Express Shark EH112

PCIe x1 Dual Optical Expander

The EXPRESS SHARK PCIe Expander enables user to operate PCIe devices over fiber optic cable. Any PCIe device, i.e. multimedia-, SATA- or data acquistion cards, etc., can be connected to the host via the fiber optics connections at distances up to 250 meters. No additional host software drivers are required during installation or operation, the EXPRESS SHARK PCIe Expander works out of the box.

EH-112 has dual use for your implementation:

link mode: The EH-112 serves as the host part of the optical link and allows to connect up to two PCIe devices to a single PCIe x1 slot. This implementation is transparent to the used software (Operating System and drivers)
bridge mode: in this non-transparent mode the EH112 allows to connect any number of machines in a ring confguration with RDMA (remote direct memory access). This mode requires additional drivers depending on the used Operating System and environment.

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Features

2 x SFP transceivers with LC connectors
PCIe x1 host adapter form factor
comaptible with any PCIe x1, x2, x4, x8, x12, x16 slot
2.5 Gb/s or 5 Gb/s PCIe communication
optical isolation
reduced system weight and higher bandwith compared to copper cable based solutions
indepent from host processor or Operating System

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EH-112-2A

PCI Express via Fiber Opticts adapter
Host card
1x PCIe lane to host
no PCIe switch
2 target interfaces

PCIe Gen 3
legacy PCIe to PCI bridging
different host interface
different device interface
transition for usage in rough environments

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