ProDAQ 3261 PCI Express Host Interface Card
- PCI Express V2.0 x4 host interface for seamless PC integration
- Two external PCIe x4 cable connectors for hot-pluggable ProDAQ 3030 modules
- Onboard microcontroller acts as a PCIe root complex, managing enumeration and hot-plug detection
- Independent power cycling of each ProDAQ 3030 module without host reboot
- Non-transparent PCIe port presents a fully enumerated device tree to the host via address-translated memory window
- Standard-height, half-length, single-slot form factor (167.65 mm × 111.15 mm)
- Compatible with PCIe x4, x2, or x1 slots; draws power from 3.3 V and 12 V rails (TBD mA @ 3.3 V, TBD mA @ 12 V)
- Operating temperature: 5 °C to +50 °C (storage: –40 °C to +70 °C); humidity: 10 %–90 % non-condensing
- Supported by VISA library for Windows and Linux; 12-month warranty (extendable)
Delivery and return
Delivery and return
Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Composition and care
Composition and care
Description
The ProDAQ 3261 PCIe Host Interface Card is engineered to bridge high-performance ProDAQ 3030 VXIbus modules to a standard PC’s PCIe slot. Occupying a single standard-height, half-length slot, it installs into any PCIe x4 (or larger) expansion slot and provides two external PCIe x4 cable connectors for attaching ProDAQ 3030 devices .
At its core is a dedicated microcontroller that functions as a PCIe root complex for the connected ProDAQ 3030 modules. This intelligent controller handles enumeration, hot-plug detection, and re-enumeration, allowing each module to be inserted or removed (and even power-cycled) independently of the host computer’s OS or hardware configuration . A PCIe switch on the ProDAQ 3261 routes each external port back to the microcontroller via a non-transparent port. Through a memory-window address translation, the non-transparent port presents the fully enumerated device tree of all attached ProDAQ 3030 modules to the host. Since the host sees only the non-transparent endpoint, it does not attempt to scan further downstream, ensuring no conflict with the host’s native PCIe topology .
Physically, the card measures 167.65 mm × 111.15 mm and draws power from the 3.3 V and 12 V rails of the host slot (current and power consumption are specified as TBD mA @ 3.3 V, TBD mA @ 12 V, and a maximum power draw of TBD W) . It operates reliably across an ambient temperature range of 5 °C to +50 °C (storage down to –40 °C, up to +70 °C) and 10 %–90 % non-condensing humidity .
Software support is provided via a VISA library compatible with both Windows and Linux platforms (details available from Bustec Ltd.). A 12-month warranty is included, with options for extension under additional cost . This design ensures that engineers and test-system integrators can extend their PC-based test setups seamlessly with multiple ProDAQ 3030 front-end modules, enabling flexible, high-density data-acquisition configurations without worrying about host reboots or PCIe topology limitations.
Specifications
- Host Interface: PCI Express V2.0 x4 (backward compatible with x2 and x1)
- Minimum Slot Width: PCIe x4
- Form Factor: Standard-height, half-length add-in card (1-slot width)
- External Interface: Two PCIe x4 cable ports for hot-pluggable ProDAQ 3030 modules
- Environmental Operating Range:
- Temperature: 5 °C to +50 °C (operational), –40 °C to +70 °C (storage)
- Humidity: 10 %–90 % non-condensing
- Physical Dimensions: 167.65 mm × 111.15 mm; occupies one slot
- Power Requirements: TBD mA @ 3.3 V and 12 V; maximum power consumption TBD W
- Software Support: VISA library available for Microsoft Windows and Linux (contact Bustec for details)
- Warranty: 12 months (with options for extension)
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