MEN G214 User manual

User Manual

G214
Multi-Display Controller
3U CompactPCI Serial
2017-03-0720G214-00 E2

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Contents
Contents
Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Product Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.1 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 External Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3 Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1.4 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1.5 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.6 Product Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1 Connecting and Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.2 Installing Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1 Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.2 Processor Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.2.1 Thermal Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.3 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.4 Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.4.1 Front Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.4.2 Connection of Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.5 CompactPCI Serial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Figures
Figure 1. Front interfaces (4 HP model and 8 HP model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 2. Board layout – top view (with four DisplayPort interfaces) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 3. Block diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Figure 4. Product labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Tables
Table 1. Connector types – DisplayPort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Table 2. Pin assignment – DisplayPort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Table 3. Signal mnemonics – DisplayPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 4. Maximum resolution with x8 PCI Express connection (calculated values) . . 18
Table 5. Maximum resolution with x4 PCI Express connection (calculated values) . . 18
Table 6. Maximum pixel rates at 5.4 GHz link rate (DisplayPort 1.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table 7. Maximum pixel rates at 2.7 GHz link rate (DisplayPort 1.1a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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About this Document
About this Document
This user manual is intended only for system developers and integrators, it is not
intended for end users.
It describes the design, functions and connection of the product. The manual does not
include detailed information on individual components (data sheets etc.).
History
G214 product page with up-to-date information and downloads:
www.men.de/products/g214/
Issue Comments Date
E1 First issue 2011-12-16
E2 General update, minor errors corrected 2017-03-07

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About this Document
Conventions
Indicates important information or warnings concerning situations which
could result in personal injury, or damage or destruction of the
component.
Indicates important information concerning electrostatic discharge which
could result in damage or destruction of the component.
Indicates important information or warnings concerning proper
functionality of the product described in this document.
The globe icon indicates a hyperlink that links directly to the Internet.
When no globe icon is present, the hyperlink links to specific information
within this document.
Italics Folder, file and function names are printed in italics.
Comment Comments embedded into coding examples are shown in green text.
IRQ#
/IRQ
Signal names followed by a hashtag "#" or preceded by a forward slash "/"
indicate that this signal is either active low or that it becomes active at a
falling edge.
In/Out Signal directions in signal mnemonics tables generally refer to the
corresponding board or component, "in" meaning "to the board or
component", "out" meaning "from the board or component".
0xFF Hexadecimal numbers are preceded by "0x".
0b1111 Binary numbers are preceded by "0b".

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Product Safety
Product Safety
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Computer boards and components contain electrostatic sensitive devices.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage components. To protect the PCB
and other components against damage from static electricity, you should
follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.
Power down and unplug your computer system when working on the
inside.
Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads,
or circuitry.
Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components.
Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came
with the component whenever the components are separated from the
system.
Only store the product in its original ESD-protected packaging. Retain
the original packaging in case you need to return the product to MEN for
repair.

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Legal Information
Legal Information
Changes
MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH ("MEN") reserves the right to make changes without further
notice to any products herein.
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suitability of its products for any particular purpose, nor does MEN assume any liability
arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit, and specifically disclaims
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the products in question. If buyer does not notify MEN in writing within the foregoing
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The correct function of MEN products in mission-critical and life-critical applications is
limited to the environmental specification given for each product in the technical user
manual. The correct function of MEN products under extended environmental
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arising out of, directly or indirectly, any claim or personal injury or death associated with
such unintended or unauthorized use, even if such claim alleges that MEN was negligent
regarding the design or manufacture of the part. In no case is MEN liable for the correct
function of the technical installation where MEN products are a part of.
Qualified Personnel
The product/system described in this documentation may be operated only by
personnel qualified for the specific task in accordance with the relevant documentation,
in particular its warning notices and safety instructions. Qualified personnel are those
who, based on their training and experience, are capable of identifying risks and
avoiding potential hazards when working with these products/systems.

