VITA™ 57.4 FMC+™ Connector Industry Standard

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VITA™ 57.4 FMC+™ is the latest Standard in the popular VITA™ FMC™ family. This specification increases the performance of VITA™ 57.1 FMC™ Standard by extending the total number of Gigabit Transceivers to 32 and increasing the maximum data rate to 28 Gbps. Both are important developments for embedded computing designs using FPGAs and high-speed I/O. In addition, backward compatibility was achieved by using new connectors that allow FMC+™ carriers to accept original FMC™ mezzanines.

FMC™ and FMC+™ Standards are essential for FPGA vendors making baseboards and comprehensive development kits to enable Designers to accelerate their application development. FMC™ related products are continually introduced by Supplier companies for targeted market specific applications in industries such as Datacom, Broadcast, Aerospace/Defense, Industrial and Instrumentation. Click here for more information about I/O Design Flexibility with FMC.

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VITA™ 57.4 FMC+™ Connector Industry Standard

VITA™ 57.4 FMC+™ - SEARAY™ (HSPC/HSPCe)

Building on FMC™, FMC+™ employs a larger connector from the SEARAY™ family of high-speed, high-density arrays. This High Serial Pin Connector (HSPC) has 560 pins arranged in a 14x40 array. While new FMC+™ cards can only plug into new FMC+™ carriers due to their larger connectors, original FMC™ cards will also fit thanks to a customized polarization system providing true backward compatibility.

The FMC+™ Standard increases the number of multi-gigabit interfaces from 10 to 24. In addition, there is an optional extension connector (the High Serial Pin Connector extension, or HSPCe) to boost pin-count by 80 positions, arranged in a 4x20 array. This brings the maximum multi-gigabit interfaces to 32 full duplex channels. Throughput per multi-gigabit interface has increased to 28 Gbps in each direction.

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VITA™ 57.4 (FMC+) Specified Connectors (SEARAY™)

Terminal (Mezzanine Side)						Socket (Carrier Side)	Solder Ball Type				Design Support
Samtec PN	8.5 mm Mated	8.5 mm Mated	10 mm Mated	10 mm Mated	15.5 mm Mated	Standard Height	Solder Ball Type	Alignment Pins (-A)	Tape & Reel (-TR)	Plating: H=30 µ" Gold	Prints	3D	PADS
ASP-188588-01 (HSPC)	X						Lead-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-208521-01 (HSPC)	X						Tin-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-196174-01 (HSPCe)		X					Lead-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-208570-01 (HSPCe)		X					Tin-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-184330-01 (HSPC)			X				Lead-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-208571-01 (HSPC)			X				Tin-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-186900-01 (HSPCe)				X			Lead-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-208572-01 (HSPCe)				X			Tin-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-218650-01 (HSPC)					X		Lead-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-218650-04 (HSPC)					X		Tin-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-184329-01 (HSPC)						X	Lead-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-208573-01 (HSPC)						X	Tin-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-186899-01 (HSPCe)						X	Lead-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File
ASP-208574-01 (HSPCe)						X	Tin-Free	X	X	H	PDF Print	IGES PARASOLID STEP	PADS File

HDR Cable Assembly Options for FMC+™

These high-speed, high-density cable assemblies are ideal for benchtop testing, system debugging, probing, FPGA development, or for regularly accessing a system where cards would need to be separated from the host board.

Samtec PN	End-to-End Cable Length	Description	End 1 FMC™ Connector On Cable	End 2 FMC™ Connector On Cable	Connector Mounting On Cable
HDR-199453-01-FMC	398 mm	High Data Rate Cable, (HSPC) female to (HSPC) male	HDR-199453-01-FMC	HDR-199453-01-FMC	Opposite Side

VITA™ 57.4 JSOM

Some FMC+™ mezzanine cards may present a challenge to unmate from their host. To aid in separation, Samtec has developed the JSOM (Micro Jack Screw Standoff). They act as a traditional standoff when collapsed. An Allen-key unscrews and expands the jack screw, dividing the PCBs in a steady, even motion until the mezzanine is safely separated from its host. The JSOM standoff family includes M2.5, M3, and #4-40 hardware available in 8.5 mm and 10 mm stack heights.

VITA™ 57.4 (FMC+) Micro Jack Screw StandOffs (JSOM)

Samtec PN	Thread Locker	M2.5 Thread*		M3 Thread		#4-40 Thread		Design Support
Samtec PN	Thread Locker	8.5 mm	10 mm	8.5 mm	10 mm	8.5 mm	10 mm	Prints	3D
ASP-198471-01	Yes	X						PDF Print	STEP
ASP-198471-02	Yes		X					PDF Print	STEP
ASP-199169-01	Yes			X				PDF Print	STEP
ASP-199169-02	Yes				X			PDF Print	STEP
ASP-199167-01	Yes					X		PDF Print	STEP
ASP-199167-02	Yes						X	PDF Print	STEP
ASP-198471-04	No	X						PDF Print	STEP
ASP-198471-05	No		X					PDF Print	STEP
ASP-199169-04	No			X				PDF Print	STEP
ASP-199169-05	No				X			PDF Print	STEP
ASP-199167-04	No					X		PDF Print	STEP
ASP-199167-05	No						X	PDF Print	STEP

* - Meets VITA™ mezzanine standoff specifications

FPGA/RFSoC Development

Xilinx® and its Alliance Program Members offer the industry's most comprehensive offering of FPGA Development Boards and Design Services to help speed developer's time-to-revenue over a wide variety of application needs. Xilinx® has selected Samtec High-Speed Connector and Cable interconnect Solutions for their latest generation Evaluation Boards featuring the Virtex UltraScale+ FPGA's and Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs.

Virtex UltraScale+

Virtex UltraScale+ FPGA VCU118

Zynq UltraScale+

Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU111

The Expanding FMC+™ Ecosystem

As FMC/FMC+™ leverages open platforms and standards, developers are working to further the adaptation of FPGA technologies in applications ranging from Datacom/telecom and broadcast video to instrumentation, aerospace and defense. More and more solutions leveraging VITA™ 57 FMC/FMC+™ are coming to market. Typical VITA™ 57 products include:

FMC/FMC+™ daughter cards/modules
FPGA-based development boards with provisions for FMC/FMC+™ expansion
FPGA-based networking cards with provisions for FMC/FMC+™ and optical interfaces
FPGA-based characterization platforms with provisions for FMC/FMC+™ expansion
Embedded systems such as networking development bridge cards

Available from Samtec, some of the key solutions being used to support these technologies include: VITA™ 57.4 Interconnects

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VITA™ 57.4 FMC+™ Connector Industry Standard

Family Overview

SOSA™ Aligned Interconnect Solutions

VITA™ 57.4 FMC+™ Connector Industry Standard

VITA™ 57.4 FMC+™ - SEARAY™ (HSPC/HSPCe)

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VITA™ 57.4 (FMC+) Specified Connectors (SEARAY™)

HDR Cable Assembly Options for FMC+™

VITA™ 57.4 JSOM

VITA™ 57.4 (FMC+) Micro Jack Screw StandOffs (JSOM)

FMC+™ Loopback for FPGA Carrier Cards

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Expanded Height for FMC+™ Applications

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The Expanding FMC+™ Ecosystem

The Expanding FMC+™ Ecosystem

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