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Interposers

CopperLink Internal Cable Interposer
PCI Express 6.0 - CopprLink® Internal Cable Interposer

Teledyne LeCroy’s PCIe 6.x CopprLink Internal Cable Interposer enables engineers to test product designs that incorporate card edge connectors or cabled connector assemblies that utilize the PCI-SIG CopprLink mechanical specification based on the SFF-TA-1016 connector (same as Mini Cool Edge I/O – MCIO connector) with PCIe® 6.x, NVM Express (NVMe) or Compute Express Link (CXL) technologies.

PCIe 6.0 CEM Interposer
PCI Express 6.0 - CEM x4 Interposer

The PCIe 6.0 CEM x4 Interposer supports data rates of 2.5, 5.0, 8.0, 16.0, 32.0 and 64 GT/s and supports link widths of up to x4. New TAP6 acquisition technology from Teledyne LeCroy is making it possible for accurate capture at up to PCIe 6.0 data rates for protocol analysis. This is done by reducing signal integrity issues and enhancing fidelity capabilities for protocol transmission acquisition.

PCIe 6.0 CEM Interposer
PCI Express 6.0 - CEM x8 Interposer

The PCIe 6.0 CEM x8 Interposer supports data rates of 2.5, 5.0, 8.0, 16.0, 32.0 and 64 GT/s and supports link widths of up to x8. New TAP6 acquisition technology from Teledyne LeCroy is making it possible for accurate capture at up to PCIe 6.0 data rates for protocol analysis. This is done by reducing signal integrity issues and enhancing fidelity capabilities for protocol transmission acquisition.

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PCI Express 6.0 - CEM x16 Interposer with CrossSync PHY

The PCIe 6.0 CEM Interposer with CrossSync PHY support is a powerful and versatile tool for all developers working up to 64GT/s speed in their development projects.

PCIe 6.0x16 EDSFF Interposer Module
PCI Express 6.0 - EDSFF and OCP Interposers

The PCI Express 6.0 EDSFF and OCP Interposers are advanced tools designed for capturing and decoding PCIe traffic between host systems and EDSFF/OCP devices. These interposers support various protocols including NVMe, SOP/PQI, AHCI/PCIe, PCIe, and CXL, and are compatible with multiple EDSFF and OCP form factors. They offer high data rates up to 64.0 GT/s and provide comprehensive protocol analysis capabilities for enterprise and datacenter environments.

PCIe 6.0x16 EDSFF Interposer Module
PCI Express 6.0 - M.2 Interposer

Used with Summit™ Protocol Analyzers, the PCIe 6.0 M.2 Interposer enables PCIe bus traffic between a system board or tablet and an M.2 connector on a SSD device to be monitored, captured, and recorded for protocol analysis. The M.2 interposer will support analysis of PCI Express 6.0 and NVM Express (NVMe) Protocols at data rates from 2.5 GT/s up to 64.0 GT/s, and link widths of x1, x2 and x4

PCIe 5.0 EDSFF Interposer
PCI Express 5.0 - EDSFF Interposer

The PCIe 5.0 EDSFF Interposers provides connectivity and monitoring capability for E1.S, E1.L or E3.x type devices targeted at enterprise systems that use the SFF-TA-1002 multi-lane card edge connector. The interposer taps all PCIe protocol traffic between the host and EDSFF device or SSD and records it on the Summit PCIe 5.0 protocol analyzer where protocol issues and performance metrics can be further analyzed and debugged.

PCIe 5.0 M.2 Interposer
PCI Express 5.0 - M.2 Interposer

The PCIe 5.0 M.2 interposer provides connectivity and monitoring capability for M.2 connector based SSD memory modules targeted at thin client devices such as tablets. The interposer supports 30mm x 22mm, 42mm x 22mm, 60mm x 22mm, 80mm x 22mm , and 110mm x 22mm SSD lengths. This interposer optionally supports the CrossSync PHY technology enabling users to see and correlate both the physical and protocol layers in a unified time aligned view.

PCIe 5.0 MCIO Interposer
PCI Express 5.0 - MCIO Cable Interposer

The PCIe 5.0 MCIO Cable Interposes provides connectivity and monitoring capability for product designs that incorporate card edge connectors or cabled connector assemblies that utilize the MCIO mechanical connector based on the SFF-TA-1016 specification with PCIe 5.0, NVM Express (NVMe) or Compute Express Link (CXL) technologies.