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Legal Information
Conformity
MEN products are no ready-made products for end users. They are tested according to
the standards given in the Technical Data and thus enable you to achieve certification of
the product according to the standards applicable in your field of application.
RoHS
Since July 1, 2006 all MEN standard products comply with RoHS legislation.
Since January 2005 the SMD and manual soldering processes at MEN have already been
completely lead-free. Between June 2004 and June 30, 2006 MEN’s selected component
suppliers have changed delivery to RoHS-compliant parts. During this period any change
and status was traceable through the MEN ERP system and the boards gradually became
RoHS-compliant.
WEEE Application
Nevertheless, MEN is registered as a manufacturer in Germany. The registration number
can be provided on request.
Copyright © 2017 MEN Holding. All rights reserved.
The WEEE directive does not apply to fixed industrial plants and tools. The
compliance is the responsibility of the company which puts the product
on the market, as defined in the directive; components and sub-
assemblies are not subject to product compliance.
In other words: Since MEN does not deliver ready-made products to end
users, the WEEE directive is not applicable for MEN. Users are
nevertheless recommended to properly recycle all electronic boards
which have passed their life cycle.
Germany
MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH
Neuwieder Straße 3-7
90411 Nuremberg
Phone [phone]
France
MEN Mikro Elektronik SAS
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ZA de la Châtelaine
74240 Gaillard
Phone [phone]
USA
MEN Micro Inc.
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Blue Bell, PA 19422
Phone [phone]
China
MEN Mikro Elektronik
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Room 808-809, Jiaxing
Mansion, No. 877 Dongfang
Road
200122 Shanghai
Phone [phone]
[email protected]
www.men.de
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[e-mail]
www.menmicro.com
[e-mail]
www.men-china.cn

Product Overview
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1 Product Overview
1.1 Product Description
High Resolution and Long-Term Availability
The G214 is a 4HP/3U CompactPCI Serial peripheral board based on the AMD Radeon
E6760 GPU. The board is an easy way to provide a CompactPCI Serial system with high-
end graphics features that are not offered by regular CPU chipsets. The supported high
resolutions and multi-display output make the board ideal to meet the visual
requirements of central control rooms, video surveillance systems or digital signage
applications. All board components are carefully selected to offer long-term availability
for at least 7 years.
Multiple Display Outputs
AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology supports up to six display outputs: Four
DisplayPort 1.2 interfaces with a maximum resolution of 4096x2560 at 60 Hz and 24 bpp
are available at the board's front panel, another two DisplayPort 1.1a interfaces with a
maximum resolution of 2560x1600 are optional (widening the front panel to 8HP).
Alternatively, DisplayPort 1.2 supports daisy chaining of compatible displays. If the
connected panels support the same resolutions, they can be addressed as a "single large
surface", effectively functioning as one monitor with a very large resolution.
Advanced Technology
The advanced, programmable 3D graphics engine of the AMD Radeon E6760 supports
Microsoft DirectX 11 and comes with a third generation unified video decoder,enabling
dual HD decode of H.264, VC-1, MPEG4 and MPEG2 compressed video streams. The GPU
is also an ideal solution for embedded applications requiring compute intensive general
purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) capabilities. With 480 processing elements, it
delivers up to 576 GFLOPs peak single precision floating point performance for
ultrasound, radar and video imaging applications. The GPGPU capabilities are enabled
by AMD Accelerated Processing (APP) technology, the industry standard OpenCL
programming language and the AMD APP Software Development Kit (SDK).
Connectivity Options
Using passive DisplayPort adapters, up to two HDMI or DVI-D monitors can be
connected. Single-link DVI-D and HDMI 1.4a are supported. With active adapters, all six
DisplayPort interfaces can be used. Active adapters are also available for dual-link DVI-D
and VGA.

