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PCI-SB StarFabric PCI Interface Card Installation Guide 2-7

PCI-SB Card in Detail

PCI-SB Card Components

PCI-SB card components include:

• SG2010 PCI-to-StarFabric bridge chipset

• Two 2.5 Gbps StarFabric serial links with four RJ-45 jacks

• DIP switches to set operation and test modes

• Status LEDs to indicate port status

• Status Light to indicate card power-up

SG2010 Chipset

The StarGen SG2010 chipset functions at the core of the PCI-SB card to provide

the bridge functionality and capability to convert PCI bus traffic into serial frame

format StarFabric signals for transmission across the switch fabric or directly to

remote StarFabric-enabled bridges.

Dual StarFabric Serial Links

Two pairs of RJ-45 connectors provide the interface for the dual 2.5 Gbps StarFab-

ric serial links. You can aggregate the dual RJ-45 ports for full 5.0 Gbps speed

using path routing for higher bandwidth. Or, you can provide redundant links

between StarFabric-enabled devices to increase reliability. Path routing requires

custom software development using the Fabric Primitives Library included on the

CD-ROM shipped with your PCI-SB card.

Refer to “Networking StarFabric Devices” on page 2-17 for more details on inter-

connecting StarFabric-enabled devices.

DIP Switches

DIP switches control the card’s operational modes. You use these switches to set

the PCI-SB card for Root or Leaf operation as a bridge. See “PCI-SB Card Operat-

ing Modes” on page 2-11 for details on Root and Leaf modes.

Eight LEDs

Two rows of Green LEDs (four lights per row) show the operational status of the

PCI-SB card’s ports based on the four pairs of Low Voltage Digital Signalling

(LVDS) wires in each link. Each LED represents one LVDS pair on each link.

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