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Title: Connecting SFP 2 SMA adapter to VC709 FPGA
Post by: rng on April 10, 2025, 03:37:11 PM

Hello,
I'm currently working on the vc709 FPGA and i wanted to connect the highspeed transceiver to an ADC through a SMA cable. Unfortunately the vc709 doesn't have a transceiver connected directly to a SMA output (some boards do have this connection such as the zcu102). I found a SFP to SMA adapter that seems to solve this issue because some of the vc709 transceivers are connected to SFP+ ports. My question is: the adapter says "SFP 2 SMA" and not "SFP+ 2 SMA", will it work on the SFP+ port of the vc709 board? If yes, will there be downsides such as lower speed?

Thank you for your time.

Marco

Title: Re: Connecting SFP 2 SMA adapter to VC709 FPGA
Post by: Antti Lukats on April 24, 2025, 03:12:48 PM

It will work but we do not guarantee maximum speed you can get.

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