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AI Server Application Case: SAS Expander Backplane, PCIe Switch Expansion Card

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Application Case: SAS Expander Backplane

Based on SEP 81xx series chips


First 100% domestically produced SAS12G Expander backplane


2U12-bay NVMe hybrid expansion hard drive backplane


Supports 3.5"/2.5" NVMe/SAS/SATA hard drives


Designed and developed according to standard SFF specifications


Supports SGPIO and I2C management signals


Firmware online upgrade, BMC management, fan control, etc.


Widely applied in telecommunications, finance, government, transportation, education, and other industries

 High-density storage dedicated SAS expander backplane
 30 drive bays per board
 Supports 3.5"/2.5" SAS/SATA hard drives; designed per standard SFF specifications
 Supports SGPIO & I²C management signal interfaces, supports HDD LED & BMC management
 Compatible with mainstream market hard drives, HDD performance ≥220MB/s

81xx

Product Highlights: Supports software-controlled power on/off of drives, single-board 30-drive expansion

PCIe Switch Expansion Card


Host interface: PCIe 4.0 x16

Data interface: PCIe 4.0 x32

Connectors: 4×SFF-8654 SlimSAS×8

NVMe drive support: 8×4, 16×2

Backplane management: VPP, UBM

Out-of-band management: I2C, MCTP over I2C/PCIe

Key features: NVMe drive hot-swap protection

Status indicators: Heartbeat LED, over-temperature indicator

Other interfaces: UART serial port, JTAG debug interface, recovery interface, etc.

Application Case: PCIe Switch Backplane