PCI-X Layout Guidelines

8.6.3PCI-X 66 MHz Embedded Topology

Figure 20 and Table 12 provide routing details for a topology with an embedded PCI-X 66 MHz application.

Figure 20. PCI-X 66 MHz Embedded Routing Topology

 

EM1

EM3

EM5

EM7

 

TL EM1

TL EM3

TL EM5

TL EM7

TL1

TL2

TL3

 

TL4

 

TL EM2

TL EM4

TL EM6

TL EM8

 

EM2

EM4

EM6

EM8

 

 

 

 

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Table 12.

PCI-X 66 MHz Embedded Routing Recommendations

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Routing Guideline for Lower AD Bus

 

 

 

 

Reference Plane

Route over an unbroken ground plane

 

 

 

 

Board Impedance

60 +/- 15%

 

 

 

 

Stripline Trace Spacing

12 mils edge to edge

 

 

 

 

Microstrip Trace Spacing

18 mils, edge to edge

 

 

 

 

Break Out

5 mils on 5 mils. Maximum length of breakout region can be 500 mils

 

 

 

 

Group Spacing

Spacing from other groups: 25 mils min, edge to edge

 

 

 

 

Trace Length 1 (TL1): From

 

 

41210 Bridge signal Ball to

1.0” - 5.0” max

 

first junction

 

 

 

 

 

Trace Length TL2 to TL4 -

1.0” min - 2.5” max

 

between junctions

 

 

 

Trace Length TL_EM1 to

 

 

TL_EM8 from junction

2.0” min - 3.0” max

 

connector to the embedded

 

 

 

device

 

 

 

 

 

Length Matching

Clocks coming form the clock driver must be length matched to within 25 mils

 

Requirements:

and routed identical in layers.

 

 

 

 

Number of vias

4 vias max.

 

 

 

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