As data rates increase, trace lengths on PCBs decrease. Samtec’s Flyover^® solutions simplify PCB design and limit signal degradation in high data rate applications. Samtec’s FireHawk^™ rugged optical transceivers combine extreme density with extreme performance to meet the harshest environments of land, sea, air, and space.

Samtec’s FireHawk^™ Evaluation Kits provide system designers, optical and SI engineers an easy-to-use solution for testing a variety of FireHawk^™ rugged optical transceivers. Rated at 10 Gbps and 25 Gbps per lane in a x4 configuration, these kits allow the designer real-time evaluation of an actively running FireHawk^™ rugged optical transceiver in a lab or benchtop setting.

FireHawk Evaluation Kit options include:

FireHawk^™ Evaluation Kits deliver high-quality systems with robust optical, electrical, and mechanical design. Please contact Samtec’s technical experts at [email protected] for additional information.

Product Brief

FireHawk^™ Application Design Guide

Get

• Single PCB system with compact form factor
• Routes high-speed differential pairs from FireHawk^™ rugged optical transceiver to high-precision RF connectors
• Controlled through I2C or RS-232 serial connection
• Control software with GUI provides direct access to transceiver registers
• MPO fiber connection (12-inch fiber ribbon, MTP^®)
• Single 3.3 V supply (provided)
• Enable system-level measurements via direct connection to benchtop test equipment
• MTP^® is a registered trademark of US Conec Ltd.