PCI Express®
Card Electromechanical
Specification
Revision 3.0
July 21, 2013
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Revision Revision History
1.0
1.0a
1.1
2.0
Initial release.
Incorporated WG Errata C1-C7 and E1.
Incorporated approved Errata and ECNs.
Added support for 5.0 GT/s data rate.
3.0
Added support for 8.0 GT/s data rate and incorporated approved Errata and
ECNs. Incorporated the PCI Express x16 Graphics 150W-ATX Specification
and the PCI Express 225 W/300 W High Power Card Electromechanical
Specification.
Re-imported all figures
Updated Figure 6-1 and Figure 6-3
Fixed text notes in Chapter 6 and 9 Figures (took notes out of Illustrator and
made them part of the Word file)
Changed 306.67 MAX dimension to 326.03 MIN in Figure 9-3
Date
7/22/2002
4/15/2003
3/28/2005
4/11/2007
7/21/2013
Contents
2.1.1.
2.1.2.
2.1.3.
2.1.4.
2.1.5.
2.1.6.
1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................11
1.1. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................... 12
1.2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................... 13
1.3. SPECIFICATION CONTENTS ................................................................................................. 14
1.4. OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................................. 14
1.5. ELECTRICAL OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 15
1.6. MECHANICAL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 16
1.7. 150 W OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................... 18
1.8. 225 W AND 300 W ADD-IN CARD OVERVIEW .................................................................. 19
1.9. SYSTEM POWER DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 20
2. AUXILIARY SIGNALS ........................................................................................................21
2.1. REFERENCE CLOCK ............................................................................................................... 22
Low Voltage Swing, Differential Clocks .................................................................... 22
Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) ............................................................................... 23
REFCLK AC Specifications........................................................................................ 24
REFCLK Phase Jitter Specification for 2.5 GT/s Signaling Support ......................... 28
REFCLK Phase Jitter Specification for 5.0 GT/s Signaling Support ......................... 29
REFCLK Phase Jitter Specification for 8.0 GT/s Signaling Support ......................... 29
2.2. PERST# SIGNAL ...................................................................................................................... 29
Initial Power-Up (G3 to S0) ....................................................................................... 30
Power Management States (S0 to S3/S4 to S0) .......................................................... 30
Power Down ............................................................................................................... 32
2.3. WAKE# SIGNAL ...................................................................................................................... 33
2.4. SMBUS (OPTIONAL) ............................................................................................................... 37
2.4.1.
Capacitive Load of High-power SMBus Lines ........................................................... 37
2.4.2. Minimum Current Sinking Requirements for SMBus Devices.................................... 37
SMBus “Back Powering” Considerations ................................................................. 37
2.4.3.
2.4.4.
Power-on Reset .......................................................................................................... 38
2.5. JTAG PINS (OPTIONAL) ......................................................................................................... 38
2.6. AUXILIARY SIGNAL PARAMETRIC SPECIFICATIONS ................................................... 39
DC Specifications ....................................................................................................... 39
AC Specifications ....................................................................................................... 40
3. HOT INSERTION AND REMOVAL ..................................................................................41
2.2.1.
2.2.2.
2.2.3.
2.6.1.
2.6.2.
3.1. SCOPE 41
3.2. PRESENCE DETECT ................................................................................................................ 41
4. ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS .....................................................................................43
4.1. POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................... 43
4.2. POWER CONSUMPTION ........................................................................................................ 45
4.3. POWER BUDGETING CAPABILITY ..................................................................................... 46
4.4. POWER SUPPLY SEQUENCING ............................................................................................ 46
4.5. POWER SUPPLY DECOUPLING ............................................................................................ 47
4.6. ELECTRICAL TOPOLOGIES AND LINK DEFINITIONS .................................................... 47
Topologies .................................................................................................................. 47
Link Definition ............................................................................................................ 49
4.6.1.
4.6.2.
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4.7.1.
4.7.2.
4.7.3.
4.7.4.
4.7.5.
4.7.6.
4.7.7.
4.7.8.
4.7.9.
4.8.1.
4.8.2.
4.8.3.
4.8.4.
4.8.5.
4.8.6.
4.8.7.
4.8.8.
4.8.9.
4.8.10.
4.8.11.
4.8.12.
