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.