Ndigo crate PCIe-over-cable enclosure with front access
Overview
With the Ndigo crate it is possible to use up to 8 PCIe2 boards with a PC. The slot covers are on the front side to easily see status information and plug in cables during operation. The connection to the PC happens over PCIe2 x16 for a full duplex bandwidth of 2x 8 GByte/s.
The enclosure was specifically designed to operate multiple synchronized cronologic high speed digitzer boards but it can also be used to house GPUs for high performance computing, storage adapters or networking equipment.
The extension is fully transparent. The operating system can't distinguish between boards in the crate and board inside the PC itself. No drivers required.
The crate is delivered as a set with cable and PC link board.
Available Models
Ndigo | Crate | Crate-3 | Crate-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
Connection to Host | PCIe2 x16 | PCIe3 x16 | PCIe3 x16 |
Bandwidth to Host | 8 GByte/s | 16 GByte/s | 16 GByte/s |
Performance relative to 10 Gbps thunderbolt link | 8x | 16x | 16x |
PCIe3 16x slots with 8 lanes |
| 2 | 2 |
PCIe3 16x slots with 4 lanes |
| 3 | 3 |
PCIe2 16x slots with 4 lanes | 8 |
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PCI slots 5V, 32 Bit, 33 MHz |
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| 2 |
PCI slots 3V, 32 Bit, 66 MHz |
| 2 |
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Cable Length | 1 m, 2 m or 3 m (5 m and 7 m upon request) | ||
Cable and link boards | included | ||
