PEX 8517

PEX 8517  Lead Free  PCI-SIG Integrator's List

16 Lane, 5 Port PCI Express Switch, 27 x 27mm PBGA

The ExpressLane™ PEX 8517 is RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR DESIGNS MIGRATING FROM THE PEX 8516.

The ExpressLane™ PEX 8517 16-lane, 5-port switch offers PCI Express switching capability conforming to the PCI Express Specification r1.1. The ExpressLane PEX 8517 device offers PCI Express switching capability enabling users to add scalable high bandwidth, non-blocking interconnection to a wide variety of applications including servers, storage systems, communications platforms, blade servers, and embedded-control products. The PEX 8517 switch can be used as fan-out, aggregation, and is equally well-suited to intelligent I/O module applications. The PEX 8517 is offered in a 27 x 27mm 312-ball PBGA. This device is available in leaded and lead-free packaging.

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THE PEX 8517 IS RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR DESIGNS MIGRATING FROM THE PEX 8516.

PEX 8517 Technical Documentation

Document/Resources Everyone Access Requires Membership Requires NDA Description Version Date
Product Brief Download     Product Overview 1.6 05/07
Data Book     Download Detailed Technical Specifications 1.3 05/07
Design Notes   Download   Power Sequencing Design Note 1.0 01/06
    Download EEPROM Design Note 1.1 07/07
    Download Non-Transparent Mode: Setup & Demonstration (white paper) 1.0 04/09
    Download Performance Optimization Design Note 1.0 01/06
    Download Programmable Revision ID 1.0 06/07
Errata     Download Silicon Errata list 1.5 01/09
Interoperability   Download   PLX Switches/Bridges RDK Interoperability 1.0 02/06
    Download Interoperability Report 1.0 07/06
Migration Document     Download PEX 8516 to 8517 Migration Document 1.0 01/06
Product Change Notification (PCN)     Download PCN-2006-18 -- 12/06
    Download PCN-2007-11, standard BoM -- 03/07
    Download PCN-2007-14: ASE Assembly -- 09/07
    Download PCN-2007-3 -- 01/07
    Download PCN-2007-7 -- 02/07
    Download PCN-2008-2: Final Test ASE Kaohsiung -- 02/08
    Download PCN-2008-8: Pb-free -- 09/08
Part Numbers Listing View HTML     Part Number, Listing and Compliance -- --
Quality & Reliability   Download   Certificate of Compliance, REACH and RoHS 5/6 Declaration -- 04/10
  Download   RoHS 5/6 Certificate of Compliance -- --
  Download   RoHS 6/6 Certificate of Compliance (PEX8000 ending with the suffix F or G) -- --
    Download ICP Test Report -- --
    Download Lead-Free Material Analysis Data -- --
    Download Lead-Free Reflow Profile & Peak Temperature -- --
    Download Leaded Material Analysis Data -- --
    Download Reliability Qualification Report -- --

PEX 8517 Development Tools

Document/Resources Everyone Access Requires Membership Requires NDA Description Version Date
Rapid Development Kit (RDK)     Download RDK Hardware Reference Manual 1.2 04/07
Software Development Kit (SDK)   View HTML   Software Development Kit -- --
BSDL     Download Boundary Scan Description Language files 1.0 02/07
HSPICE Model     Download HSPICE Model 1.1 04/07
IBIS Models     Download IBIS Model (low-speed signals only) 1.0 05/06
OrCAD     Download OrCAD design files for the PEX 8517 RDK -- 03/07
    Download OrCAD Library Files -- 05/07
GERBER     Download Layout Files for PEX 8517 AC RDK (Gerber) -- 01/05
EEPROM     Download EEPROM Images - Non Transparent Mode 2.0 06/07
    Download EEPROM Images - Transparent Mode 2.0 06/07

PEX 8517 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)