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Gen6 MCIO x16 (SFF-1016) 124P to *4 EDSFF (SFF-1009) 56P w/15P power & RefClk/PERST# for each, 0.5M

Gen6 MCIO x16 (SFF-TA-1016) Str. 148P to *2 MCIO x8 (SFF-TA-1016), Str. 74P, 29AWG

Gen6 PCIe *2 x8 MCIO (SFF-1016) to x16 MCIO 124P, 29AWG Cable, 0.5M

Gen6 PCIe MCIO X16(SFF-TA-1016) Str. 124P to 2* EDSFF 2C X8 (SFF-TA-1002) 84PCable, 0.5M

PCIe Gen6 *2 MCIO x8 (SFF-TA-1016) 74P to *1 CEM/AIC Goldfinger 164P 16X Plug, 500mm Cable

Gen6 CDFP x16 (SFF-TA-1032) to CDFP x16 (SFF-TA-1032) Cable

Gen6 PCIe *2 x8 MCIO to x16 AIC Slot Adapter.

Whether you're limited on space or just want to test new interfaces with additional interposers in the signal chain, this adapter from Serial Cables allows you to get outside the chassis. With a robust base and plenty of space to accommodate all of your test interfaces and infrastructure, your bench-top testing can now happen with easy access to all of the tools you use every day in the lab.

Gen6 PCIe/CXL rated x16 slot – x16 E3 EDSFF vertical adapter. Fits all x16 E3 devices and works for PCIe/NVMe and CXL devices.

The Serial Cables Gen6 x16 Slot to x16 EDSFF Adapter is designed specifically for the next-gen PCIe/NVMe and CXL products coming into the market. With a limited selection of small form-factors included in the Gen6 PCIe specification, the adapter allows you to be ahead of the competition in testing your next Gen6 x16 device.

Gen6 PCIe/CXL rated x8 slot – x4 E1 EDSFF vertical adapter. Fits all E1 devices and works for PCIe/NVMe and CXL devices.

The Serial Cables Gen6 x8 Slot to x4 E1 EDSFF Adapter is designed specifically for the next-gen PCIe/NVMe and CXL products coming into the market. With a limited selection of small form-factors included in the Gen6 PCIe specification, the adapter allows you to be ahead of the competition in testing your next Gen6 E1 SSD.

Gen6 PCIe/CXL rated x8 slot – x8 E3 EDSFF vertical adapter. Fits all E3 devices and works for PCIe/NVMe and CXL devices.

The Serial Cables Gen6 x8 Slot to x8 E3 EDSFF Adapter is designed specifically for the next-gen PCIe/NVMe and CXL products coming into the market. With a limited selection of small form-factors included in the Gen6 PCIe specification, the adapter allows you to be ahead of the competition in testing your next Gen6 E3 SSD.

Gen6 PCIe/CXL rated x8 slot – x8 E3 EDSFF vertical adapter w/Quarch PAM mezzanine support

The Serial Cables Gen6 x8 Slot to x8 EDSFF Adapter is designed specifically for the next-gen PCIe/NVMe and CXL products coming into the market. With a limited selection of small form-factors included in the Gen6 PCIe specification, the adapter allows you to be ahead of the competition in testing your next Gen6 device. The on-board Quarch Power Analysis Module (PAM) Mezzanine provides direct access to all the power monitoring and measurement features of Quarch that has made them the industry standard in power analysis in the majority of the world's leading technology companies.

The PCIe Gen6 x16 EDSFF to CEC Redriver Card features eight Phison PS7161 linear redriver ICs, it delivers robust signal integrity for a full x16 link via a native 140-pin EDSFF edge connector. Added Quarch PAM Mezzanine (optional) allows for Quarch Power Analysis of all power rails as well as sideband signals.

The PCIe Gen6 x8 EDSFF to CEC Redriver Card features eight Phison PS7161 linear redriver ICs, it delivers robust signal integrity for a full x8 link via a native 70-pin EDSFF edge connector. Added Quarch PAM Mezzanine (optional) allows for Quarch Power Analysis of all power rails as well as sideband signals.

