Waveshare Extended 4-Ch PCIe Gen 2 ×1 Expander Stable Performance Driver-Free

The Waveshare’s Extended 4-Ch PCIe Gen 2×1 Expander is 4 4-channel expansion board for PCI Express devices. The module should be powered by a 12V power supply and when connecting to Compute Module 4 PoE 4G Board or the Compute Module 4 PoE 4G Board, no external power adapter is required. This adapter does not require a driver when using it except for PCIe devices.

High-Performance Controller

Adopts ASMedia Controller, Supports PCIe 2.0 Full Speed Stable Data Transmission
Significantly Improved Performance Than Other Average Chips

Outline Dimension 

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To use this expander, please follow this tutorial.

Features

• Extending 1-ch PCIe to 4-ch PCIe Gen 2 × 1 sockets, PCIe Gen 1 × 1 compatible
• Flexible power supply options: powered from either PCIe 12V OR from 12V DC header
• Adopts ASM1184 controller, driver-free, plug-and-play
• Not allow direct plugging onto the PC motherboard