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Apr 27, 2014 at 8:20 vote accept Blup1980
Apr 24, 2014 at 15:44 answer added Martin Thompson timeline score: 1
Apr 18, 2014 at 14:11 comment added user19579 @Blup1980: It's ok, i can't frame proper answers. can give comments.
Apr 18, 2014 at 10:25 comment added Blup1980 @user19579 Other answer are good too but your comment is the most useful to me, I think. You should convert it to an answer and I will accept it.
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Apr 17, 2014 at 7:59 comment added user19579 Try to get the RLC model of the connector from tyco or samtec. You can simulate the whole path. suggestion is altera very good company without proper thought they will not include these headers in to the board and Differential traces will be more tolerant to SI compared to Single ended signals.I have just downloaded Single line Model of AMPMODU type connector and see R=12m,L=2.5n,C=0.6p--> These values are very less. They will not cause much loading. Tpd is around 39ps which is also very less.
Apr 17, 2014 at 7:44 comment added user19579 Try to get the RLC model of the connector from tyco or samtec. You can simulate the whole path. suggestion is altera very good company without proper thought they will not include these headers in to the board and Differential traces will be more tolerant to SI compared to Single ended signals.
Apr 17, 2014 at 7:35 answer added Kamil timeline score: 4
Apr 17, 2014 at 7:17 comment added markt Given that they're differential traces, and given the likely LVDS signalling capabilities of the FPGA, I'd expect them to work perfectly well up to several hundred MHz if not a GHz or so. Also, you could always ask the vendor of the board.
Apr 17, 2014 at 7:13 comment added Blup1980 I see your point. But I hove not idea of the max speed of that connector. They may have routed the board that way having 30MHz signals in mind. Who knows? This is not documented. And because this is logic signalling. The frequency content of the signal is defined by the rise time that may end up to 500MHz+ of required bandwidth. But even at those frequencies, the length of the connector is small regarding lambda max (no ribbon cables). Thus I don't know what to think.
Apr 17, 2014 at 7:05 comment added markt The question you should ask yourself is, why would the designer expend the effort to route the signals, particularly all the fiddling with matched lengths and impedance control, if they didn't expect it to work? The short answer is, it should work perfectly well - especially if you take the same kind of care with your daughter board.
Apr 17, 2014 at 7:05 history edited Blup1980 CC BY-SA 3.0
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Apr 17, 2014 at 6:34 history edited Blup1980 CC BY-SA 3.0
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Apr 17, 2014 at 5:29 history asked Blup1980 CC BY-SA 3.0