PCI Express 5.0 - OCP Interposer
PCI Express 5.0 - x16 OCP NIC 3.0 Interposer

The PCIe 5.0 OCP NIC 3.0 Interposer allows users to connect a Teledyne LeCroy T4/T5 PCIe(r) protocol analyzer between an OCP NIC 3.0 device and an OCP Server System to monitor, capture, record and analyze protocol traffic. The interposer supports data rates of 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s, 8.0 GT/s, 16.0 and 32 GT/s, side band signals such as PERST#, WAKE# and SMBus (SMBCLK, SMBDAT). The PCIe 5.0 OCP NIC 3.0 Interposer supports link widths up to x16 and single/multi-hosted configurations.

PCI Express 5.0 - U.2/U.3 Interposer
PCI Express 5.0 - U.2/U.3 Interposer

The PCIe 5.0 U.2/ U.3 (SFF-8639) Interposer is a PCIe Storage Interposer that makes it possible to analyze data traffic from PCIe SSD storage devices to PCIe Storage systems using the U.2/U.3 (SFF-8639) connector. It allows x4 NVM Express, x4SCSI Express or x2 SATA Express host interface based SSD traffic to be monitored, captured and recorded. It supports SRIS, CLCKREQ#, SMBus and Dual port mode when used with MultiPort software option.

PCI Express 4.0 - M.2 CrossSyncPHY Interposer
PCI Express 4.0 - M.2 CrossSyncPHY Interposer

The PCIe 4.0 M.2 interposer provides connectivity and monitoring capability for M.2 connector based SSD memory modules targeted at thin client devices such as tablets. The interposer supports 30mm x 22mm, 42mm x 22mm, 60mm x 22mm, 80mm x 22mm , and 110mm x 22mm SSD lengths. This interposer optionally supports the CrossSync PHY technology enabling users to see and correlate both the physical and protocol layers in a unified time aligned view.

pcie3 cem interposer
PCI Express 3.0 - CEM Interposer

The Teledyne LeCroy Gen3 Interposer with CLKREQ# and SRIS support provides a simple and easy-to-use way to probe PCI Express traffic between a host and PCIe® expansion card. The interposer assures reliable data transmission while providing 100% capture of all data traffic flowing through the PCIe slot interface.

PCI Express 3.0 - M.2 Interposer
PCI Express 3.0 - M.2 Interposer

The M.2 interposer provides connectivity and monitoring capability for M.2 connector based SSD memory modules targeted at thin client devices such as tablets. The interposer supports 42mm x 22mm, 60mm x 22mm, 80mm x 22mm , and 110mm x 22mm SSD lengths.

PCI Express 3.0 - MidBus Probe
PCI Express 3.0 - MidBus Probe

A mid-bus probe is a means of connecting a protocol analyzer to an embedded PCI Express bus (e.g., a bus which runs between chips on the same circuit board). In order to use a mid-bus probe, an industry-standard connector pad is designed into the board to allow access to the bus signals. These connector pads are designed according to specifications provided by the PCI-SIG.

PCIe 3.0 Teledyne LeCroy Multi-lead probes
PCI Express 3.0 - Multi-lead Probe

The PCIe 3.0 Teledyne LeCroy Multi-lead probes allow developers using an embedded PCI Express bus in their PCB designs to tap into the signal traces directly and capture of each serial lane, allowing flexibility to connect to any accessible points on the surface of the PCB.

PCI Express 3.0 - U.2 Dual Port Interposers
PCI Express 3.0 - U.2 Dual Port Interposers

The Dual Port -inch or 12-inch PCIe 3.0 U.2 (SFF-8639) Interposer is a PCIe Storage Interposer that makes it possible to analyze data traffic from PCIe SSD storage devices to PCIe Storage systems using the U.2 (SFF-8639) connector. The interposer when used with a dual PCI Express protocol analyzer setup allows traffic from dual port NVM Express and SCSI Express SSD drives to be monitored, captured and recorded from each port simultaneously. The Interposer supports SRIS, CLCKREQ# and SMBus.

