ARC-8028

(12Gb/s SAS Expander Module)

Highlights

✵ Flexible 36-port SAS expander module

✵ DataBolt™ Bandwidth Optimizer for balance faster hosts and slow SAS or SATA devices

✵ Integrated ARM enclosure processor for SAS SMP functions and SES support

✵ Supports narrow and wide port configurations

✵ Supports SAS and SATA drives simultaneously and compatible with leading SAS & SATA drives, SAS HBAs, and SAS RAID controllers

✵ UART interface for system monitoring and debugging support

✵ SFF-8485 compliant Serial GPIO (SGPIO) interface on internal SFF-8643 connector

✵ Support autonomous chassis management

✵ Support power optimized LSISAS35x36R expander chip

✵ LCD Control Panel for easy interactive with module

Faster Than Ever

Availability & Security

Unparalleled Performance

External/Internal SAS Port Type

External: 3 x SFF-8644

Internal: 6 x SFF-8643

Management Interface

1 x RJ11 connector (for expander box manager only)

1 x RJ-45 LAN connector (for manufacture manager only)

Drive Interface

up to 24 channels 12Gb/s SAS or
6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA JBOD function units

12Gb/s SAS Expander Module

The ARC-8028 supports DataBolt™ Bandwidth Optimizer to buffer 6Gb/s data and then transfer it out to the host at 12Gb/s speeds in order to match the bandwidth between faster hosts and slower SAS or SATA devices.

12Gb/s SAS expander box
Model Name	ARC-8028-24
External SAS Ports	12
External SAS Port Type	3 x SFF-8644
Internal SAS Ports	24
Internal SAS Port Type	6 x SFF-8643
Embedded Processor	ARM Cortex-R4 processor
Data Transfer Rate	Up to 12Gb/s per port
Power Connector	1 x 6-pin PCI-E power connector
Dual Module Support	1 x 7-pin dual expander module heartbeat connector
Management	In-band SAS port Out-of-band RS232 serial port CLI through RS232 serial port SFF-8485 compliant Serial GPIO (SGPIO) interface HDD individual activity/fault connector LCD/I²C connector and alarm Buzzer External SAS port LED indicators
Power Dissipation	(+12V) 22.8W
Operating Temperature	0 °C to 40 °C
Operating Humidity	10% to 80%, non-condensing
Physical Dimensions (H x W x D)	145(W) x 41(H) x 200(D) mm
Warranty	3 years

Optional Prouduct - Accessories

An ATX I/O Shield is a small metal plate located at the back of each rackmount chassis that provide openings for different I/O ports of a motherboard.

ARC-8028MB-Mounting Bracket for user to leverage the ATX I/O Shield position as ARC-8028 box I/O port. You can use ARC-8028MB to fit ARC-8028 box I/O port in the standard ATX I/O-Slot found in a Rackmount Chassis.

Downloads

Documents

File	Version	Date
ARC-8028 Specification	3.0	2021/04/27
ARC-8028 Quick Installation Guide	1.0	2019/03/25
ARC-8028 User Manual	1.5	2021/10/22

Firmware

File	Version	Date	Remark
ARC-8018(PCB 2.0) / 8028(PCB 1.0) firmware	1.37	2018/07/18	For Chip ID: 0x0233 (Firmware Family: 0) How to find?
ARC-8028(PCB 2.0) firmware	3.04	2022/05/04	For Chip ID: 0x023C (Firmware Family: 568) How to find?