5 is designed to be right on top of the PCI connectors on the motherboard, therefore, it is defaulted to be in -A configuration, unless specified otherwise.

PCITX4-7 and PCITX4-8 are 32 bit right angle PCI extenders that can turn in either direction. They are designed for short chassis, such as the 2U chassis. The height of the PCITX4-8 is designed to clear that of PCITX4-7, so that two PCI I/O boards can be inserted in parallel with the motherboard in the same direction. User must specify VIO version and the side where the connector is mounted when placing an order. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version or -5 for VIO=5V version (default). Add -A for connector on A side or -B for connector on B side of the extender. When user's I/O board is inserted on A side, it will be parallel to the motherboard with component side up. The overall dimension of the PCITX4-7 is 3.54"L X 1.89"H. The connector center height is 1.59". The overall dimension of the PCITX4-8 is 3.54"L X 2.64"H. The connector center height is 2.39".

PCITX4-9 is a 32 bit right angle PCI extender that can turn in either direction. It is designed for short chassis, such as the 2U chassis. User must specify VIO version and the side where the connector is mounted when placing an order. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version or -5 for VIO=5V version (default). Add -A for connector on A side or -B for connector on B side of the extender. When user's I/O board is inserted on A side, it will be parallel to the motherboard with component side up. The overall dimension of the PCITX4-9 is 3.54"L X 1.75"H. The connector center height is 1.50".

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PCITX4-10 is a 32 bit right angle PCI riser that can turn in either direction. It is designed for the 2U chassis. User must specify VIO version and the side where the connector is mounted when placing an order. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version or -5 for VIO=5V version (default). Add -A for connector on A side or -B for connector on B side of the extender. When user's I/O board is inserted on A side, it will be parallel to the motherboard with component side up. The overall dimension of the PCITX4-10 is 3.54"L X 1.60"H. The connector center height is 1.38".

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PCITX4 Extender Comparison Chart

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PCISX4 is a wearout extender, designed to go on top of the PCIX32, PCIEX4 and PCILX4 extenders. It is a short and low cost extender with a heavy duty connector of 2000 - 3000 insertion cycles. Its purpose is to prolong the life of the other extenders in heavily used environment. It can also be used to prevent the I/O board's gold fingers from damage, when I/O boards are used to test the motherboards repeatedly. The PCISX4 is universal, it supports both VIO versions. The dimension is 4.3" L x 1.1" H.

PCISX4-4 is a wearout extender. It is a short and low cost extender with a heavy duty connector of 2000 - 3000 insertion cycles. Its purpose is to prolong the life of the connector in motherboard in heavily used environment. It can also be used to prevent the I/O board's gold fingers from damage, when I/O boards are used to test the motherboards repeatedly. It is constructed with multilayers. The PCISX4-4 is universal, it supports both VIO versions. The dimension is 3.62" L x 1.6" H.

PCIOX4 is an alternative wearout extender similar to the PCISX4. However, the connector on top of the extender is offset by 1.1 inches, into the chassis. It allows PCI short cards with I/O connectors to use the extender without having to modify the chassis. It can also be used directly on the motherboard slots, with an optional L-shaped bracket. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version, -5 for VIO=5V version (default). The dimension is 6.9"L X 1.5"H.

PCISASX4 is a wearout extender for the PCI_ISA bus. It has the same function and purpose as the PCISX4 wearout extender. Add -3 for VIO=3.3V version, -5 for VIO=5V version (default). The dimension is 10.3"L X 1.1"H.

PCI-02 - PCI 32 Bit Riser Card, Rev-02. Dimension - H: 2.61" x W: 4.45"

PCI-04- PCI 32 Bit Riser Card, Rev-04. Dimension - H: 2.31" x W: 3.66"

PCI-A32PSC-02- PCI 32 Bit Riser Card, with interrupt lines on a 2x2 header, Rev-02. Dimension - H: 2.92" x W: 3.65"

PCIRAID-03- PCI_RAID 32 Bit Riser Card, Rev-03. Dimension - H: 2.55" x W: 7.3"

PCIRAID-11- PCI_RAID 32 Bit Riser Card, Rev-11. Dimension - H: 2.55" x W: 7.3"

PCIRAIDTX6-B- PCI_RAID extender at right angle. Dimension - H: 0.96" x W: 5.305" Connector height - 0.76".

