PEX 8311
x1 Lane PCI Express Bridge, 21 x 21mm PBGA
The ExpressLane™ PEX 8311 1-lane PCI Express (PCIe) to 32-bit, 66MHz generic local bus bridge offers complete protocol translations between these two standards. The device enables users to add scalable high bandwidth interconnection to a wide variety of applications including communication line cards, surveillance systems, industrial control, IP Media Servers, and medical imaging. Many embedded system designs, Root Complex or EndPoint based, utilizing PCI today can now easily migrate to PCIe. The PCIe interface conforms to the PCI Express Specification r1.0a. In addition the bridge has dual independent full featured DMA engines which offload from local processors the overhead tasks involved in moving data from one side of the bridge to the other. Throughput enhancing features such as read ahead mode, programmable read pre-fetch counters, and deep FIFO buffers allow a zero wait state burst rate up to 264MB/sec. Additional enhancements such as on-the-fly endian swapping, multiple GPIOs, and mailbox/doorbell registers augment design ease-of-use. The PEX 8311 is offered in a 21 x 21mm 337-pin PBGA. This device is available in lead-free packaging.
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Usage Models
Suitable for Root Complex-centric as well as EndPoint I/O applications
PEX 8311 Technical Documentation
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Brief | Download | Product Overview | 1.2 | 12/05 | ||
| Data Book | Download | Detailed Technical Specifications | 1.0 | 12/09 | ||
| Design Notes | Download | Hardware Design Checklist | 2.0 | 11Aug10 | ||
| Download | Optimizing PEX 8311 PCI Express-to-Local DMA Performance | 1.1 | 02/07 | |||
| Errata | Download | Errata list | 1.1 | 01/08 | ||
| Interoperability | Download | PLX Switches/Bridges RDK Interoperability | 1.0 | 02/06 | ||
| Application Notes | Download | Local Bus Primer: introduction to Local Bus signals and protocols | 1.0 | 01/10 | ||
| Download | PEX 8311/C5409/21 AN -- Texas Instruments TMS320VC5409/21 DSP connecting to PEX 8311 |
1.0 | 06/06 | |||
| Download | PEX 8311/C6202 AN -- TI TMS320C6202 DSP Processor connecting to PEX 8311 | 1.0 | 06/06 | |||
| Download | PEX 8311/SA-1110 AN -- Intel StrongARM 1110 Processor connecting to PEX 8311 | 1.0 | 06/06 | |||
| Download | PEX 8311/SH7709 AN -- Hitachi SuperH 7709 RISC Processor connecting to PEX 8311 | 1.0 | 06/06 | |||
| Videos | View HTML | IO Sharing via PLX PCIe Switches | -- | Oct 2010 | ||
| View HTML | PCI Express 3.0 over Optical Cable | -- | Oct 2010 | |||
| View HTML | PCI Express Clustering for next generation data centers | -- | Oct 2010 | |||
| Product Change Notification (PCN) | Download | PCN-2008-5: Final Qualification Report | 2.0 | 06/08 | ||
| Download | PCN-2008-5: NEC Kyushu fab | -- | 04/08 | |||
| Ordering Information | View HTML | Part Number, Listing and Compliance | -- | -- | ||
| Quality & Reliability | Download | Certificate of Compliance (CoC) -- REACH | -- | 09June11 | ||
| Download | Certificate of Compliance (CoC) -- RoHS6 | -- | 09June11 | |||
| Download | ICP Test Report | -- | -- | |||
| Download | Lead-Free Material Analysis Data | -- | -- | |||
| Download | Reflow Profile | -- | -- | |||
| Download | Reliability Qualification Report | -- | -- |
PEX 8311 Development Tools
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Development Kit (RDK) | Download | RDK Errata | 1.1 | 08/07 | ||
| Download | RDK Gerber Files | 1.0 | 03/06 | |||
| Download | RDK Hardware Reference Manual | 0.9 | 12/05 | |||
| Software Development Kit (SDK) | View HTML | Software Development Kit | -- | -- | ||
| BSDL | Download | Boundary Scan Description Language files | 1.1 | 04/06 | ||
| HSPICE Model | Download | Hspice Model | 1.1 | 11/07 | ||
| IBIS Models | Download | IBIS Model | 1.3 | 07/06 | ||
| OrCAD | Download | Complete OrCAD Library for OrCAD version 10.3 | -- | 01/06 | ||
| EEPROM | Download | EEPROM Image - 93C56L | 1.0 | 01/07 | ||
| Download | EEPROM Image - AT25640 | 1.0 | 01/07 | |||
| Design Guidelines | Download | PCB Layout Review Guide | 1.0 | 11Oct11 |
Relevant Press Releases
| Release Date | Announcement |
|---|---|
| 12/07/10 | PLX, Fresco Logic Unite to Unleash USB 3.0 Performance for Legacy Systems |
PEX 8311 Applications
| Application | Description | Document | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded | Industrial | Industrial Controller System - Full Connectivity to PCIe components | ExpressApps#32 (PDF) |
| Medical | Medical Imaging Systems - Full Connectivity to PCIe components | ExpressApps#38 (PDF) |
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| PC Peripheral and Consumer | PCs | Digital Video Surveillance System - Full Connectivity to PCIe components | ExpressApps#26 (PDF) |