The Serial Cables PCIe Lane Reversal Adapters are designed to solve PCIe lane allocation and routing challenges in test systems, particularly in servers and workstations with complex PCIe configurations in enterprise environments dealing with complex high-throughput storage and/or memory setups such as High-Performance Computing (HPC) Clusters, Storage-Intensive Development Servers, and Multi-Tenant Development Infrastructure.

The Serial Cables PCIe Lane Reversal Adapters are designed to solve PCIe lane allocation and routing challenges in test systems, particularly in servers and workstations with complex PCIe configurations in enterprise environments dealing with complex high-throughput storage and/or memory setups such as High-Performance Computing (HPC) Clusters, Storage-Intensive Development Servers, and Multi-Tenant Development Infrastructure.

The Serial Cables PCIe Lane Reversal Adapters are designed to solve PCIe lane allocation and routing challenges in test systems, particularly in servers and workstations with complex PCIe configurations in enterprise environments dealing with complex high-throughput storage and/or memory setups such as High-Performance Computing (HPC) Clusters, Storage-Intensive Development Servers, and Multi-Tenant Development Infrastructure.

Includes a set of one plug, one socket and one cal coupon. They have x8 edge fingers but only the first 4 lanes are connected. SMPM to 1.85mm cables are required (Not Included).

Includes a set of one plug, one socket and one cal coupon. They have x8 edge fingers but only the first 4 lanes are connected. SMPM to 1.85mm cables are required (Not Included).

Gen6 x16 – 4, x8 MCIO Host Card w/ 1x16 Straddle Mount Connector.

The Serial Cables Gen6 PCIe Host card features the Atlas 3 fanout switch from Broadcom and provides 64 lanes of Gen6 traffic to any end point downstream of the switch. This card has four (4) Gen6 x8 MCIO connectors as well as a Gen6 1x16 straddle mount connector for any edge-based solutions you may have. An integrated mCPU provides simple CLI control of the switch, allowing for monitoring and adjusting the various settings and modes of the switch. This switch leverages PCIe 6.0 PAM-4 encoding, which is accomplished through the “Talon 5” SerDes created by Broadcom, considered the best in the industry. Signal Integrity is of paramount importance to us and it's particularly important for Gen6, and these industry-leading SerDes can achieve that for your Gen6 testing.

Gen6 x16 – 4, x8 MCIO Host Card w/ 1x16 Straddle Mount Connector (A0 80-lane Switch)

The Serial Cables Gen6 PCIe Host card features the Atlas 3 fanout switch from Broadcom and provides 64 lanes of Gen6 traffic to any end point downstream of the switch. This card has four (4) Gen6 x8 MCIO connectors as well as a Gen6 1x16 straddle mount connector for any edge-based solutions you may have. An integrated mCPU provides simple CLI control of the switch, allowing for monitoring and adjusting the various settings and modes of the switch. This switch leverages PCIe 6.0 PAM-4 encoding, which is accomplished through the “Talon 5” SerDes created by Broadcom, considered the best in the industry. Signal Integrity is of paramount importance to us and it's particularly important for Gen6, and these industry-leading SerDes can achieve that for your Gen6 testing.

Gen6 x16 – 4, x8 MCIO Host Card w/ 1x16 Straddle Mount Connector (B0 80-lane Switch)

The Serial Cables Gen6 PCIe Host card features the Atlas 3 (Production B0 silicon) fanout switch from Broadcom and provides 64 lanes of Gen6 traffic to any end point downstream of the switch. This card has four (4) Gen6 x8 MCIO connectors as well as a Gen6 1x16 straddle mount connector for any edge-based solutions you may have. An integrated mCPU provides simple CLI control of the switch, allowing for monitoring and adjusting the various settings and modes of the switch. This switch leverages PCIe 6.0 PAM-4 encoding, which is accomplished through the “Talon 5” SerDes created by Broadcom, considered the best in the industry. Signal Integrity is of paramount importance to us and it's particularly important for Gen6, and these industry-leading SerDes can achieve that for your Gen6 testing.

