Transceiver Toolkit Design Example

Hi Dave,

Thanks very much.

The board I was thinking about getting was the Stratix V transceiver dev kit ( altera.com/products/devkits/altera/kit-transceiver-si-stratix-v.html ). Is this what you were suggesting too? On the dev kit list page ( altera.com/products/devkits/kit-dev_platforms.jsp ) I don't see any other suitable Stratix V dev kits -- is there something else available that I should look into?

Thanks for the advice on differential->single-ended conversion. Suppose I'm given the p and n SMA outputs on a dev board, what do you think is the easiest way to appropriately terminate the n output? e.g. does there exist some pre-made conversion board that I can buy, or will I need to make my own little PCB with the appropriate matching network?

Thanks,

Peter