PCI-FLEX-04- PCI 32 bit Flexible Extender. The bottom piece is 1.4"H x 4.5"W, with cables plugged in. The top piece is 1.9" H x 4.5"W. The standard cable length is 4" long, but user can specify any desired length. The cables are soldered onto the PCBs and they are not removable. However, user can request removable version with additional cost.

PCIFLEX32 is a PCI 32 bit Flexible Extender. It is available in Male to Male (-MM) and Female to Male (-FM) versions. In the -MM version, the A/B connection are swapped, in default. The cable length can be specified to any length. The goldfinger end piece PCB is about 0.58" tall. The cable can also be folded to provide offset as shown above. The overall dimension for the -MM version with 3" cable is about 3.9"H x 3.9"W. The overall dimension for the -FM version with 3" cable is about 4.43"H x 3.9"W.

PCIRX4-FLEX is a right angle PCI 32 bit Flexible Extender. The cable length can be specified to any length. The goldfinger end piece PCB is about 0.58" tall. The top connector PCB is about 0.61" tall. The cable can also be folded to provide offset as shown above. The overall dimension with a 3" cable is about 4"H x 3.85"W.

PCIKRX4 is a right angle PCI 32 bit Flexible Extender. The cable length is fixed to 3" long. The cable is made of Kapton material with impedance matched to support higher PCI bus speed. The bottom gold finger PCB is about 0.41" tall. The overall dimension with a 3" cable is about 3.77"H x 3.41"W.

PCI2MPCI-02 is a PCI to Mini-PCI type III adapter board. It features external power input and optional RJ45 and RJ11 connectors. User can jumper select power to the Mini-PCI connector from either the PCI bus or from an external source, for voltage margin and current measurement purposes. User can choose a regular type III connector with clips, or a straight in / out connector without the clips, by adding a -S suffix to the part number. Optionally, user can order the adapter with RJ45 and RJ11 connectors that connect directly to the Mini-PCI by specifying -C suffix to the part number. Dimension - H: 1.87" x W: 5.0".

MPCIEX- MiniPCI extender, 124 pin Type III. It has a small footprint, designed to fit inside the opening of a laptop computer, with a tall MiniPCI connector to clear the laptop's case. There is a on-board LED 3.3V indicator plus a jumper to allow external 3.3V input. All power lines can be fused or bridged with a DMM for current measurement purpose. In the standard configuration, a Mini-PCI connector with holding clips is provided. For faster testing operation, user can choose a straight in / out connector without the clips, by adding a -S suffix to the part number. Dimension - H: 1.75" x W: 2.35" (printed circuit board only, not including the connector).

MPCIFLEX- MiniPCI 124 pin, Type III flexible extender . This flexible extender allows the user to bring the Mini-PCI port out, from under the laptop. It can be positioned in any direction for testing purpose. It also provides test points on all the signals on both sides of the board. In the standard configuration, a Mini-PCI connector with holding clips is provided. For faster testing operation, user can choose a straight in / out connector without the clips, by adding a -S suffix to the part number. User can specify any cable length, however, for reliable operation, the cable should be no longer than 4". Headers for the test points can be ordered with a -H option. Top board dimension - H: 1.68" x W: 2.35" (not including the connector). Bottom board dimension - H: .94" x W: 2.35".

PCIRX2N1 is a PCI 2 in 1 right angle riser. The overall dimension of the main board assembly is 2.01"H x 6.94"W. The bottom slot is connected to a flexible wide cable. The majority of bus signals from the top slot is connected to the bottom slot. However, there are some dedicated signals needed for the top slot that are borrowed from a flexible narrow cable which is plugged into a nearby motherboard slot. At the very bottom of the riser, there is an AGP form factor drop down section that allows the riser to reside in the motherboard AGP slot. This drop down section can be removed, and the riser can be mounted anywhere inside the chassis. The user can order the riser with either PCI-32 or PCI-64 bit connectors. The VIO voltage of each connector on the riser is selectable. All connectors are mounted on the B side of the riser card. The top PCI slot is located at 1.79", the bottom PCI slot is located at 0.99", from the bottom of the board. The wide cable and the narrow cable can be ordered in various lengths. The AGP drop down section will be removed, in -NA version and all relative dimensions will be 0.375" less.

