Difference between revisions of "PCI Express form factor"

Revision as of 13:55, 5 February 2021

The SOUND4 PCI Express card is PCI Express Rev. 1.1 compliant and use 1 lane (x1).

You can however plug the card in a slot with more lanes, thanks to PCIe auto-negotiation.

This version has only 1 Ethernet connector.

This version has 1 Ethernet connector and 1 I/O connector.

On the inside side, there is a power socket (HDD kind) that must be connected to use analog I/O.

This is a Full-Height card (111.15 mm), with a length of 185 mm (so between Half-Length and Full-Length).

NOTE: The power connector for analog I/O needs more length available for the external connector.

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 You can however plug the card in a slot with more lanes, thanks to PCIe auto-negotiation.
-This is a Full-Height card (98.4 mm), with a length of 185 mm.
+==Stream x2/x4/x8 and Voice-L versions==
-== Stream x2/x4/x8 and Voice-L versions ==
 This version has only 1 Ethernet connector.
 [[File:X8 card.png|center|frameless|700x700px]]
-== FM and IP versions ==
+==FM and IP versions==
 This version has 1 Ethernet connector and 1 I/O connector.
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 [[File:FM card.png|center|frameless|700x700px]]
-== Dimensions ==
+==Dimensions==
-This is a Full-Height card (98.4 mm), with a length of 185 mm.
+This is a Full-Height card (111.15 mm), with a length of 185 mm (so between Half-Length and Full-Length).
+'''NOTE: The power connector for analog I/O needs more length available for the external connector.'''
 [[File:SOUND4EXP1 Holes Dim.jpg|center|frameless|842x842px]]
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