Rapid Prototyping Made Easy With Microchip PCIe®
This blog post shows how our PCIe® evaluation boards enable fast bring-up, validation and comparison of multiple system configurations, helping engineers move from concept to working prototype faster and with less risk.
PCI Express® (PCIe®) plays a key role in enabling high-speed connectivity across diverse system architectures. As system complexity increases across AI, storage and embedded computing, development time has become a critical factor in sustaining innovation cycles. Microchip PCIe evaluation platforms provide a proven foundation that allows designers to rapidly build, test and iterate system configurations—accelerating development while enabling validation of real-world system scenarios.
Accelerate Design Cycles and Simplify System Development
As system designs evolve, reducing time from concept to prototype has become essential. Designers must ensure integrity across different configurations. Systems must also be easy to set up and test, while supporting reuse.
Microchip PCIe evaluation platforms address these challenges by providing validated hardware and software that serve as a proven starting point for system design. This enables designers to quickly translate design concepts into working prototypes without the need to build systems entirely from the ground up, reducing development overhead and accelerating time-to-market.
By leveraging ready-to-use platforms, designers can streamline system bring-up and validation across multiple PCIe configurations. This allows for efficient exploration and comparison of system architectures within the same development cycle, improving productivity while reducing complexity. In addition, the availability of consistent development platforms helps align hardware, software and system integration workflows, enabling more coordinated and efficient design execution.
Flexible and Scalable Prototyping Across Use Cases and Configurations
Modern system development requires flexibility to address a broad range of application needs. From AI inference at the edge to high-performance storage and embedded systems, designers must be able to prototype and adapt system configurations quickly while maintaining performance and reliability.
Microchip PCIe development platforms support flexible prototyping across diverse system architectures by enabling multiple PCIe configurations and use cases. This flexibility allows designers to explore different system implementations and adapt designs efficiently as application requirements evolve.
To further accelerate development, we provide flexible reference designs for applications such as AI and storage. These designs enable customers to quickly build and evaluate real-world system scenarios, helping validate system behavior in environments that closely resemble target deployments.
Enable Rapid Prototyping With Microchip PCIe Evaluation Platforms
We offer a range of managed and un-managed PCIe evaluation platforms designed to support rapid prototyping and simplify system development, including but not limited to:
- PCI1003 EVB – Managed switching built on our Switchtec™ PCIe platform
- PCI11414C EVB – Packet switching enabling PCIe, USB, Ethernet and I/O integration
- PCI12000C-M.2 EVB – PCIe M.2 example platform
These platforms provide designers with the hardware and software tools required to quickly build, test and refine PCIe-based systems, enabling faster development across a wide range of applications.
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