Gen6 PCIe/CXL Redriver

By leveraging the the Phison PS7161 (4-channel) Redriver ICs to help enhance signal integrity and extend reach, this adapter from Serial Cables is well suited to drive all of your Gen6 testing. These adapters are designed specifically to meet the data infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence and machine learning, edge computing, high-performance computing, and other data-intensive, next-gen applications. These adapters help increase signal reach, meaning they amplify the signal so it can travel beyond the standard PCIe protocol range without degradation. They are protocol-agnostic and contain equalizers to boost the signal wherever it is negatively affected by frequencies within the components.

The PCIe Gen6 x16 EDSFF to CEC Redriver Card features eight Phison PS7161 linear redriver ICs, it delivers robust signal integrity for a full x16 link via a native 140-pin EDSFF edge connector. Added Quarch PAM Mezzanine (optional) allows for Quarch Power Analysis of all power rails as well as sideband signals.

The PCIe Gen6 x8 EDSFF to CEC Redriver Card features eight Phison PS7161 linear redriver ICs, it delivers robust signal integrity for a full x8 link via a native 70-pin EDSFF edge connector. Added Quarch PAM Mezzanine (optional) allows for Quarch Power Analysis of all power rails as well as sideband signals.

PCI6-AD-x16-2xMCIO-RT — PCIe/CXL Gen6 x16 AIC Slot Retimer Card

The Serial Cables PCI6-AD-x16-2xMCIO-RT is a PCIe/CXL Gen6 active retimer card designed to extend signal reach in high-speed interconnect validation and deployment environments. Featuring a x16 AIC gold finger and two MCIO SFF-TA-1016 connectors in a compact half-height, half-width form factor, the card provides one x16 root-side and two x8 endpoint-side ports, supporting full x16 link configurations as well as bifurcated x8, x4, and x2 lane groupings (Note: Bifurcation must be set on the Host as well).

PCI6-AD-2xMCIO-2xMCIO-RT — PCIe/CXL Gen6 Retimer Card

The Serial Cables PCI6-AD-2xMCIO-2xMCIO-RT is a PCIe/CXL Gen6 active retimer card designed to extend signal reach in high-speed interconnect validation and deployment environments. Featuring four MCIO SFF-TA-1016 connectors in a compact 76 × 140 × 24mm form factor, the card provides two x8 root-side and two x8 endpoint-side ports, supporting full x16 link configurations as well as bifurcated x8, x4, and x2 lane groupings.

The Hydra is Serial Cables’ industry-first Gen6, 8-bay passive E3 JBOF designed for PCIe, NVMe, and CXL validation. Built to support all E3 drive lengths and heights, Hydra brings high-speed testing into a compact, controlled environment with advanced power control, airflow management, and full Gen6 signal integrity. Its paddle-card architecture ensures clean connectivity across all eight drives while maintaining robust sideband signaling with both I²C and I³C host support.

Industry First PCIe® 6 Host Card with Broadcom PEX-90144-A0-1 Atlas III Switch Chip

Gen6-Ready Design — The first PCIe Gen6 host card with Broadcom’s Atlas III switch, enabling early testing ahead of Gen6 system availability.

Flexible Connectivity — 64 lanes at 64 GT/s across 2 front + 2 rear MCIO x8 and x16 edge connectors.

Smart Control & Power — On-board mCPU with CLI monitoring; supports Quarch PAM/PMM and ATX 3.0+/12 power.

Quarch-Enabled Paddle Card — EDSFF x8 paddle card with an integrated Quarch Power Analysis Module (PAM) mezzanine, providing precise, real-time power and voltage monitoring for each drive slot without disrupting signal integrity

Gen6-Ready Enclosure — The first passive 8-bay JBOF for PCIe®, NVMe®, and CXL®, purpose-built for high-speed validation workflows.

Precision Engineering — Individual EDSFF paddle-card design with full x8 Gen6 MCIO connectivity, Quarch PAM integration, and sideband support (I²C, I³C, MCTP).

Intelligent Control — mCPU-managed power, thermal, and telemetry system with per-slot monitoring, CLI fan control, and Python/GUI automation tools.

