PEX 8512

PEX 8512  Lead Free

12 Lane, 5 Port PCI Express Switch, 23 x 23mm PBGA

The ExpressLane™ PEX 8512 12-lane, 5-port switch offers PCI Express switching capability conforming to the PCI Express Specification r1.1 with a low latency of 150ns, 2 virtual channels, 5 on-chip Hot-Plug ports and a non-transparent port. This device enables users to add scalable high bandwidth switching, both fan-in/out and peer-to-peer, to a wide variety of applications including office automation, network interface adapters, AMC cards, and processor isolation for servers, storage, and communications. Non-transparent bridging allows the designers to isolate processors in multi-host designs. This switch is hardware configurable and software programmable, allowing users to tailor their port configurations and quality-of-service needs to suit their application requirements. The PEX 8512 is offered in a 23 x 23mm 376-ball PBGA. This device is available in leaded and lead-free packaging.

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PEX 8512 Technical Documentation

Document/Resources Everyone Access Requires Membership Requires NDA Description Version Date
Product Brief Download     Product Overview 1.3 01/09
Data Book     Download Detailed Technical Specifications 1.1 12/08
Design Notes     Download Design Checklist 1.0 04/07
    Download EEPROM Design Note 1.1 07/07
    Download Non-Transparent Mode: Setup & Demonstration (white paper) 1.0 04/09
    Download Programmable Revision ID 1.0 06/07
Errata     Download Silicon Errata list 1.5 21Oct10
Interoperability     Download Interoperability Report 1.0 07/07
Videos   View HTML   IO Sharing via PLX PCIe Switches -- Oct 2010
  View HTML   PCI Express 3.0 over Optical Cable -- Oct 2010
  View HTML   PCI Express Clustering for next generation data centers -- Oct 2010
Product Change Notification (PCN)     Download PCN-2007-14: ASE Assembly -- 09/07
    Download PCN-2008-2: Final Test ASE Kaohsiung -- 02/08
End of Life   Download   PDN-2011-1: Discontinuation of certain package and revisions -- 16May11
Ordering Information View HTML     Part Number, Listing and Compliance -- --
Quality & Reliability     Download ICP Test Report -- 27Sep10
    Download Reliability Qualification Report -- --
  Download   SGS Test Report -- 24Feb11
Webinars   View HTML   About PLX PCIe Gen3 Switches (may require Webex plug-in) -- 05Oct11

PEX 8512 Development Tools

Document/Resources Everyone Access Requires Membership Requires NDA Description Version Date
Rapid Development Kit (RDK)     Download Hardware Reference Manual 1.0 09/07
Software Development Kit (SDK)   View HTML   Software Development Kit -- --
BSDL     Download Boundary Scan Description Language (BSDL) files 1.0 02/07
HSPICE Model     Download HSPICE Model 1.0 04/07
IBIS Models     Download IBIS Model 1.0 04/07
OrCAD     Download OrCAD Design Files for the PEX 8512 RDK -- 03/07
    Download OrCAD library files for the PEX 8512 1.0 04/07
EEPROM     Download EEPROM Images - Non Transparent Mode 2.0 06/07
    Download EEPROM Images - Transparent Mode 2.0 06/07
Design Guidelines     Download PCB Layout Review Guide 1.0 11Oct11

Relevant Press Releases

Release Date Announcement
08/01/11 PLX to Present on PCI Express-SSD Storage at Flash Memory Summit
11/08/10 PLX Announces Sampling of Industry's First PCI Express 3.0 Switches

PEX 8512 Applications

Application Description Document
Storage SAN Fibre Channel SAN Host Bus Adapters - Enables Quad Fibre Channel HBA ExpressApps#4
(PDF)
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) - Increase FC Port Density & Speed ExpressApps#30
(PDF)
Communications Router / Switch Intelligent Quad Gigabit Ethernet Adapters - Highly Selectable Non-Transparent Port ExpressApps#8
(PDF)
Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) - Expands PCIe Ports and End Points ExpressApps#25
(PDF)
PC Peripheral & Consumer Electronics Graphics / Video Multi Monitor Systems - Increased Fan-out & Bandwidth ExpressApps#36
(PDF)