PCI Express* Add-in Card Considerations
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• Two PCIe* Add-in Cards are detected, each card gets 300 Watts.
• Three or Four PCIe* Add-in Cards are detected, each card gets 150 Watts.
3.3.4 Sideband Signals DC Specifications (Required)
The four sideband signals defined for the 12VHPWR connector DC Specifications are
shown in Table 3-7
. This is the requirement defined by the PCIe* CEM 5 Specification
for the Add-In-Cards.
Table 3-7: PCI Express* 12VHPWR Connector – Sideband Signal DC Specifications
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max
V
HMAX
Max High Voltage any Pin
3.3 V +0.5 V
V
IL
Input Low Voltage -0.2 V +0.8 V
V
IH
Input High Voltage +2.0 V 3.3 V +0.2 V
V
OL
Output Low Voltage 7.0 mA -0.2 V +0.5 V
V
OH
Output High Voltage (see
note)
4.0 mA +2.4 V 3.3 V + 0.2 V
R
PULL-UP
Pull-up / Pull-down
Resistance tolerance
-10% +10%
Note: For Open-Collector/Open Drain Signal CARD_PWR_STABLE output a pull-up is
required. There is no VOH specification for this signal.
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