PCITX3N1 is a PCI 3 in 1 right angle riser. The overall dimension of the main board assembly is 2.75"H x 7.10"W. The middle slot is connected directly to the gold fingers. Majority of the bus signals of the top slot is connected to the middle slot. However, there are some dedicated signals that are needed for the top slot, and they are borrowed from a narrow cable that is plugged into a nearby motherboard slot. The bottom slot is a completely independent connection, coming from a wide cable that connects to yet another PCI slot on the motherboard. This arrangement allows the bottom slot to work off a PCI slot on the Motherboard that is not common to the PCI slot where the riser is plugged in. The user can order the riser with a three PCI-32 bit slots or up to a three 64 bit slots configuration. The VIO voltage of each slot on the riser are selectable. All connectors are mounted on the B side of the riser card. The top PCI slot is located at 2.515", the center PCI slot is located at 1.715", and the bottom PCI slot is located at 0.915" from the bottom of the board. The wide cable and the narrow cable can be ordered in various lengths.

PCITX3S1 is a PCI 3 in 1 right angle riser. The overall dimension of the main board assembly is 2.75"H x 7.10"W. The top slot is connected directly to the gold fingers. The middle and bottom slots are tied together, and their PCI bus signals come from a wide cable that connects to another PCI slot on the motherboard. However, there are some dedicated signals that are needed for the middle slot, and they are borrowed from a narrow cable that connects to yet another nearby motherboard PCI slot. This arrangement allows the top slot to work with an independent PCI slot on the motherboard than the other two slots. The wide cable and the narrow cables should connect to PCI slots on the Motherboard that are controlled by a common PCI bridge chip. The user can order the riser in a three PCI-32 bit slot or up to a three 64 bit slot configuration. The VIO voltage of each slot on the riser is selectable. All connectors are mounted on the B side of the riser card. The top PCI slot is located at 2.515", the center PCI slot is located at 1.715", and the bottom PCI slot is located at 0.915" from the bottom of the board. The wide cable and the narrow cable can be ordered in various lengths.

PCIRX3A is a PCI 3 in 1 right angle riser. The overall dimension of the riser assembly is 2.75"H x 6.63"W. The bottom slot is connected directly to the gold fingers. Most of the top, middle and bottom slot signals are tied together, but there are some dedicated slot specific signals that are needed for the top and middle slots. These slot specific signals are brought to the riser card via narrow cables that plug into adjacent PCI slots. All three PCI slots on the motherboard need to be controlled by a common PCI bridge chip. The user can order the riser with up to three PCI-32 bit connectors or up to a three PCI-64 bit connectors. The VIO voltage of each connector on the riser is selectable. All connectors are mounted on the A side of the riser card. The top PCI connector is located at 2.105", the middle PCI connector is located at 1.305", and the bottom PCI connector is located at 0.505" from the bottom of the board. The narrow cables can be ordered in various lengths. A power option (-W) is available to provide more 12V, 5V and 3.3V to the connectors on the riser. It accepts the power from a 4 pin PC power connector for the floppy drive.

PCIAGPTX01 is a PCI/AGP-PRO/PCI, 3 in 1 right angle riser. It plug into an AGP-PRO slot. The overall dimension of the main board assembly is 2.95"H x 7.00"W. The middle AGP-PRO connector connects directly to the AGP-PRO gold fingers. The top slot is connected to the bottom slot. Some dedicated signals that are needed for the top slot are borrowed from a small paddle board that is plugged into a nearby motherboard PCI slot. The bottom connector is a completely independent connection, coming from a separate paddle board of yet another PCI slot on the motherboard. The user can order the riser with PCI-32 bit or PCI 64 bit connectors and an AGP or AGP-PRO connector. All connectors are mounted on the B side of the riser card. This riser is designed for chassis with horizontal cutouts that line up with the AGP-PRO slot on the motherboard. The high performance Kapton cable is 3" long and it supports higher PCI bus speed. Picture shown above is the PCIAGPTX01 populated with 2 PCI-32 bit 5V connectors, and an AGP/AGP-PRO universal connector. The top PCI connector is located at 2.571", the center AGP connector is located at 1.771", and the bottom PCI connector is located at 0.971" from the bottom of the board. The narrow cable can be ordered in various lengths.