PCI Express 3.0 - U.2 Standard Interposers
PCI Express 3.0 - U.2 Standard Interposers

The Standard Port 5-Inch or 12-inch PCIe 3.0 U.2 (SFF-8639) Interposer is a PCIe Storage Interposer that makes it possible to analyze data traffic from PCIe SSD storage devices to PCIe Storage systems using the U.2 (SFF-8639) connector. The interposer allows x4 NVM Express, x4SCSI Express or x2 SATA Express host interface based SSD traffic to be monitored, captured and recorded. The Interposer supports SRIS, CLCKREQ# and SMBus.

PCI Express 2.0 VPX Interposer
PCI Express 2.0 - VPX Interposer

The Teledyne LeCroy Specialty Interposer Card for VPX Applications supports VPX developers by providing a quick and easy way to connect a Teledyne LeCroy protocol analyzer to the PCI Express data channels in the VPX interface. The protocol analyzer can then capture, decode and display all PCI Express data traffic between the VPX expansion card and the VPX backplane. The VPX Interposer Card supports PCI Express data channels with lane widths up to x8, at PCIe® 2.0 (Gen2) data rates up to 5 GT/s.

Probes

PCI Express 5.0 - Multi-lead Probe Interposer
PCI Express 5.0 - Multi-lead Probe

The PCIe 5.0 Teledyne LeCroy Multi-lead probes allow developers using an embedded PCI Express bus in their PCB designs to tap into the signal traces directly and capture of each serial lane, allowing flexibility to connect to any accessible points on the surface of the PCB.

PCI Express 4.0 - MidBus Probe
PCI Express 4.0 - MidBus Probe

A mid-bus probe is a means of connecting a protocol analyzer to an embedded PCI Express bus (e.g., a bus which runs between chips on the same circuit board). In order to use a mid-bus probe, an industry-standard connector pad is designed into the board to allow access to the bus signals. These connector pads are designed according to specifications provided by the PCI-SIG®

PCI Express 3.0 - MidBus Probe
PCI Express 3.0 - MidBus Probe

A mid-bus probe is a means of connecting a protocol analyzer to an embedded PCI Express bus (e.g., a bus which runs between chips on the same circuit board). In order to use a mid-bus probe, an industry-standard connector pad is designed into the board to allow access to the bus signals. These connector pads are designed according to specifications provided by the PCI-SIG®

PCIe 3.0 Teledyne LeCroy Multi-lead probes
PCI Express 3.0 - Multi-lead Probe

The PCIe 3.0 Teledyne LeCroy Multi-lead probes allow developers using an embedded PCI Express bus in their PCB designs to tap into the signal traces directly and capture of each serial lane, allowing flexibility to connect to any accessible points on the surface of the PCB.

PCI Express 4.0 - Multi-lead probe
PCI Express 4.0 - Multi-lead Probe

The Multi-lead Probe is a specialty probe that makes it possible to analyze PCI Express serial data traffic in an embedded data bus (e.g.., a PCI Express bus that runs between components on the same PCB). As long as the traces are exposed on the surface of the PCB, the Multi-lead Probe allows for attachment to isolation resistors soldered to the bus traces and provides a data capture path for a Teledyne LeCroy PCI Express protocol analyzer. This eliminates the need to design any special purpose footprints or connectors into the board.

Test Platforms

PCI Express 6.0 Host Emulator Platform for Summit M616
PCI Express 6.0 - Host Emulator Platform

A convenient, powerful and flexible test platform for PCI Express devices at data rates up to 64.0 GT/s and link widths up to x16. The Host Emulator Platform can be configured to behave as a root complex or endpoint, enabling extensive protocol-level testing of PCIe devices.

PCI Express 5.0 - Test Platform
PCI Express 5.0 - Test Platform

A convenient, powerful and flexible test platform for PCI Express devices at data rates up to 32.0 GT/s and link widths up to x16. The Test Platform allows a Summit PCIe Exerciser to act as a host system, enabling extensive protocol-level testing of PCIe devices. An interposer, integrated directly into the platform, allows for link connection probing without the need for an external interposer. The Test Platform can be used with any of the Teledyne LeCroy PCIe Exercisers and can function as a PCIe 5.0 backplane to test between two customer devices.

PCI Express 5.0 - PXP-500 Test Platform
PCI Express 5.0 - PXP-500 Test Platform

Provides a convenient means for testing PCIe 5.0 add-in cards with a self-contained portable and powered passive backplane. The PXP-500A provides power required for both cards under test, and a separate interposer can be used for connection to a protocol analyzer.