Powered by Phison PS7161 (4-channel) redriver ICs, this Serial Cables adapter enhances signal integrity and reach for Gen6 PCIe and CXL 2.0 applications. Designed for AI/ML, edge, and highperformance computing, it boosts degraded high-frequency signals, extending transmission distance without loss. The adapter supports CXL 2.0, enabling fast, low-latency CPU-to-device or memory communication.

Key Features:

• Supports PCIe Gen6 and CXL 2.0 with low 5 ns latency
• High EQ boosting up to 20 dB @ 16 GHz
• Adjustable output swing, flat gain, and EQ via pin control/I²C
• Integrated AC coupling capacitors
• Hot-plug and bifurcation support
• Pin-to-pin compatibility with other solutions
• Protocol-agnostic, suitable for CPU, GPU, FPGA, ASIC, DPU, NAND flash, and accelerator devices
• Includes BMC with C-SDK for real-time monitoring and remote management
• Compact design: 140 mm (W) × 76 mm (H) × 16 mm (D)

Gen6 PCIe/CXL rated x16 slot – x16 E3 EDSFF vertical adapter. Fits all x16 E3 devices and works for PCIe/NVMe and CXL devices.

The Serial Cables Gen6 x16 Slot to x16 EDSFF Adapter is designed specifically for the next-gen PCIe/NVMe and CXL products coming into the market. With a limited selection of small form-factors included in the Gen6 PCIe specification, the adapter allows you to be ahead of the competition in testing your next Gen6 x16 device.

Gen6 Cables & Adapters

Our Gen6-rated interconnects are built to meet the demands of next-generation PCIe® 6, CXL® and NVMe® architectures — fully qualified for 64 GT/s, with rigorous SI-validation and custom options.

Key product families include:

• MCIO x8 to QSFP-DD with Sidebands cables (Gen6 rated)
• PCIe Gen6 *2 MCIO x8 (SFF-TA-1016) 74P to *1 CEM/AIC Goldfinger 164P 16X Plug
• Gen6 MCIO x16 (SFF-TA-1016) Str. 124P to MCIO x16 (SFF-TA-1016) Str. 124P, 30AWG

Why Choose SerialCables:

• Depth of expertise in high-speed storage interconnect and test tools from leader Paul Mutschler.
• Broad Gen6 portfolio: from cables and adapters through host cards and enclosures.
• Custom capability: tailored lengths, connector options, over-moulding, release mechanisms, advanced SI simulation and automated production.
• Responsive supply chain: US-based stock, JIT delivery, lifetime warranty on standard cables

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Architecture & Form Factor

• Eight Phison PS7161 linear redriver ICs
• Native x16 EDSFF to CEC Optimized for PCIe Gen6, NVMe, and CXL signaling
• Adjustable EQ, flat gain, and swing per lane for high channel margin
• Board size: 255mm × 111mm
• Supports E1.S, E2, E3.S/L 1T, E3.S/L 2T SSD drives

Power & Cooling

• 12 V DC input
• Max power consumption: 8.4 W (0.7 A @ 12V)
• Active cooling with integrated fan

The PCIe Gen6 x8 EDSFF to CEC Redriver Card features eight Phison PS7161 linear redriver ICs, it delivers robust signal integrity for a full x8 link via a native 70-pin EDSFF edge connector. Added Quarch PAM Mezzanine (optional) allows for Quarch Power Analysis of all power rails as well as sideband signals.

Connectivity

• 1 × EDSFF x8 SSD EC
• 1 × PCIe Gen6 x8 CEC
• 1 × USB Type-C port for CLI managemen

CLI Telemetry

CLI interface accessible via USB-C, includes:

• EQ, flat gain, and swing adjustment (per chip or globally)
• Save/load custom profiles
• Board temperature and current readings (lsd)
• Built-in self-test (bist) for all redriver ICs
• Firmware version, part number, and serial number readout
• Full system information dump (sysinfo)
• MCU firmware reset command (reset)
• Additional EDSFF-specific controls: power disable, dual port enable, host LED control, present detection, SMBus read/write to SSD