PAPTX-AGP is a PCI/AGP/PCI, 3 in 1 right angle riser. It plugs in an AGP slot. The overall dimension of the main board assembly is 2.95"H x 7.00"W. The middle AGP connector connects directly to the AGP gold fingers. The top slot is connected to the bottom slot. Some dedicated signals that are needed for the top slot, are borrowed from a small paddle board that is plugged into a nearby motherboard PCI slot. The bottom connector is a completely independent connection, coming from a separate paddle board of yet another PCI slot on the motherboard. The user can order the riser with PCI-32 bit or PCI 64 bit connectors. All connectors are mounted on the B side of the riser card. This riser is designed for chassis with horizontal cutouts that line up with the AGP slot on the motherboard. Picture shown above is the PAPTX-AGP-414-515. It is populated with 2 PCI-32 bit 5V connectors, and an AGP 1.5V(4X) connector. The gold finger is cut for 1.5V (4X) AGP slot. The top PCI connector is located at 2.571", the center AGP connector is located at 1.771", and the bottom PCI connector is located at 0.971" from the bottom of the board. The wide and narrow cables can be ordered in various lengths.

PAPTX-PCI is a PCI/AGP/PCI, 3 in 1 right angle riser. It plugs into a PCI-32 or a PCI-64 slot. The overall dimension of the main board assembly is 2.95"H x 7.00"W. The middle AGP connector connects to the AGP slot on the Motherboard via an AGP riser in the back. The top PCI connector connects to the bottom PCI connector. Some dedicated signals that are needed for the top connector, are borrowed from a small paddle board that is plugged into a nearby motherboard PCI slot. The bottom connector connects directly to the goldfinger. The user can order the riser with PCI-32 bit or PCI 64 bit connectors. All connectors are mounted on the B side of the riser card. This riser is designed for chassis with horizontal cutouts that line up with the 1st PCI slot on the motherboard. Picture shown above is the PAPTX-PCI-414-515. It is populated with 2 PCI-32 bit 5V connectors, and an AGP 1.5V(4X) connector. The PCI gold finger is cut for universal, and the AGP goldfinger is cut for 1.5V. The top PCI connector is located at 2.521", the center AGP connector is located at 1.721", and the bottom PCI connector is located at 0.921" from the bottom of the riser. The narrow cable can be ordered in various lengths.

P4TX21 is a one slot to multi PCI slot coverter in a right angle configuration. The riser has four built-in connector locations. User can configure the riser to use two PCI connectors in any combination. For example, BL-BH, AL-AH, BL-AH, BH-AH, etc. Additionally the riser is capable of supporting three PCI connectors in any combination, except the BL-AL-AH configuration. It can be plugged into a PCI-32 or PCI-64 bit slot, 3.3V or 5V version. The VIO voltage conversion capability is built-in. The overall dimension of the main board assembly is 2.60"H x 5.50"W. The connector center height at BL position is 1.10", the BH is at 1.90", the AL is at 1.50" and the AH is at 2.30". All dimensions are measured from the bottom of the board. The PCI gold finger is cut for universal use.

The P4TX21 is not guaranteed to work with all motherboards, nor all slot locations. It needs to be configured properly for each individual motherboard due to each motherboard having different address decoding schemes. The riser is ideal for users wanting to have more PCI slots than what is currently available on motherboards such as the ITX or Micro-Flex motherboards.

PEPRX16 is a PCI/PCI-Express_X16/PCI, 3 in 1 right angle riser. It plugs in a PCI-Express_X16 slot. The overall dimension of the main board assembly is 2.91"H x 7.10"W. The middle PCI-Express_X16 connector connects directly to the gold fingers. The top slot is connected to the bottom slot. Some dedicated signals that are needed for the top slot, are borrowed from a small paddle board that is plugged into a nearby motherboard PCI slot. The bottom connector is an independent connection, coming from a separate paddle board of yet another PCI slot on the motherboard. The user can order the riser with PCI-32 bit or PCI 64 bit connectors. All connectors are mounted on the B side of the riser card. This riser is designed for chassis with horizontal cutouts that line up with the PCI-Express_X16 slot on the motherboard. Picture shown above is P/N: PEPRX16-4X4-505. It is populated with 2 PCI-32 bit 5V connectors, and a PCI-Express_X16 connector. The top PCI connector is located at 2.681", the center PCI-Express_X16 connector is located at 1.881", and the bottom PCI connector is located at 1.081". All dimensions are referenced to the bottom of the board. The wide and narrow cables can be ordered in various lengths, depending on the location of the PCI connectors on the motherboard. A power option (-W) is available to provide more 12V, 5V and 3.3V to the connectors on the riser. It accepts the power from a 4 pin PC power connector for the floppy drive.

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