| | 1 | = Ventana SBC Without PCIe Switch = |
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| | 3 | Nearly all of the Ventana SBC boards have a PCIe switch which takes a single PCIe signal and expands it to the multiple Mini-PCIe slots on the boards. This is a very unique feature which allows for multiple wireless radios to be used. |
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| | 5 | For designs that do not require multiple slots that support PCIe, this switch can be removed and the cost reduced. |
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| | 7 | == GW5220 == |
| | 8 | The GW5220 is based on the GW5200 baseboard but without the PCIe Switch. |
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| | 10 | What this means is that only one slot can have a Wireless Mini-PCIe radio. Only one slot has PCIe routing. The other slot has other signalling, such as USB. |
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| | 12 | The GW5220 has two Mini-PCIe slots like the GW5200, but they are described by the following: |
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| | 14 | '''Mini-PCIe J7''' |
| | 15 | 1. Optional PCIe - default is PCIe routed to J8 connector. |
| | 16 | 2. USB Host port |
| | 17 | 3. SIM socket mapped to socket to support cellular modems |
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| | 19 | '''Mini-PCIe J8''' |
| | 20 | 1. PCIe or mSATA – One or the other can be selected through a software controlled buffer. Default is PCIe. |
| | 21 | 1. *Note: mSATA available on Quad Core models only |
| | 22 | 2. USB OTG optional – controlled through software switch. Default is USB OTG to front panel connector. |
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| | 24 | Additionally, the GW5220 supports SPI which other boards do not expose. |
