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QSFP56 Pin Description

The pin assignment is SFF-8679 compliant.

PinSymbolDescriptionPinSymbolDescription

1

GND

Ground

20

GND

Ground

2

Tx2n

Transmitter Inverted Data Input

21

Rx2n

Receiver Inverted Data Output

3

Tx2p

Transmitter Non-Inverted Data Input

22

Rx2p

Receiver Non-Inverted Data Output

4

GND

Ground

23

GND

Grounds

5

Tx4n

Transmitter Inverted Data Input

24

Rx4n

Receiver Inverted Data Output

6

Tx4p

Transmitter Non-Inverted Data Input

25

Rx4p

Receiver Non-Inverted Data Output

7

GND

Ground

26

GND

Ground

8

ModSelL

Module Select

27

ModPrsL

Module Present

9

ResetL

Module Reset

28

IntL

Interrupt

10

Vcc Rx

+3.3V Power Supply Receiver

29

Vcc Tx

+3.3V Power Supply Transmitter

11

SCL

2-wire Serial Interface Clock

30

Vcc1

+3.3V Power Supply

12

SDA

2-wire Serial Interface Data

31

LPMode

Low Power Mode

13

GND

GND

32

GND

Ground

14

Rx3p

Receiver Non-Inverted Data Output

33

Tx3p

Transmitter Non-Inverted Data Input

15

Rx3n

Receiver Inverted Data Output

34

Tx3n

Transmitter Inverted Data Input

16

GND

Ground

35

GND

Ground

17

Rx1p

Receiver Non-Inverted Data Output

36

Tx1p

Transmitter Non-Inverted Data Input

18

Rx1n

Receiver Inverted Data Output

37

Tx1n

Transmitter Inverted Data Input

19

GND

Ground

38

GND

Ground

QSFP56 Module Pad Layout

SFP56 Pin Description

PinSymbolDescription
1VeeTModule Transmitter Ground

2

Tx_Fault

Module Transmitter Fault. Connected to GND.

3

Tx_Disable

Not used. Connected to 3.3V

4

SDA

2-wire Serial Interface Data Line

5

SCL

2-wire Serial Interface Clock

6

Mod_ABS

Module Absent. Grounded within the module

7

RS0

Rate Select 0, optionally controls SFP+ module receiver. Pulled down to GND. Not used.

8

Rx_LOS

Not used. Connected to GND.

9

RS1

Rate Select 1, optionally controls SFP+ module transmitter. Not used.

10

VeeR

Module Receiver Ground

11

VeeR

Module Receiver Ground

12

RD-

Receiver Inverted Data Output

13

RD+

Receiver Non-Inverted Data Output

14

VeeR

Module Receiver Ground

15

VccR

Module Receiver Power Supply

16

VccT

Module Transmitter Power Supply. Connected to 3.3V.

17

VeeT

Module Transmitter Ground

18

TD+

Transmitter Non-Inverted Data Input. AC coupled

19

TD-

Transmitter Inverted Data Input. AC coupled

20

VeeT

Module Transmitter Ground

SFP56 Module Pad Layout