SI test platform for characterizing NovaRay® I/O 112 Gbps PAM4 Panel Mount Cable System or NovaRay® I/O Rugged 38999 Panel Mount Cable System.
Overview
As data rates increase, trace lengths on PCBs decrease. Samtec's high-speed, Flyover® cable assemblies simplify PCB design and limit signal degradation in high data rate applications. The NovaRay® I/O SI Evaluation Kits provides system designers and SI engineers an easy-to-use solution for testing the NovaRay® I/O 112 Gbps PAM4 Panel Mount Cable System or the NovaRay® I/O Rugged 38999 Panel Mount Cable System.
The NovaRay® I/O Flyover® SI Evaluation Kit (REF-224735-X.XX-XX) routes sixteen high-speed differential pairs through high-precision RF connectors, 0.80 mm NovaRay® Extreme Density & Performance Terminals for NVAC Series, 0.80 mm NovaRay® Extreme Density & Performance Socket Cable Assemblies and finally a NovaRay® I/O Extreme Performance Cable Assembly via the front panel.
The NovaRay® I/O Flyover® Rugged 38999 SI Evaluation Kit (REF-232667-X.XX-XX) routes sixteen high-speed differential pairs through high-precision RF connectors, 0.80 mm NovaRay® Extreme Density & Performance Terminals for NVAC Series, NovaRay® I/O Rugged 38999 Panel Mount Cable Assemblies and finally a NovaRay® I/O Rugged 38999 I/O Cable Assembly via the front panel.
The NovaRay® I/O Flyover® SI Evaluation Kits deliver a high-quality system with robust mechanical design. Please contact Samtec's technical experts at KitsAndBoards@samtec.com for additional information.
Features
- Two PCB system plus passive front panel in a compact form factor
 - Each PCB contains one NVAM-CT series (NVAM-DP-04-2-02.0-S-2-CT) 0.80 mm NovaRay® Extreme Density & Performance Terminal for NVAC Series
 - Routes high-speed differential pairs (16) from NVAM-C series connectors to high-precision RF connectors
 - Supports multiple high-precision RF connector options (1.85 mm/2.40 mm/2.92 mm)
 - Optimized SI performance via Samtec Final Inch® BOR PCB trace routing
 - REF-224735-X.XX-XX
 - PCBs connect to front panel via 0.80 mm NovaRay® Extreme Density & Performance Socket Cable Assemblies (NVAC-DP-3-04-2-XX.X-01-1-L)
 - Kit comes with two NVAC series standard cable lengths (10", 20")
 - Front panel connections made via NovaRay® I/O Extreme Performance Cable Assembly (NVACE-DP-1-4-X.X-A-1-2)
 - Kit supports three NVACE series standard cable lengths (0.5 m, 1.0 m, 2.0 m)
 - REF-232667-X.XX-XX
 - PCBs connect to front panel via two 10” NovaRay® I/O Rugged 38999 Panel Mount Cable Assemblies (NVA3P-DP-1-19-10.0-B-1-2-Z-S)
 - Front panel connections made via one 0.5m NovaRay® I/O Rugged 38999 I/O Cable Assembly (NVA3E-DP-1-19-0.5-A-1-2-Z-S)
 - Enable time domain measurements via direct connection to TDR/TDTs
 - Enable frequency domain measurements via direct connection to VNAs
 
Applications
- AI/ML system architectures
 - Servers
 - Storage
 - Networking
 - Test and measurement
 - Wired communication
 - Wireless communications
 
Ordering Information
Please see drawing REF-230038-X.XX-XX and REF-231683-X.XX-XX for more detail.
Contact KitsAndBoards@Samtec.com for additional ordering information.