Samtec Evaluation & Development Kits

Samtec Evaluation and Development Kits simplify the interconnect design process and reduce time-to-market for hobbyists, tinkerers, and professional engineers alike. Samtec offers a comprehensive set of interconnect evaluation and development tools and a wide portfolio of FMC™, FMC+™, and optical module evaluation kits for real-time development and testing in a lab setting.

Features

  • 14Gbps FireFly™ FMC Development Kit
    • VITA 57.1 FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) form factor
    • Uses Samtec FireFly optical engines operating at 850nm
    • Features optimized SI performance via Samtec Final Inch BOR PCB trace routing for FireFly and FMC connectors
    • Supports up to 10 high-speed, multi-gigabit transceivers operating at up to 14Gbps per channel
    • Industry-standard 24 fiber MTP/MPO connector
    • 100MHz Default Reference Clock Frequency
  • 25/28Gbps FireFly FMC+ Development Kit
    • VITA 57.4 FMC+ form factor
    • Four FireFly two-piece SMT connector system
    • Includes up to four FireFly AOCs operating at 850nm
  • FMC+ HSPC Loopback Card
    • VITA 57.4 FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) form factor
    • Supports up to 24 high-speed, multi-gigabit transceivers. TX and RX operate at up to 28Gbps per channel
    • 156.25MHz Default Reference Clock Frequency
  • FMC+ HSPC/HSPCe Loopback Card
    • VITA 57.4 FPGA Mezzanine Card Plus (FMC+) form factor
    • Supports up to 32 high-speed, multi-gigabit transceivers. TX and RX operate at up to 28Gbps per channel
    • 156.25MHz Default Reference Clock Frequency 
  • FMC+ Extender Card
    • Provides direct pass-through connectivity for all 560 pins from the HSPC male to HSPC female connectors
    • Features optimized SI performance via Samtec Final Inch BOR PCB trace routing for HSPC connectors
  • FMC Extender Card
    • Provides direct pass-through connectivity for all 400 pins from the HPC male to HPC female connectors
    • Features optimized SI performance via Samtec Final Inch BOR PCB trace routing for HPC connectors
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Part Number Datasheet Tool Is For Evaluation Of Product
REF-228680-01 REF-228680-01 Datasheet VITA 57.1 FMC Development Kits
REF-212564-01 REF-212564-01 Datasheet VITA 57.4 FMC+ Development Kits
REF-197618-01 REF-197618-01 Datasheet VITA 57.4 FMC+ Daughter Cards
REF-193429-01 REF-193429-01 Datasheet VITA 57.1 FMC Development Kits
REF-197693-01 REF-197693-01 Datasheet VITA 57.4 FMC+ Daughter Cards
REF-200772-28G-16-01 REF-200772-28G-16-01 Datasheet VITA 57.4 FMC+ Development Kits
Published: 2020-02-12 | Updated: 2026-02-03