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1.2 External Interfaces
Figure 1. Front interfaces (4 HP model and 8 HP model)
G214
DP2DP1 DP4DP3
Serial
®
CompactPCI
G214
DP2DP1 DP4DP3
Serial
®
CompactPCI
DP5 DP6

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1.3 Board Layout
Figure 2. Board layout – top view (with four DisplayPort interfaces)
DisplayPort 1.2
connectors
Heat sink
CompactPCI Serial
connector P2
CompactPCI Serial
connector P1

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1.4 Block Diagram
Figure 3. Block diagram
P2
R
AMD
RadeonE6760
GPU
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F
F
F
DisplayPort1.2
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PCIex4
PCIex4
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1.5 Technical Data
Graphics
AMD Radeon E6760 graphics processor
-600 MHz max. graphics engine operating frequency
Maximum resolution (with PCIe x8 host connection)
-4096x2560 pixels at 24 bpp / 60 Hz (DisplayPort 1.2)
-2560x1600 pixels at 24 bpp / 60 Hz (DisplayPort 1.1a)
6 SIMD engines x 80 processing elements = 480 shaders
Floating Point Performance (single precision, peak): 576 GFLOPS
Display Engine: AMD EyeSpeed visual acceleration, AMD Eyefinity, AMD HD3D
technologies
DirectX 11
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.1
OpenCL compliant: AMD APP, OpenCL 1.1, DirectCompute 11
Unified Video Decoder 3 for H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2 decode
Memory
128-bit wide, 1 GB, GDDR5
Operating frequency: 800 MHz / 3.2 Gbps
Front Interfaces
Four DisplayPort 1.2 interfaces
Two additional DisplayPort 1.1a interfaces (optional)
Supervision and Control
Temperature sensor
Reset via CompactPCI Serial connector
Backplane Standard
Compliance with CompactPCI Serial PICMG CPCI-S.0 Specification
Peripheral slot
Host Connection:
-One PCI Express x4 link, PCIe 2.1, or
-One PCI Express x8 link, PCIe 2.1
Electrical Specifications
Supply voltage
-+12 V (9 to 16 V)
Power consumption
-35 W max.

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Mechanical Specifications
Dimensions
-3U, 4 HP (four DisplayPort interfaces), or
-3U, 8 HP (six DisplayPort interfaces)
Weight
-approx. 260 g (with heat sink)
Environmental Specifications
Temperature range (operation):
-0°C to +60°C
--50°C to +85°C screened (model 02G514-01)
-Airflow: min. 1.0 m/s
Temperature range (storage): -40°C to +85°C
Cooling concept
-Air-cooled, or
-Conduction-cooled in MEN CCA frame
Relative humidity (operation): max. 95% non-condensing
Relative humidity (storage): max. 95% non-condensing
Altitude: -300 m to +3000 m
Shock: 15 g, 11 ms (EN 60068-2-27)
Bump: 10 g, 16 ms (EN 60068-2-29)
Vibration (sinusoidal): 1 g, 10 Hz - 150 Hz (EN 60068-2-6)
Conformal coating; optional
Reliability
MTBF: 911 603 h @ 40°C according to IEC/TR 62380 (RDF 2000) (model 02G214-00)
Safety
Electrical Safety
-Information technology equipment: EN 60950
Flammability (PCBs)
-UL 94 V-0
EMC
EN 55022 (radio disturbance)
IEC 61000-4-2 (ESD)
IEC 61000-4-3 (electromagnetic field immunity)
IEC 61000-4-4 (burst)
IEC 61000-4-5 (surge)
IEC 61000-4-6 (conducted disturbances)
IEC 61000-4-8 (power frequency magnetic field)
IEC 61000-4-11 (voltage dips)

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Software Support
Windows
Linux.
1.6 Product Identification
MEN documentation may describe several different models and design revisions of the
G214. You can find the article number, design revision and serial number affixed to the
G214.
Article number: Indicates the product family and model. This is also MEN’s main
ordering number. To be complete it must have 9 characters.
Revision number: Indicates the design revision of the product.
Serial number: Unique identification assigned during production.
Figure 4. Product labels
See the MEN website for supported operating system versions, available
software and more details on supported functions:
www.men.de/products/g214/#downl