4.7. ELECTRICAL BUDGETS ........................................................................................................ 50
AC Coupling Capacitors ............................................................................................ 51
Insertion Loss Values (Voltage Transfer Function) ................................................... 51
Jitter Values ................................................................................................................ 51
Crosstalk ..................................................................................................................... 53
Lane-to-Lane Skew ..................................................................................................... 54
Transmitter Equalization ............................................................................................ 54
Skew within the Differential Pair ............................................................................... 55
Differential Data Trace Impedance............................................................................ 55
Differential Data Trace Propagation Delay .............................................................. 56
4.8. EYE DIAGRAMS AT THE ADD-IN CARD INTERFACE ..................................................... 56
Add-in Card Transmitter Path Compliance Eye Diagram at 2.5 GT/s ...................... 56
Add-in Card Transmitter Path Compliance Eye Diagrams at 5.0 GT/s .................... 57
Add-in Card Transmitter Path Compliance Eye Diagrams at 8.0 GT/s .................... 59
Add-in Card Minimum Receiver Path Sensitivity Requirements at 2.5 GT/s ............. 60
Add-in Card Minimum Receiver Path Sensitivity Requirements at 5.0 GT/s ............. 61
Add-in Card Minimum Receiver Path Sensitivity Requirements at 8.0 GT/s ............. 62
System Board Transmitter Path Compliance Eye Diagram at 2.5 GT/s .................... 65
System Board Transmitter Path Compliance Eye Diagram at 5.0 GT/s .................... 66
System Board Transmitter Path Compliance Eye Diagram at 8.0 GT/s .................... 69
System Board Minimum Receiver Path Sensitivity Requirements at 2.5 GT/s ........... 72
System Board Minimum Receiver Path Sensitivity Requirements at 5.0 GT/s ........... 73
System Board Minimum Receiver Path Sensitivity Requirements at 8.0 GT/s ........... 75
5. 150 W, 225 W, AND 300 W ADD-IN CARD POWER .......................................................77
5.1. 150 W ADD-IN CARD POWER-UP SEQUENCING .............................................................. 79
5.2. 225 W AND 300 W ADD-IN CARD POWER-UP SEQUENCING ......................................... 81
6. CARD CONNECTOR SPECIFICATION ..........................................................................86
6.1. CONNECTOR PINOUT ............................................................................................................ 86
6.2. CONNECTOR INTERFACE DEFINITIONS ........................................................................... 89
6.3. SIGNAL INTEGRITY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST PROCEDURES ................................ 94
Signal Integrity Requirements .................................................................................... 94
Signal Integrity Requirements and Test Procedures for 2.5 GT/s Support ................ 94
Signal Integrity Requirements and Test Procedures for 5.0 GT/s Support ................ 97
6.3.3.1
Test Fixture Requirements ...................................................................... 99
Signal Integrity Requirements and Test Procedures for 8.0 GT/s Support .............. 100
6.3.4.1
Test Fixture Requirements .................................................................... 101
6.4. CONNECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS .............................. 101
6.4.1.
Environmental Requirements ................................................................................... 101
6.4.2. Mechanical Requirements ........................................................................................ 103
Current Rating Requirement .................................................................................... 104
6.4.3.
6.4.4.
Additional Considerations ........................................................................................ 104
7. PCI EXPRESS 2 X 3 AUXILIARY POWER CONNECTOR DEFINITION ...............106
7.1. 6-POSITION POWER CONNECTOR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ..... 106
7.2. 6-POSITION PCB HEADER ................................................................................................... 106
6-Position R/A Thru-Hole PCB Header Assembly ................................................... 106
6-Position R/A Thru-Hole Header Recommended PCB Footprint .......................... 108
6-Position R/A SMT PCB Header Assembly ............................................................ 109
R/A SMT Header Recommended PCB Footprint ..................................................... 110
6.3.1.
6.3.2.
6.3.3.
6.3.4.
7.2.1.
7.2.2.
7.2.3.
7.2.4.
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8.2.1.
8.2.2.
