Dolphin IXH610 User manual

Dolphin PCI Express IXH610
Adapter card users guide
Version 1.13
Date: 30th November 2023

Table of contents

DISCLAIMER
LIFE SUPPORT POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Quick install guide
Note: Static electricity from your clothes or work environment can damage your PCI Express adapter card or
your PC. Always wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap while opening the PC and when the card is removed
from the anti-static bag.
IXH610 operating modes
Setting
SW2 DIP view
Configuration
ON
Transparent mode
OFF
NTB mode

Cable connections

Overview
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Dolphin Express adapter card - IXH610
IXH610 high level specification
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LEDs
Use cases
Use case A: Transparent IO
Use case B - 2 Node configuration - NTB mode (unbalanced)

Use case C - 2 Node Configuration –NTB Mode (Balanced)
Use case D - Switch configuration

Use case E –Downstream target

Configuration and DIP-switches
The IXH610 has DIP-switches for setting special modes or operations. Please carefully read the documentation
before modifying any DIP-switch settings. Please carefully pay attention to ON and OFF positions written on the
DIP switch.

DIP switch bank SW 1 - SWMODE
This DIP should normally be kept in factory default mode.
These DIP switches are used to directly control the
PES24NT6G2 Software MODE. Please refer to the
PES24NT6G2 data sheet for details. The most useful options
are documented in the table below.

DIP switch bank SW 2 –configuration

Use cases summary and settings

Installation
Static electricity from your clothes or work environment can damage your PCI Express adapter card or your PC.
Always wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap while opening the PC and when the IXH610 is removed from the
anti- static bag.
Changing the PCI Express bracket
Installing the adapter card
Installing and removing the cable
Connecting the cable
Disconnecting the cable
EEPROM Programming

Software installation
Identifying the card
Adapter 0 > Type : IXH610
NodeId : 4
Serial number : IXH610-DE-001352
IXH chipId : 0x8091111d
IXH chip revision : 0x00000002 (ZC)
EEPROM version NTB mode : 0024
EEPROM version transp mode : 0009
EEPROM swmode[3:0] : 1100
EEPROM images : 0001
Card revision : DE
02:00.0 PCI bridge: Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Device 8091 (rev 02)
02:00.1 Bridge: Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Device 8091 (rev 02)
02:00.2 System peripheral: Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Device 8091 (rev 02)
# lspci -s 02:00.0 -vvv | grep Serial
Capabilities: [180 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-44-45-00-00-05-48

Support

Technical information
PCI-Express 8x finger connector pin-out

PCIe iPass cable connector pin-out

Compliance and regulatory testing
EMC compliance
RoHS compliance
Flammability standard
The Dolphin IXH610 PWB is UL94V-0 compliant. The board has the 94V-0 mark in its silk screen.
WEEE Notice
This IXH610 is labelled in accordance with European Directive 2002/96/EC concerning waste
electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The Directive determines the frame work for the
return and recycling of used appliances as applicable throughout the European Union. This
label is applied to various products to indicate that the product is not to be thrown away, but returned to your
local approved WEEE waste collector.