PCI Express Expander / Backplanes

With our Backplanes you can extend the number of PCIe slots on a mainboard.

Plug a host adapter into one PCIe slot. Solutions are available for PCIe X8, X4, M2e and M2M.
Connect the host adapter via our intelligent cables to the client adapter and plug it into the backplane.
Host and client adapter automatically adjust to the cable length (0.5 to 6.5 m).

The backplane has a transparent PCIe switch which handles the communication between the PCIe devices and the host transparently.

There is no need for drivers, it works on all systems from Windows to MAC OS to Linux.

We offer various cases for the backplanes.

Slide Up to 4 Lanes, 32Gbit,
for in case or external applications
HA PCIe X4 int. / ext.
Up to 4 Lanes, 32Gbit
for in case applications
HA M.2 M Key
Up to2 Lanes, 16Gbit
for in case applications
HA M.2 E Key
Up to 8 Lanes, 64Gbit,
for external applications
HA PCIe X8 ext.
Backplane GEN3 CA PCIe X4 int. / ext. 2 Lane 4 Lane Clientadapter 4 Lane 4 Lane 4 Lane Length
0,5-6,5m
Upstream PCIe 3.0 X8 Upstream: 1 x PCI Express 3.0 X8
Downstream: 6 x PCI Express 3.0 X4
Switching capacity: 58 GBps
Powerconsuption: 15W
4 Lane Hostadapter Backplane GEN3 Cable
Backplane PCIe Gen3 Up to 4 Lanes, 32Gbit,
for in case or external applications
HA PCIe X4 int. / ext.
Up to 4 Lanes, 32Gbit
for in case applications
HA M.2 M Key
Up to2 Lanes, 16Gbit
for in case applications
HA M.2 E Key
Up to 8 Lanes, 64Gbit,
for external applications
HA PCIe X8 ext.
CA PCIe X4 int. / ext. 2 Lane 4 Lane Clientadapter 4 Lane 4 Lane 4 Lane Length
0,5-6,5m
Upstream PCIe 3.0 X8 Upstream: 1 x PCI Express 3.0 X8
Downstream: 19 x PCI Express 3.0 X2
Switching capacity: 58 GBps
Leistungsaufnahme: 20W
4 Lane Hostadapter Backplane GEN3 Cable
Slide Up to 4 Lanes, 32Gbit,
for in case or external applications
HA PCIe X4 int. / ext.
Up to 4 Lanes, 32Gbit
for in case applications
HA M.2 M Key
Up to2 Lanes, 16Gbit
for in case applications
HA M.2 E Key
Up to 8 Lanes, 64Gbit,
for external applications
HA PCIe X8 ext.
Backplane GEN2 X6 CA PCIe X4 int. / ext. Upstream PCIe 2.0 X4 2 Lane 4 Lane Clientadapter 4 Lane 4 Lane 4 Lane Length
0,5-6,5m
Upstream: 1 x X4 PCIe 2.0
Downstream: 2x PCI Express 2.0 X4
Switching capacity: 20 GBps
Power consumption: 6W
4 Lane Hostadapter Backplane GEN2 X6 Cable
Slide Up to 4 Lanes, 32Gbit,
for in case or external applications
HA PCIe X4 int. / ext.
Up to 4 Lanes, 32Gbit
for in case applications
HA M.2 M Key
Up to2 Lanes, 16Gbit
for in case applications
HA M.2 E Key
Up to 8 Lanes, 64Gbit,
for external applications
HA PCIe X8 ext.
Backplane GEN2 X12 CA PCIe X4 int. / ext. Upstream PCIe 2.0 X4 2 Lane 4 Lane Clientadapter 4 Lane 4 Lane 4 Lane Length
0,5-6,5m
Upstream: 1 x X4 PCIe 2.0
Downstream: 12x PCI
Switching capacity: 20 GBps
Power consumption: 6W
4 Lane Hostadapter Backplane GEN2 X12 Cable













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