LeCroy PCI Express 2.0 CompactPCI serial interposer

LeCroy has announced a PCI Express 2.0 CompactPCI serial interposer for the Summit PCI express protocol analyser range.

The interposer provides a dedicated probe that makes it easier to analyse in-band PCI Express data traffic between a CompactPCI serial card and its system chassis.

The CompactPCI Serial specification, also known as PICMG CPCI-S.0, was adopted by PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) in March 2011 and is a next-generation CompactPCI system that offers support for switched fabrics such as PCI Express over a new high-speed rugged connector.

It incorporates a star architecture made up of serial point-to-point connections where one system slot can control up to eight peripheral slots. Mobile and stationary applications in real-time control and monitoring, data acquisition and instrumentation, and simulation and test are the primary focus for this technology.

Target applications include robotics, machine control and industrial automation via research, computer telephony and telecommunication, medical engineering and energy sector, to ground transportation, avionics and shipbuilding and any type of mobile machine or vehicle.

The card supports PCI Express data channels with lane widths up to x8 at data rates up to 5 GT/s.