SAS Expander is a 12Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expansion chip supporting 48/36/24 ports, delivering high-performance, scalable, and cost-effective storage solutions.

The product comes with a feature-rich software development kit (SDK), including streamlined and easy-to-use standard API interfaces that meet diverse development requirements across various application scenarios such as storage subsystems and Storage Area Networks (SANs). This significantly shortens time-to-market, reduces deployment risks and total cost of ownership (TCO), and enhances product competitiveness.

• SAS/SATA dual storage interface
• 12Gb/s SAS
• 6Gb/s SATA
• Supports EDFB bandwidth aggregation
• Supports SAS wide ports
• Supports partition management
• Phy-based
• T10-mode
• Supports SXP internal virtual ports
• Supports security authentication
• Supports multiple boot modes
• Supports port mirroring
• Supports firmware upgrade
• Supports SPIN UP

Applications:

• Scalable storage servers
• Storage arrays
• SES chassis management
• Storage Area Networks (SANs)

Flexible Software Development

• Custom firmware compilation and upgrade
• Utilizes SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) for chassis management
• Dual-partition mechanism for primary/backup operation
• System customization via standard XML configuration files

Rich SDK Components

• Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
• Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)
• Configuration files and configuration tools
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Log and event logging utilities