A3818
Obsolete
PCI Express CONET2 Controller
Features
- PCI Express 1.1 x8 card up to 4 indipendent optical links
- 1,2,4 Links available
- CONET2 CAEN Proprietary Optical link Compatible
- Up to 32 CAEN CONET2-compliant Optical slave cards (CAEN VME Bridges or Waveform Digitizer) controlled by a single A3818
- API/Drivers for:
- Linux
- Windows (warning: unsigned driver)
Overview
The Mod. A3818(*) is a PCI Express x8 card that can plug into both x8 and x16 PC PCI Express slot (V2.0), which allows the control of up to 4 CONET2 independent networks (each network can be made of up to 8 CONET2 slaves).
CONET2 is an optical link based network with Daisy chain capabilities. Through the CONET2 it is possible to handle the VMEbus through the CAEN VMEbus Optical Link Bridges (such as the V2718) or to control directly CAEN modules with built-in optical link (such as the N67xx, DT57xx and V17xx digitizers).
The communication path uses optical fiber cables as physical transmission line (AI2700 – Optical Fiber Series).
(*) From Q3 2013, the 167,65 mm PCB length version definitely substituted the old version (featuring 196,69 mm length). Both the PCB versions are declared to be full functionally interchangeable.
×NOTE
THE A3818 IS PCI EXPRESS V2.0 FULLY COMPLIANT CARD. CAEN CANNOT GUARANTEE COMPATIBILITY WITH PCI EXPRESS V3.0 (OR HIGHER) OUT OF THE TESTED SOLUTIONS EVEN IF BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY IS DECLEARED BY THE COMPUTER MANUFACTURER.
CONSULT THE LIST OF THE TESTED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS IN THE A3818 USER MANUAL AND CONTACT US FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
THE A3818 IS PCI EXPRESS V2.0 FULLY COMPLIANT CARD. CAEN CANNOT GUARANTEE COMPATIBILITY WITH PCI EXPRESS V3.0 (OR HIGHER) OUT OF THE TESTED SOLUTIONS EVEN IF BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY IS DECLEARED BY THE COMPUTER MANUFACTURER.
CONSULT THE LIST OF THE TESTED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS IN THE A3818 USER MANUAL AND CONTACT US FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Technical Specifications
- Mechanical
- Form Factor
Half sizeDimension
106,65 x 167,65 mm (HxL)
- Architecture
PCI Express x8
- Slot Compatibility
PCI Express x8, x16 (V2.0)
- PCI Express Lanes
- Lane Capability
x8Compatibility
x1, x4 lanes slots
- Transmission Channel
Optical Fiber
- Channel Bandwidth
1.25 Gb/sec
- Data Transfer rate
Up to 85 MB/sec (CONET 2 CAEN proprietary protocol)
- Num. of boards / link
Up to 8 boards can be controlled by a single CONET 2 link thanks to Daisy-chain capability
- Num. of Optical Links
- 1 (mod. A3818A)
- 2 (mod. A3818B)
- 4 (mod. A3818C)
- Power Rails
+12 V
+3.3 V
- Operating Systems Supported
- Linux
- Windows® (warning: unsigned driver)
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Accessories
- AI2700
- Optical Fiber Series
Ordering Options
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| WA3818AXAAAA | A3818A - PCIe 1 Optical Link (Obsolete) RoHS |
| WA3818BXAAAA | A3818B - PCIe 2 Optical Link (Obsolete) RoHS |
| WA3818CXAAAA | A3818C - PCIe 4 Optical Link (Obsolete) RoHS |
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