Gtx Tx/Rx Loopback Connections - Xilinx KC724 IBERT Getting Started Manual

GTX TX/RX Loopback Connections

Refer to
receivers (RX0, RX1, RX2 and RX3) and the four transmitters (TX0, TX1, TX2 and TX3). Use
eight SMA female-to-female (F-F) adapters
receive cables as shown in
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X-Ref Target - Figure 1-6
X-Ref Target - Figure 1-7
KC724 IBERT Getting Started Guide
UG930 (v1.0) October 23, 2012
Figure 1-2, page 9 to identify the P and N coax cables that are connected to the four
Figure 1-7
TX0_P → SMA F-F Adapter → RX0_P
TX0_N → SMA F-F Adapter → RX0_N
TX1_P → SMA F-F Adapter → RX1_P
TX1_N → SMA F-F Adapter → RX1_N
TX2_P → SMA F-F Adapter → RX2_P
TX2_N → SMA F-F Adapter → RX2_N
TX3_P → SMA F-F Adapter → RX3_P
TX3_N → SMA F-F Adapter → RX3_N
Figure 1-6: SMA F-F Adapter
Figure 1-7: TX-To-RX Loopback Connection Example
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Running the GTX IBERT Demonstration
(Figure 1-6), to connect the transmit and
and detailed below:
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TX Coax
SMA F-F Adapter
RX Coax
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