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9 years ago

Stratix V Advanced Systems Development Kit : FMC- SFP/SFP+/QSFP modules

Are any existing modules/daughter cards for 10/40/100G Ethernet are compatible with for this kit ?

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    Are any existing modules/daughter cards for 10/40/100G Ethernet are compatible with for this kit ?

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    Vadatech make FMC boards, and the support is excellent. You should be able to use the QFSP+ breakout board.

    FMC108 has Vitesse PHYs on it ...

    http://www.vadatech.com/product.php?product=296&catid_prev=0&catid_now=219

    I think the FMC107 is just a straight connection to the FMC connector

    http://www.vadatech.com/product.php?product=294&catid_now=0&catid_prev=0

    HiTech Global also have FMC boards. You might want to look at their FMC-to-SMA connector if you just want direct access to the transceivers.

    Before purchasing these boards, create a spreadsheet of the FMC connector pinout and make sure the Altera kit has included all the pins needed by the FMC card.

    Cheers,

    Dave
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    Thanks a lot for http://www.vadatech.com, I haven't found their boards online easily.

    I originally thought than HiTech Global Vita57.1 daughter cards was only compatible with their Virtex7 boards, but looks like their are more universal.