NVIDIA External Multi-Host Adapter Kit for OCP 3.0 User Manual

Specifications

MCX553Q-ECAS Specifications

Physical

Adapter Card Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

PCIe Auxiliary Cards Size:

Connector: Single QSFP28 InfiniBand and Ethernet (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

InfiniBand: IBTA v1.3a
Auto-Negotiation: 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5Gb/s per lane), DDR (5Gb/s per lane), QDR (10Gb/s per lane), FDR10 (10.3125Gb/s per lane), FDR (14.0625Gb/s per lane), EDR (25Gb/s per lane) port

Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR

Data Rate

InfiniBand

SDR/DDR/QDR/FDR/EDR

Ethernet

1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 16.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)


ConnectX-5 Main Adapter Card Power






Voltage: 12V

Power

Cable

Typical Power b

Passive Cables

17W


Maximum Power

Passive Cables

20W

1.5W Active Cables

21.6W

2.5W Active Cables

22.7W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 2.5W

PCIe Auxiliary Cards Power

Typical Power

1.5W

Maximum Power

2W

Airflow

Airflow

Cable Type

Airflow Direction (Heatsink to Port)

Passive Cable

400LFM / 55°C

NVIDIA 2.5W Active Cable

400LFM  / 55°C

Environmental

Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C  C

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity 

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity 

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety: CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC: CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS compliant

a The ConnectX-5 adapters supplement the IBTA auto-negotiation specification to get better bit error rates and longer cable reaches. This supplemental feature only initiates when connected to another NVIDIA Infini­Band product.
b Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
c The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

LED Specifications

See LED Interface.

Board Mechanical Drawings and Dimensions

All dimensions are in millimeters. The PCB mechanical tolerance is +/- 0.13mm.

Adapter Card Mechanical Drawing (Component Side)

https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/download/attachments/152305770/image2019-10-7_12-47-54.png?version=1&modificationDate=1705584732297&api=v2

PCIe Auxiliary Card Mechanical Drawing (Component Side)

https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/download/attachments/152305770/image2019-10-7_12-44-30.png?version=1&modificationDate=1705584732267&api=v2

Short Brackets Mechanical Drawing

All dimensions are in millimeters. The bracket mechanical tolerance is +/- 0.25mm.

ConnectX-5 Main Adapter Card Short Bracket

https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/download/thumbnails/152305770/image2019-10-7_12-14-6.png?version=1&modificationDate=1705584732187&api=v2

PCIe Auxiliary Card Short Bracket 

https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/download/thumbnails/152305770/image2019-10-7_12-20-22.png?version=1&modificationDate=1705584732233&api=v2

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