7.3. 6-POSITION CABLE ASSEMBLY ........................................................................................ 111
7.4. CONNECTOR MATING-UNMATING KEEP-OUT AREA (LATCH LOCK RELEASE) .. 112
7.5. 6-POSITION POWER CONNECTOR SYSTEM PIN ASSIGNMENT ................................. 113
7.6. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................................... 114
8. PCI EXPRESS 2 X 4 AUXILIARY POWER CONNECTOR DEFINITION ...............115
8.1. 2 X 4 AUXILIARY POWER CONNECTOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ........... 118
8.2. 2 X 4 RECEPTACLE ............................................................................................................... 118
Connector Drawing .................................................................................................. 118
PCB Footprint .......................................................................................................... 120
8.3. CABLE ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................... 121
8.4. CONNECTOR MATING-UNMATING KEEP-OUT AREA (LATCH LOCK RELEASE) .. 123
8.5. 2 X 4 AUXILIARY POWER CONNECTOR SYSTEM PIN ASSIGNMENT ....................... 124
8.6. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................................... 126
9. ADD-IN CARD FORM FACTORS AND IMPLEMENTATION ..................................127
9.1. ADD-IN CARD FORM FACTORS......................................................................................... 127
9.2. CONNECTOR AND ADD-IN CARD LOCATIONS ............................................................. 146
9.3. CARD INTEROPERABILITY ................................................................................................ 155
9.4. 150W-ATX THERMAL MANAGEMENT ............................................................................. 156
10. PCI EXPRESS 225 W/300 W ADD-IN CARD THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC
MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................157
10.1. INLET TEMPERATURE ........................................................................................................ 157
10.2. CARD THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION PROCEDURE ................................................. 158
10.3. ACOUSTIC MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 162
10.3.1. Background and Scope ............................................................................................. 162
10.3.2. Card Acoustic Characterization Procedure ............................................................. 162
10.3.3. Acoustic Recommendations and Guidelines ............................................................. 163
A. INSERTION LOSS VALUES (VOLTAGE TRANSFER FUNCTION)
(INFORMATIONAL ONLY) .............................................................................................164
B. 8.0 GT/S TEST CHANNELS ..............................................................................................167
11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................168
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Figures
FIGURE 2-2: EXAMPLE CURRENT MODE REFERENCE CLOCK SOURCE TERMINATION 23
FIGURE 2-3: SINGLE-ENDED MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR ABSOLUTE CROSS POINT
AND SWING ............................................................................................................... 25
FIGURE 2-4: SINGLE-ENDED MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR DELTA CROSS POINT .......... 26
FIGURE 2-5: SINGLE-ENDED MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR RISE AND FALL TIME
MATCHING ................................................................................................................ 26
FIGURE 2-6: DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR DUTY CYCLE AND PERIOD 26
FIGURE 2-7: DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR RISE AND FALL TIME .......... 27
FIGURE 2-8: DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR RINGBACK ............................. 27
FIGURE 2-9: REFERENCE CLOCK SYSTEM MEASUREMENT POINT AND LOADING ....... 27
FIGURE 2-10: POWER UP ................................................................................................................ 30
FIGURE 2-11: POWER MANAGEMENT STATES ......................................................................... 31
FIGURE 2-12: OUT-OF-TOLERANCE THRESHOLD WINDOWS ............................................... 32
FIGURE 2-13: POWER DOWN ......................................................................................................... 33
