Test platforms for real-time evaluation of FireHawk™ Ruggedized Optical Transceivers.
Overview
As data rates increase, trace lengths on PCBs decrease. Samtec's Flyover® solutions simplify PCB design and limit signal degradation in high data rate applications. Samtec's FireHawk™ rugged optical transceivers combine extreme density with extreme performance to meet the harshest environments of land, sea, air, and space.
Samtec's FireHawk™ Evaluation Kits (REF-231561-X.XX-XX) provide system designers, optical and SI engineers an easy-to-use solution for testing a variety of FireHawk™ rugged optical transceivers. Rated at 10 Gbps and 25 Gbps per lane in a x4 configuration, these kits allow the designer real-time evaluation of an actively running FireHawk™ rugged optical transceiver in a lab or benchtop setting.
FireHawk™ Evaluation Kits deliver high-quality systems with robust optical, electrical, and mechanical design. Please contact Samtec's technical experts at FireHawk@samtec.com for additional information.
Product Brief
Features
- Single PCB system with compact form factor
 - Routes high-speed differential pairs from FireHawk™ rugged optical transceiver to high-precision RF connectors
 - Control software with GUI provides direct access to transceiver registers
 - MPO fiber connection (12-inch fiber ribbon, MTP®)
 - Single 3.3 V supply (provided)
 - Enable system-level measurements via direct connection to benchtop test equipment
 - MTP® is a registered trademark of US Conec Ltd.
 
Applications
- Evaluation of FireHawk™ rugged optical transceivers
 - Fixed/rotary-wing airframes
 - Commercial and mil-grade avionics
 - Radar
 - Vision systems
 - Communications networks
 - Surveillance and reconnaissance sensors
 - Space-grade applications
 
Ordering Information
Please see drawing REF-231561-X.XX-XX for more detail.
Contact KitsAndBoards@Samtec.com for additional ordering information.