The daisy-chain topology used to cluster Mixtile Blade 3 boards is more economical, more user-friendly, and faster than the alternatives (More details about Cluster Topology).
Therefore, Mixtile provides the custom breakout board and some custom cables.
The board breaks the U.2 pins out into three connectors: a 12 V DCIN connector, a pair of (SFF-8643) PCIe connectors, and a SATA socket. And includes a custom, 15-cm SFF-8643 Cable.
You will need SFF-8643 Cables to connect one board’s Port A to another board’s Port B. So N Blade 3 boards stacking requires N Breakout Boards and N-1 cables. Below shows an example of a four-board cluster.
If you want to customize the cable by yourself, you can find the necessary pinout on our website (https://www.mixtile.com/blade-3/).
It is a pre-sale product, expected to be delivered in an International air mail parcel at the end of March. (Delivery takes about one month)
- Name: Mixtile U.2 Breakout Board
- Package：1x Mixtile U.2 Breakout Board
- P/N: BB-BLADE3
- Weight: 20g
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 104mm x 21mm x 24mm
- Manufacturer packaging: Anti-static bag
- Name: 15cm SFF8643 to SFF8643 Cable
- Package：1x Cable
- P/N: SFFC-BLADE3
- Weight: 20g
- Length: 15cm
- Manufacturer packaging: Anti-static bag
