Apollo Carrier Board
User Manual
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September 22, 2020
Chapter 6
Transceiver Verification
his chapter describes how to verify the FPGA transceivers via the QSFP28 connector. A
40Gbps loopback test code called
alt_e40
which is available in the System CD. The source
code is also available in the in the system CD.
6.1
Transceiver Test Code
The transceiver test code is used to verify the transceiver channels via the QSPF28 ports through
an external loopback method. The transceiver channels are verified with the data rates 10.3125
Gbps for the FPGA with PRBS31 test pattern.
6.2
QSFP28 Ports
To enable an external loopback of the transceiver channels, QSFP28 loopback fixtures, as shown in
, are required. The fixture is available at:
https://multilaneinc.com/product/ml4002-28/
Figure 6-1
QSFP28 Loopback fixtures
shows the FPGA board with four QSFP28 loopback fixtures installed.
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