FIGURE 2-14: WAKE# RISE AND FALL TIME MEASUREMENT POINTS ............................... 40
FIGURE 3-1: PRESENCE DETECT IN A HOT-PLUG ENVIRONMENT ...................................... 42
FIGURE 4-1: PCI EXPRESS ON THE SYSTEM BOARD ............................................................... 48
FIGURE 4-2: PCI EXPRESS CONNECTOR ON SYSTEM BOARD WITH AN ADD-IN CARD . 48
FIGURE 4-3: PCI EXPRESS CONNECTOR ON A RISER CARD WITH AN ADD-IN CARD .... 49
FIGURE 4-4: LINK DEFINITION FOR TWO COMPONENTS ...................................................... 50
FIGURE 4-5: JITTER BUDGET ........................................................................................................ 51
FIGURE 4-6: ADD-IN CARD TRANSMITTER PATH COMPLIANCE EYE DIAGRAM ............ 57
FIGURE 4-7: ADD-IN CARD TRANSMITTER PATH COMPLIANCE EYE DIAGRAM ............ 59
FIGURE 4-8: REPRESENTATIVE COMPOSITE EYE DIAGRAM FOR ADD-IN CARD
RECEIVER PATH COMPLIANCE ............................................................................ 61
FIGURE 4-9: REPRESENTATIVE COMPOSITE EYE DIAGRAM FOR ADD-IN CARD
RECEIVER PATH COMPLIANCE ............................................................................ 62
FIGURE 4-10: SYSTEM BOARD TRANSMITTER PATH COMPOSITE COMPLIANCE EYE
DIAGRAM .................................................................................................................. 65
FIGURE 4-11: TWO PORT MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM.................... 66
FIGURE 4-12: SYSTEM BOARD TRANSMITTER PATH COMPOSITE COMPLIANCE EYE
DIAGRAM .................................................................................................................. 68
FIGURE 4-13: TWO PORT MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM.................... 69
FIGURE 4-14: SYSTEM BOARD TRANSMITTER PATH COMPOSITE COMPLIANCE EYE
DIAGRAM .................................................................................................................. 71
FIGURE 4-15: REPRESENTATIVE COMPOSITE EYE DIAGRAM FOR SYSTEM BOARD
RECEIVER PATH COMPLIANCE ............................................................................ 74
FIGURE 5-1: PCI EXPRESS 150W-ATX POWER-UP SEQUENCE .............................................. 79
FIGURE 6-1: CONNECTOR FORM FACTOR ................................................................................. 90
FIGURE 6-2: RECOMMENDED FOOTPRINT ................................................................................ 91
FIGURE 6-3: ADD-IN CARD EDGE-FINGER DIMENSIONS ....................................................... 92
FIGURE 6-4: ILLUSTRATION OF ADJACENT PAIRS ................................................................. 97
FIGURE 6-5: CONTACT RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT POINTS .......................................... 102
FIGURE 7-1: 6-POSITION R/A THRU-HOLE PCB HEADER...................................................... 107
FIGURE 7-2: 6-POSITION R/A THRU-HOLE HEADER RECOMMENDED PCB FOOTPRINT108
FIGURE 7-3: R/A SMT PCB HEADER ........................................................................................... 109
FIGURE 7-4: SMT HEADER RECOMMENDED PCB FOOTPRINT ........................................... 110
FIGURE 7-5: CABLE CONNECTOR HOUSING ........................................................................... 111
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FIGURE 7-6: CONNECTOR MATING-UNMATING KEEP-OUT AREA (LATCH LOCK
RELEASE) ................................................................................................................. 112
FIGURE 7-7: 150W-ATX POWER CONNECTOR ......................................................................... 113
FIGURE 8-1: 2 X 4 PLUG MATING WITH A 2 X 4 RECEPTACLE............................................ 115
FIGURE 8-2: 2 X 3 PLUG MATING WITH A 2 X 4 RECEPTACLE............................................ 116
FIGURE 8-3: 2 X 4 PLUG IS PHYSICALLY PREVENTED FROM MATING WITH A 2 X 3
RECEPTACLE .......................................................................................................... 117
FIGURE 8-4: 2 X 4 R/A THROUGH-HOLE RECEPTACLE DRAWING ..................................... 119
FIGURE 8-5: 2 X 4 R/A THROUGH-HOLE RECPTACLE RECOMMENDED PCB FOOTPRINT120
FIGURE 8-6: CABLE PLUG CONNECTOR HOUSING ............................................................... 121
FIGURE 8-7: MODULAR PLUG CONNECTOR HOUSING (ALL DIMENSIONS IN MM
[INCHES]) ................................................................................................................. 122
