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Altera_Forum
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8 years ago

FPGA to SFP

I have designed Cyclone V based FPGA board. But i have connected with Normal IO instead of Transceiver IO. I need to clarify, whether this will work or not. I have attached schematic ...
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8 years ago

Then it's possible to achieve the I/O speeds specified in the 'High-Speed I/O Specifications for Cyclone V Devices' section of the datasheet.

What IP? This depends on what you want to do - you don't necessarily need any.

Altera offer a 'serial gigabit media independent interface (https://www.altera.com/solutions/technology/transceiver/protocols/pro-sgmii.html)', but you might struggle to get that working given how you've connected up your SFP.

Cheers,

Alex