Loopback cards simplify testing FPGA boards

Samtec has unveiled two FMC+ Loopback cards that aim to make FPGA evaluation and development much easier. Both cards feature optimized signal integrity performance, and they come in VITA 57.4-compliant form factors.

Samtec’s new FMC+ Loopback cards offer designers easy-to-use loopback options for testing multi-gigabit transceivers on any FPGA development board or FPGA carrier card. And they come along readily available reference designs and technical documentation.

The VITA 57.4 FMC+ HSPC Loopback Card includes an HSPC VITA 57.4 FMC and a connector, Samtec P/N ASP-184330-01. It supports 24 high-speed multi-gigabit transceivers operating at data rates of up to 28 Gbps per channel.

The VITA 57.4 FMC+ HSPC/HSPCe Loopback Card includes an HSPC VITA 57.4 FMC plus Samtec’s P/N ASP-184330-01 connector and an HSPCe VITA 57.4 FMC plus Samtec’s P/N ASP-186900-01 connector. It supports up to 32 high-speed multi-gigabit transceivers operating at data rates of up to 28 Gbps per channel.