Engineers prototyping with industry-standard FPGA evaluation and development kits often leverage the FMC interface for I/O expansion that fits their application needs. In some cases, the mating height of the standard FMC connectors may prevent fully leveraging the connectivity options of all FMC+ modules.

In response to that need, Samtec has developed the FMC Extender Card for placement between FPGA Carrier Cards and FMC Modules. This increased space can be used for additional I/O expansion during development.

The FMC Extender Card also provides a cost-effective option for extending the life of the FPGA Carrier Card HPC connectors used as test platforms.

• High Pin Count (HPC) VITA 57.1 FMC male connector (Samtec P/N: ASP-134488-01)
• High Pin Count (HPC) VITA 57.1 FMC female connector (Samtec P/N: ASP-134486-01)
• 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