{"id":1054,"date":"2020-10-22T03:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T03:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fpganow.com\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2020-10-26T12:55:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T12:55:28","slug":"szg-dualsfp-howto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fpganow.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/22\/szg-dualsfp-howto\/","title":{"rendered":"SZG-DUALSFP Howto?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So I have the Genesys Zynq UltraScale + MPSoC board, I bought the SZG-DUALSFP from Opel Kelly, and I want to figure out how to wire this thing up.<\/span><\/p>\n

What pin goes where? I dunno.\u00a0 I spent some time reading the SFP+ specification.\u00a0 Everything makes sense.\u00a0 Then I read through the SYZYGY specification.\u00a0 Again, things make sense.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what does the interface look like? Anybody know?<\/span><\/p>\n

One though is to look at a sample from a similar board that uses an FMC based SFP connector.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then I was reminded of the book “How Would You Move Mount Fuji” – a book about interviewing at Microsoft.\u00a0 It included questions asked at Microsoft – including How Would You Move Mount Fuji.\u00a0 Rename it? How many dump trucks?\u00a0 All about out-of-the-box thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lesson? Who said I need to use this Genesys board.\u00a0 I may have to switch to a more expensive board that has an SFP connector integrated.\u00a0 Or maybe I should just look at a sample from such a board, and then everything will become clear.<\/span><\/p>\n

I think I will go with the latest NetFPGA board.\u00a0 They seem to support the open-source community and Universities well.<\/span><\/p>\n

References:<\/span><\/p>\n