*
Revisionnumber Serialnumber
Completearticlenumber

Getting Started
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2 Getting Started
2.1 Connecting and Starting
You can use the following check list when installing the board in a system for the first
time and with minimum configuration.
»Power down the system.
»Insert the G214 into a peripheral slot of your CompactPCI Serial system, making
sure that the backplane connectors are properly aligned.
Note: The peripheral slots of every system are marked by a circle with a plus sign behind
it on the backplane and/or at the front panel:
»Power-up the system.
2.2 Installing Driver Software
For a detailed description on how to install driver software, please refer to the respective
documentation of the software package to be installed.
Host connection with P1 and P2 assembled on board
Inserted in slot 1 or 2: PCIe x8 link (fat pipe)
Inserted in slot 3 to 8: PCIe x4 link
Host connection with P1 assembled on board
Inserted in slot 1 to 8: PCIe x4 link
See the MEN website for all available software:
www.men.de/products/g214/#downl

Functional Description
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3 Functional Description
3.1 Power Supply
The G214 is supplied via the backplane.
3.2 Processor Core
The G214 is based on the following Graphics Processing Unit (GPU):
AMD Radeon E6760
3.2.1 Thermal Considerations
A suitable heat sink is provided to meet thermal requirements.
3.3 Reset
The G214 can be reset using the RST# signal on the backplane.
3.4 Video
3.4.1 Front Connection
Table 1. Connector types – DisplayPort
If you use any other heat sink than that supplied by MEN, or no heat sink
at all, warranty on functionality and reliability of the G214 may cease.
Please contact MEN if you have any questions or problems regarding
thermal behavior.
Connector Type
On G214 20-pin DisplayPort receptacle
Mating 20-pin DisplayPort plug
The mating connectors may not be wider than 20 mm to avoid problems
when plugging several connectors directly next to each other.

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Table 2. Pin assignment – DisplayPort
Table 3. Signal mnemonics – DisplayPort
3.4.1.1 Front Interface Adapters
Many third-party suppliers offer adapters from DisplayPort to other graphics interfaces.
The maximum resolution depends on the adapter used.
Supported interfaces include:
HDMI
Single-link DVI
Dual-link DVI
VGA
It depends on the operating system, driver software and use case if an active or passive
DisplayPort adapter is applicable.
Note: Passive DisplayPort adapters are only applicable for up to two monitors.
20 POWER 19 RETURN PWR
18 DP_HOTPLUG 17 DP_AUX-
16 GND 15 DP_AUX+
14 CONFIG2 13 CONFIG1
12 LANE_3- 11 GND
10 LANE_3+ 9 LANE_2-
8GND7 LANE_2+
6LANE_1-5 GND
4LANE_1+3 LANE_0-
2GND1 LANE_0+
Signal Direction Function
CONFIG[2:1] - Connected to ground
DP_AUX-,
DP_AUX+
in/out Bi-directional half-duplex auxiliary channels for device
management and device control
DP_HOTPLUG in Hot plug detect
GND - Ground
LANE_[3:0]+,
LANE_[3:0]-
out Main link data lanes
POWER out Power for connector (3.3 V, 500 mA)
RETURN PWR - Return for power
MEN offers suitable accessory articles for G214.
See the MEN website for ordering information:
www.men.de/products/g214/#ord
1

