Instrumentation chassis including integrated accelerator module
AssigneeKeysight Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKuen Yew Lam, Jared Richard, Chris R. Jacobsen, James Benson
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Abstract
A peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) eXtensions for instrumentation (PXIe) chassis includes a backplane, multiple peripheral slots, a mezzanine card and an integrated accelerator module. The peripheral slots are located on the backplane and configured to receive insertable PXIe peripheral modules, respectively. The mezzanine card is on the backplane and configured to accommodate at least one of connectors, integrated circuits (ICs) and signal lines incorporated in the PXIe chassis. The integrated accelerator module is on the mezzanine card within the PXIe chassis and configured to accelerate processing of signals received from the PXIe peripheral modules.
Claims20
A peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) eXtensions for instrumentation (PXIe) chassis, comprising:
- a backplane;
- a plurality of peripheral slots located on the backplane and configured to receive a plurality of insertable PXIe peripheral modules, respectively;
- a mezzanine card on the backplane and configured to accommodate at least one of connectors, integrated circuits (ICs) and signal lines incorporated in the PXIe chassis;
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- an integrated accelerator module on the mezzanine card within the PXIe chassis and configured to accelerate processing of signals received from the plurality of insertable PXIe peripheral modules.
An instrumentation chassis, comprising:
- a backplane;
- a peripheral slot located on the backplane and configured to receive an insertable peripheral module;
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- an integrated accelerator module configured to accelerate processing of signals received from the peripheral module, the integrated accelerator module comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) located within the instrumentation chassis on an opposite side of the backplane than the peripheral slot.
A peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) eXtensions for instrumentation (PXIe) system having a reconfigurable interface link architecture, the PXIe system comprising:
- a system slot located on a backplane and configured to receive a PXIe compatible system controller;
- a plurality of peripheral slots located on the backplane and configured to receive a plurality of peripheral modules;
- a switch fabric located on a mezzanine card mounted to the backplane;
- a first integrated field programmable gate array (FPGA) accelerator module mounted to the mezzanine card and configured to accelerate processing of signals received from first peripheral modules of the plurality of peripheral modules;
- a second integrated FPGA accelerator module mounted to the mezzanine card and configured to accelerate processing of signals received from second peripheral modules of the plurality of peripheral modules;
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- a high-speed local bus connecting the first and second integrated FPGA accelerator modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.