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So, the SFP+ optical module will connect directly to SMA connector? Sorry if this is a lazy question:(
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No. If you want to connect to an SFP+ module, then you need a SPF+ cage. Since the SI kit does not have it, you'll need another solution. For example, you can use a direct attach copper cable with an SMA breakout. This would allow you to create a copper connection to an SFP+ switch.
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Do you mean that data is transmitted from host PC to device via Ethernet PHY interface, then stored in on-chip memory/buffer before being sent out? If so, the real data rate is 1000Mbps as maximum, instead of 10Gbps?
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Look at the board. It has an ethernet connector. You can use that to transfer data to the board. If you then want to send it via 10Gbps, sure, use an SMA connector to send it somewhere else.
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I have checked and the PCIe hard IP is available on ST IV. I will learn this solution later. Can you provide some related material/tutorial.
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I know the IP is available. That was not what I told you to look at. If you want to implement a x1 PCIe cable to your SI kit, you have to find the transceivers that exist on the board *and* can be used to implement PCIe using the hard IP block. Those transceivers might be on SMA connectors, or they might be on the Airmax VS connectors, or they might not be available at all. That is what you have to figure out!
Cheers,
Dave
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