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3.4.1.2 Display Resolution
The G214 supports up to six single Displays via its DisplayPort connectors.
If more than one DisplayPort interface is used, the type of PCIe connection limits the
maximum resolution on each interface.
The following table shows the maximum resolution on each DisplayPort using up to six
displays with the same resolution.
Note: Reducing the resolution or color depth on one DisplayPort can free resources to
increase the resolution or color depth on another DisplayPort.
Table 4. Maximum resolution with x8 PCI Express connection (calculated values)
Table 5. Maximum resolution with x4 PCI Express connection (calculated values)
Active DisplayPort
interfaces
Color depth in bits per pixel at 60 Hz
18 bpp 24 bpp 30 bpp
1x DisplayPort 1.2 4096 x 2560 4096 x 2560 3840 x 2400
2x DisplayPort 1.2 4096 x 2560 4096 x 2560 3072 x 1920
3x DisplayPort 1.2 3072 x 1920 3072 x 1920 2560 x 1600
4x DisplayPort 1.2 3072 x 1920 2560 x 1600 2560 x 1600
With optional DisplayPort 1.1a interfaces
4x DisplayPort 1.2 +
1x DisplayPort 1.1a
3072 x 1920 2560 x 1600 1920 x 1200
4x DisplayPort 1.2 +
2x DisplayPort 1.1a
2560 x 1600 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200
Active DisplayPort
interfaces
Color depth in bits per pixel at 60 Hz
18 bpp 24 bpp 30 bpp
1x DisplayPort 1.2 4096 x 2560 4096 x 2560 3840 x 2400
2x DisplayPort 1.2 3072 x 1920 2560 x 1600 2560 x 1600
3x DisplayPort 1.2 2560 x 1600 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200
4x DisplayPort 1.2 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200 1600 x 1200
With optional DisplayPort 1.1a interfaces
4x DisplayPort 1.2 +
1x DisplayPort 1.1a
1920 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1280 x 720
4x DisplayPort 1.2 +
2x DisplayPort 1.1a
1920 x 1200 1280 x 720 1280 x 720

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3.4.2 Connection of Displays
3.4.2.1 Daisy-Chaining Displays
The DisplayPort 1.2 interfaces simplify connecting displays with multi-streaming
technology (MST). MST enables daisy-chaining of displays compatible with DisplayPort
1.2 and the use of MST hubs to drive multiple displays via one DisplayPort connector.
The resolution for each display connected via MST is limited by the maximum pixel rate
for a single link. The tables below show the maximum megapixels per second for
DisplayPort links using all four DisplayPort lanes.
Table 6. Maximum pixel rates at 5.4 GHz link rate (DisplayPort 1.2)
For example, a single DisplayPort 1.2 link can support two 2560 x 1600 displays at 60Hz
and 30 bpp with one cable.
Table 7. Maximum pixel rates at 2.7 GHz link rate (DisplayPort 1.1a)
3.4.2.2 Cable Length
The cable length affects the bandwidth for signal transmission. To have the best display
resolution available, connect displays with cables as short as possible. Depending on the
application, either use passive or active cables. Passive cables are suitable, e.g., for short
connections between displays. High display resolutions over longer distances require
higher grade active cables.
It is recommended to use only VESA certified cables.
A DisplayPort 1.1a compatible display in the daisy-chain has to be the last
member of the chain, since it has no DisplayPort output available.
Color depth
in bits per pixel
Maximum
pixel rate
18 bpp 957 MP/s
24 bpp 718 MP/s
30 bpp 574 MP/s
Color depth
in bits per pixel
Maximum
pixel rate
18 bpp 478 MP/s
24 bpp 359 MP/s
30 bpp 287 MP/s
See the DisplayPort website for verified cables:
www.displayport.org

Functional Description
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3.4.2.3 AMD Eyefinity Technology
The AMD Eyefinity Multi-Display Technology allows the use of up to six displays
simultaneously. This enables addressing of multiple displays with the same resolution as
a "single large surface", where all connected displays appear as one large screen.
3.5 CompactPCI Serial
See the AMD website for further information on AMD Eyefinity
technology:
http://www.amd.com/eyefinity
Refer to the CompactPCI Serial standard PICMG CPCI-S.0 for detailed
information regarding the rear I/O connectors.
CompactPCI Serial Specification PICMG CPCI-S.0 Revision 2.0:
2015; PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group (PICMG)
www.picmg.org
Introduction to CompactPCI Serial on Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompactPCI_Serial