Adapters

PCIe 5.0 EDSFF and OCP NIC 3.0 Host Adapter
PCI Express 5.0 - EDSFF and OCP NIC 3.0 Host Adapter

Test and debug of Solid State Drives (SSDs) and OCP NIC form factor cards based on PCI Express (PCIe) protocol. It supports data rates of 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s, 8.0 GT/s,16.0 GT/s and 32.0 GT/s. This host adapter also supports side band signals such as PERST#, WAKE#, CLKREQ# and SMBus (SMBCLK, SMBDAT).

PCI Express 5.0 - MCIO Cable Host Adapters
PCI Express 5.0 - MCIO Cable Host Adapters

MCIO Host Adapters provide a quick and simple means for test and debug of MCIO mechanical connectors based on PCI Express (PCIe(r)) protocols. They support data rates up to 32GT/s and side band signals such as PERST#, WAKE#, CLKREQ# and SMBus (SMBCLK, SMBDAT).

PCI Express 5.0 - M.2-to-PCIe Host Adapter Card
PCI Express 5.0 - M.2-to-PCIe Host Adapter Card

Teledyne LeCroy’s PCIe 5.0 M.2-to-PCIe host adapter card provides developers with an extremely versatile tool to speed development of new M.2 designs and to troubleshoot existing M.2 issues. Two configurations are offered to support either M-Key or B-Key (both support B-M devices).

PCI Express 5.0 - U.2 and U.3 Host Adapter Cards
PCI Express 5.0 - U.2 and U.3 Host Adapter Cards

U.2 and U.3 Host Adapters provide a quick and simple means for test and debug of Solid State Drives (SSDs) based on PCI Express (PCIe) protocols. They support data rates of 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s, 8.0 GT/s,16.0 GT/s and 32 GT/s. Each host adapter also supports side band signals such as PERST#, WAKE#, CLKREQ# and SMBus (SMBCLK, SMBDAT).

PCI Express 4.0 - EDSFF Host Adapters
PCI Express 4.0 - EDSFF Host Adapters

EDSFF Host Adapters provide a quick and simple means for test and debug of Solid State Drives (SSDs) based on PCI Express protocols. They support data rates up to 16.0 GT/s and side band signals such as PERST#, WAKE#, CLKREQ# and SMBus (SMBCLK, SMBDAT).

PCI Express 4.0 - OCP NIC 3.0 Host Adapter
PCI Express 4.0 - OCP NIC 3.0 Host Adapter

Allows users to connect a OCP NIC 3.0 device into a PCIe CEM slot. The adapter supports data rates of 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s, 8.0 GT/s and 16.0 GT/s, side band signals such as PERST#, WAKE# and SMBus (SMBCLK, SMBDAT). The PCIe 4.0 OCP NIC 3.0 adapter supports link widths up to x16.

PCI Express 4.0 - U.2 and U.3 Host Adapter Cards
PCI Express 4.0 - U.2 and U.3 Host Adapter Cards

U.2 and U.3 Host Adapters provide a quick and simple means for test and debug of Solid State Drives (SSDs) based on PCI Express (PCIe) protocols. They support data rates of 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s, 8.0 GT/s and 16.0 GT/s. Each host adapter also supports side band signals such as PERST#, WAKE#, CLKREQ# and SMBus (SMBCLK, SMBDAT).

PCI Express 4.0 - OCuLink Cable Adapter
PCI Express 4.0 - OCuLink Cable Adapter

A PCIe half-width CEM form factor plug in card that allows connecting a OCuLink Cable to a standard PCIe slot. To use the adapter simply plug the PCIe OCuLink cable(s) into the adapter and install the adapter into a standard PCIe slot.

Resources

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Gen4 EDSFF Adapter Card Datasheet

Datasheet

PCIe Gen 5 EDSFF Host Adapter Datasheet

Datasheet

PCI Express Cable Selection Guide for Gen 3, 4 and 5 Interposers connected to Gen 4 and Gen 5 Analyzers

Datasheet

PCIe 5.0 MCIO Cable Host Adapters Datasheet

Datasheet
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PCIe Gen5 M.2 M-Key Host Adapter Quick Start Guide

Product Manual

PCIe Gen5 U.2/U.3 Host Adapter Quick Start Guide

Product Manual

PCIe Gen5 EDSFF Host Adapter Quick Start

Product Manual

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