Essential Building Blocks for ATCA/MicroTCA Applications
CEN-CLK-PS™
PCI-Express Clock/SATA Module

The CorEdge Networks CEN-CLK-PS clock/SATA module serves two separate functions on a single card

• PCI-Express (PCIe) clocking functions
• SATA crosspoint switch for SATA data point-to-point connectivity

Clocking function
PCI-Express requires a reference clock with programmable spread spectrum. CEN-CLK-PS provides this capability.


SATA crosspoint switch
The CEN-CLK-PS provides a 12-port non-blocking low-latency SAS/SATA programmable crosspoint switch fabric. The switch fabric allows software reconfiguration of point-to-point links between a host processor and a disk drive.