SNLU254A November   2020  – July 2022 DS160PT801

 

  1.   Abstract
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1EVM Control and Configuration Information
    1. 1.1 Retimer Pin Controls
    2. 1.2 USB-to-SMBus Interface
    3. 1.3 PCIe PRSNT# Signal Control and Configuration
    4. 1.4 PCIe Reference Clock Control and Configuration
  4. 2EVM Power
    1. 2.1 EVM Current Sensing
  5. 3SigCon Architect GUI
    1. 3.1 Setup and Installation
    2. 3.2 Configuration Page
    3. 3.3 Low-Level Page
    4. 3.4 EEPROM Page
    5. 3.5 Control Panel
    6. 3.6 High-Level Page
    7. 3.7 Diagnostic Page
    8. 3.8 Eye Monitor Page
  6. 4PCB Material Information
    1. 4.1 DS160PT801 PCB Design
    2. 4.2 DS160PT801 PCB Stackup
    3. 4.3 DS160PT801 PCB Power Distribution
    4. 4.4 DS160PT801 Local Decoupling
  7. 5DS160PT801X16EVM Schematic
  8. 6Hardware BOM
  9. 7Revision History

3 SigCon Architect GUI

The SigCon Architect GUI is designed to be used in conjunction with the DS160PT801X16EVM. By communicating to the two onboard retimers through the included USB cable, the status of the retimers and PCIe link can be assessed using a graphical interface.

The SigCon Architect framework is also designed to work with other Texas Instruments products. For this reason, the installation of the software is split into two parts: The SigCon Architect Framework and the product profile plug-in. Adding the DS160PT801 product profile to the SigCon Architect framework will enable its evaluation features. At the time of this document's release, the latest version of the SigCon Architect framework is version 3.1.0.1, and the latest DS160PT801 profile is version 1.4.0.1.

Together this software enables users to evaluate the DS160PT801 PCIe Gen4 retimer in a system environment. SigCon Architect is available by request. Please contact a local TI sales representative for more information.