FIGURE 8-8: CONNECTOR MATING-UNMATING KEEP-OUT AREA (LATCH LOCK
RELEASE) ................................................................................................................. 123
FIGURE 8-9: 2 X 4 AUXILIARY POWER CONNECTOR PLUG SIDE PIN-OUT ...................... 124
FIGURE 8-10: 2 X 4 AUXILIARY POWER CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE SIDE PIN-OUT ..... 124
FIGURE 8-11: 2 X 3 AUXILIARY POWER CONNECTOR PIN-OUT ......................................... 125
FIGURE 9-1: STANDARD HEIGHT PCI EXPRESS ADD-IN CARD WITHOUT THE I/O
BRACKET ................................................................................................................. 128
FIGURE 9-2: CHASSIS INTERFACE ZONES ON RIGHT/EAST EDGE OF ADD-IN CARD ... 129
FIGURE 9-3: STANDARD HEIGHT PCI EXPRESS ADD-IN CARD WITH THE I/O BRACKET
AND CARD RETAINER .......................................................................................... 130
FIGURE 9-4: ADDITIONAL FEATURE AND KEEPOUTS FOR A HIGH MASS CARD .......... 132
FIGURE 9-5: STANDARD ADD-IN CARD I/O BRACKET ......................................................... 134
FIGURE 9-6: LOW PROFILE PCI EXPRESS ADD-IN CARD WITHOUT THE I/O BRACKET 136
FIGURE 9-7: CHASSIS INTERFACE ZONE ON RIGHT/EAST EDGE OF LOW PROFILE ADD-
IN CARD ................................................................................................................... 137
FIGURE 9-8: LOW PROFILE PCI EXPRESS ADD-IN CARD WITH THE I/O BRACKET ....... 138
FIGURE 9-9: LOW PROFILE I/O BRACKET ................................................................................ 139
FIGURE 9-10: FULL HEIGHT I/O BRACKET FOR LOW PROFILE CARDS ............................ 140
FIGURE 9-11: PCI EXPRESS DUAL-SLOT ADD-IN CARD DIMENSIONAL DRAWING ...... 141
FIGURE 9-12: PCI EXPRESS TRIPLE-SLOT ADD-IN CARD DIMENSIONAL DRAWING .... 142
FIGURE 9-13: DETAILED TWO-SLOT I/O BRACKET DESIGN ................................................ 143
FIGURE 9-14: TWO-SLOT I/O BRACKET EXAMPLE (ISOMETRIC VIEW) ........................... 143
FIGURE 9-15: DETAILED THREE-SLOT I/O BRACKET DESIGN ............................................ 144
FIGURE 9-16: THREE-SLOT I/O BRACKET EXAMPLE (ISOMETRIC VIEW) ........................ 145
FIGURE 9-17: EXAMPLE OF A PC SYSTEM IN MICROATX FORM FACTOR ...................... 146
FIGURE 9-18: INTRODUCTION OF A PCI EXPRESS CONNECTOR IN A MICROATX
SYSTEM .................................................................................................................... 147
FIGURE 9-19: MORE PCI EXPRESS CONNECTORS ARE INTRODUCED ON A MICROATX
SYSTEM BOARD ..................................................................................................... 148
FIGURE 9-20: PCI EXPRESS CONNECTOR LOCATION IN A MICROATX SYSTEM WITH
ONE PCI EXPRESS CONNECTOR ......................................................................... 149
FIGURE 9-21: PCI EXPRESS CONNECTOR LOCATION IN A MICROATX SYSTEM WITH
TWO PCI EXPRESS CONNECTORS...................................................................... 150
FIGURE 9-22: STANDARD HEIGHT CONNECTOR OPENING IN CHASSIS .......................... 151
FIGURE 9-23: LOW PROFILE CONNECTOR OPENING IN CHASSIS ..................................... 152
FIGURE 9-24: CHASSIS I/O CABLE KEEPOUT .......................................................................... 153
FIGURE 9-25: IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL SHAPES IN THE SYSTEM ................................... 154
FIGURE 9-26: CARD ASSEMBLED IN CONNECTOR ................................................................ 155
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FIGURE 10-1: EXAMPLE OF HIGH-POWER CARD SHOWING TEMPERATURE SENSOR
PLACEMENTS AT THE THERMAL SOLUTION INLET ..................................... 157
FIGURE 10-2: THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION FIXTURE – DUAL-SLOT VERSION ....... 159
FIGURE 10-3: THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION FIXTURE – TRIPLE-SLOT VERSION ..... 160
FIGURE 10-4: THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION FIXTURE – TANDEM DUAL-SLOT
VERSION .................................................................................................................. 161
FIGURE A-1: EXAMPLE INTERCONNECT TERMINATED AT THE CONNECTOR
INTERFACE.............................................................................................................. 164
FIGURE A-2: INSERTION LOSS BUDGETS ................................................................................ 165
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