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EPCIE4XCA01

External PCIe (iPass x4 38pin compatible) to PCIe x4 Passive Cable Adapter

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Highlights

One PCIe x4 Cable Connector
Low Profile PCI Form Factor (BR-00205-07)
Compliant with PCIe 1.0/2.0 mainboards
Passive PCIe x4 Cable Adapter

Introduction

EPCIe4xCA01 is External PCI Express x4 Cable Adapter Card, it requires no additional software or drivers to operate.

Designed to overcome the limited PCIe connectivity of most desktop computers, the EPCIe4xCA01 can be quickly and easily set up for external expansion.

Warning: EPCIE4XCA01 might have compatibility issue with latest PCIe 3.0 mainboards.

Technical Specifications

Number of Lane	PCIe 4-Lane
External PCIe Connector	38pin iPass (0.8mm pitch) compatible I/O Connector Scalability up to 10Gb/s PCIe Gen I – 2.5Gb/s PCIe Gen II – 5.0Gb/s Durability - 250 cycles Fully shielded to provide maximum EMI/RFI protection Guide to system bezel gasket Cable plug gasket to front face of Guide First mate, last break RoHS compliant
Computer Platform Requirements	Desktop computer equipped with a PCIe 1.0/2.0 x4, x8, x16 slot

Pin Assignment

38pin iPass™ (0.8mm pitch) compatible I/O Connector

Pin#	Signal	Pin#	Signal
A1	GND	B1	GND
A2	PETp0	B2	PERp0
A3	PETp0	B3	PERn0
A4	GND	B4	GND
A5	PETp1	B5	PERp1
A6	PETn1	B6	PERn1
A7	GND	B7	GND
A8	PETp2	B8	PERp2
A9	PETn2	B9	PERn2
A10	GND	B10	GND
A11	PETp3	B11	PERp3
A12	PETn3	B12	PERn3
A13	GND	B13	GND
A14	CREFCLKP	B14	PWR
A15	CREFCLKn	B15	PWR
A16	GND	B16	PWR_RTN
A17	SB_RTN	B17	PWR_RTN
A18	CPRSNT#	B18	CWAKE#
A19	CPWRON	B19	CPERST#

Available Models


EPCIe4xCA01	EPCIe4xCA01-PL

External PCIe x4 Cable

Model No.	AWG	Length	(Passive) Performance
CB-00485-A0	28AWG	1.5m	Gen2
CB-00485-A1	28AWG	1m	Gen2
CB-00485-A2	28AWG	2.0m	Gen2
CB-00485-A3	28AWG	3.0m	Gen1
CB-00485-A4	28AWG	0.5m	Gen2
CB-00485-A5	28AWG	4m	Gen1