Amfeltec B Series User manual

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Squid PCI Express Gen3 Carrier
Board™ for 4 M.2 SSD modules
(B series)
Hardware Manual
May 10, 2019
Revision 1.0

Contents
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Contents
1About this Document........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Purpose.................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Feedback..............................................................................................................................1
1.3 Revision History....................................................................................................................1
2General Description..........................................................................................................................2
2.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................2
2.2 Package Contents.................................................................................................................2
3Features...........................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Features................................................................................................................................6
3.2 B series PCI Express Carrier board for 4 M.2 SSD modules interfaces connection............7
4Installation........................................................................................................................................8
4.1 Carrier board installation.......................................................................................................8
5Hardware Description.......................................................................................................................9
5.1 Board Layout.........................................................................................................................9
5.2 LEDs...................................................................................................................................10
5.3 Connectors and Switch.......................................................................................................10
6Appendix A:....................................................................................................................................11
7Appendix B: Limited warranty.........................................................................................................12
Figures
Figure 1: B series PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 4 M.2 SSD modules...............................................3
Figure 2: B series PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 4 M.2 SSD modules (top view).................................4
Figure 3: B series PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 4 M.2 SSD modules (bottom view).........................5
Figure 4: B series Carrier board PCI Express connection.........................................................................7
Figure 5: B series PCI Express Carrier Board for 4 M.2 modules layout.......................................................9

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Tables
Table 1: B series PCI Express Carrier Board for 4 M.2 modules LEDs........................................................10
Table 2: B series PCI Express Carrier Board for 4 M.2 modules connectors and switch........................10

About this Document
Squid PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier board for 4 M.2 SSD modules (B series), Hardware Manual, Revision 1.0
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1 About this Document
1.1 Purpose
This document describes hardware installation, features, specification and operation of the Squid
PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for 4 M.2 SSD modules from AMFELTEC Corporation (B
series)
.
1.2 Feedback
AMFELTEC Corp.makes every effort to ensure that the information contained in this document is
accurate and complete at time of release. Please contact AMFELTEC Corp.if you find any errors,
inconsistence or have trouble understanding any part of this document.
To provide your feedback, please send an email to [e-mail]
Your comments or corrections are greatly valued in our effort for excellence and continued
improvement.
1.3 Revision History
Rev. No. Description Rev. Date
1.0 Initial Release. May 10, 2019

General Description
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2 General Description
2.1 Introduction
Squid PCI Express family is a series of PCI Express Carrier Boards designed for expansion
of any desktop computer or embedded appliance. Squid family expands a motherboard’s PCI
Express or USB slot with multiple full/half size MiniPCI Express or M.2 modules.
PCI Express Carrier Board for M.2 SSD modules occupies the space equal to standard one-
slot wide PCI Express board defined by PCI Express Specification. Carrier board is half-
height PCI Express board. It is located in the middle of the PCI Express slot and connects to
the motherboard PCI Express connector via x16 PCI Express adapters. This patented PCI
Express structure allows allocating multiple M.2 modules on the components (top) and
soldering (bottom) sides of the carrier board, and not violating PCI Express Specification.
B series PCI Express Carrier board is the cost-effective solution for the computers or
appliances that are based on the motherboard with PCI express bifurcation functionality.
Using motherboards with bifurcation allow using PCI express Carrier board for M.2 modules
that has no PCI express switch IC. For supporting B series carrier board motherboard has to
be able to configure PCI express connector as x4/x4/x4/x4.
M.2 (M key) circuits located on the Carrier board support 2260/2280 and 22110 M.2 PCI
Express M key module types.
2.2 Package Contents
B series PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 4 M.2 SSD modules package includes the following
parts:
1. PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 4 M.2 modules (Figure 1,2,3)
2. x16 PCI Express Adapters
3. Full or half size PCI Express bracket
4. Four Heat Spreaders for each SSD module.

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Figure 1: B series PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 4 M.2 SSD modules

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Figure 2: B series PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 4 M.2 SSD modules (top view).

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Figure 3: B series PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 4 M.2 SSD modules (bottom view).

Features
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3 Features
3.1 Features
•Easy ‘Plug and Play” installation
•Based on the motherboard PCI express bifurcation (x4/x4/x4/x4) support
•Supports up to 4 M.2 PCI Express add-in modules (M key)
•x4 PCI Express Gen 3 (8.0 Gbps) connection to each M.2 circuit (downstream)
•x16 PCI Express Gen 3 (8.0 Gbps) interface to motherboard (upstream)
•One slot wide, half-height PCI Express board (US Pat. #9,996,494);
•Compliant with PCI Express 3.0 and M.2 1.1 Specifications
•Easy removable Cooling Fan, Easy SSD modules installation
•Dimensions: 142 x 65 mm (without fan); 176x65 mm (with fan)
•RoHS compliant

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3.2 B series PCI Express Carrier board for 4 M.2
SSD modules interfaces connection.
Figure 4: B series Carrier board PCI Express connection.

Installation
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4 Installation
4.1 Carrier board installation
Following steps provide the exact sequence that needs to be followed in order to properly install
the Amfeltec PCI Express Expansion Carrier Board:
•Turn OFF computer before installation
•Remove the chassis cover from the computer
•Locate an unused PCI express slot and remove the corresponding slot cover from computer
chassis
•Plug-in Carrier Board to PCI express slot and attach its bracket to the computer chassis with a
screw
•Put the chassis cover back on the computer
•Turn ON computer
•Before start to use Carrier board make sure that on the BIOS PCI express connector with
Carrier board is configured as x4/x4/x4/x4.

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5.1 Board Layout
Figure 5: B series PCI Express Carrier Board for 4 M.2 modules layout

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5.2 LEDs
Name Ref.
Des.
Color Usage
RESET D39 RED Global PCI Express RESET signal from motherboard
LINK1 D43 GREEN SSD module status in circuit U26.
LINK2 D44 GREEN SSD module status in circuit U28.
LINK3 D41 GREEN SSD module status in circuit U27.
LINK4 D42 GREEN SSD module status in circuit U29.
Table 1: B series PCI Express Carrier Board for 4 M.2 modules LEDs
5.3 Connectors and Switch
Ref. Des. Type Usage
J36, J37, J38 Connectors Connection to the x16 PCI Express Adapter
J50 Connector Removable Cooling Fan Connection
SW1 Switch 2 positions
Cooling Fan speed control:
(ON/ON-max; OFF/OFF - min)
U26, U27
M.2 connectors
(M key)
M.2 add-in modules connection
Components side (top)
U28, U29
M.2 connectors
(M key)
M.2 add-in modules connection
Soldering side (bottom)
Table 2: B series PCI Express Carrier Board for 4 M.2 modules connectors and switch

Appendix A:
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Appendix B: Limited warranty
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7 Appendix B: Limited warranty
AMFELTEC Corporation does not warrant that the operation of the hardware, software or
firmware products will be uninterrupted or error free. AMFELTEC products are not intended to be
used as critical components in life support systems, aircraft, military systems or other systems
whose failure to perform can reasonably be expected to cause significant injury to humans.
AMFELTEC expressly disclaims liability for loss of profits and other consequential damages
caused by the failure of any product which would cause interruption of work or loss of profits,
such as shipboard or military attachment.
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED. THE WARRANTIES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE BUYER’S SOLE REMEDIES. IN
NO EVENT SHALL AMFELTEC CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED OR INCURRED
AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THESE PRODUCTS. THIS
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY REMAINS IN FORCE EVEN IF AMFELTEC CORPORATION
IS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation on incidental or consequential damages, so
the above limitation and exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal
rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.