NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Lx PCIe HHHL Ethernet Adapter Cards User Manual

Specifications

Physical

Size: 3.79in. x 2.71in (96.30mm x 68.90mm)

Connector: Dual SFP28 Ethernet (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Data Rate

Ethernet

1/10/25 Gb/s

Ethernet: 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR

PCI Express Gen 3.0/4.0: SERDES @ 16.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow (a)

Voltage: 12V

Power

Cable

PCIe Gen 3.0

PCIe Gen 4.0

Typical Power(b)

Passive Cables

10.73W

11.53W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

12.14W

12.94W

Voltage : 3.3Aux

Maximum current: 100mA

Airflow Requirements @ 55C(c)

Cable Type

Hot Aisle - Heatsink to Port

Passive Cable

300LFM

Active 0.8W Cable

350LFM

Active 1.5W Cable(d)

400LFM

Environmental

Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(e)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

a. Power numbers are provided for passive cables only. For board power numbers while using active cables, please add the outcome of the following formula to the passive cables power numbers stated above: Active_Module_Power x Number_of_Modules x 1.1 (efficiency factor)
b. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
c. Airflow is measured in wind tunnel.
d. The LFM number is based on a thermotical 1.5W module. The actual LFM requirement may change depending on the active module thermal design.
e. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Physical

Size: 3.79in. x 2.71in (96.30mm x 68.90mm)

Connector: Single QSFP28 Ethernet (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Data Rate

Ethernet

1/10/25/50 Gb/s

Ethernet: 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR

PCI Express Gen 3.0/4.0: SERDES @ 16.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow(a)

Voltage: 12V

Power

Cable Type

PCIe Gen 3.0

PCIe Gen 4.0

Typical Power(b)

Passive Cables

11.72W

11.93W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

13.02W

13.23W

Voltage : 3.3Aux

Maximum current: 100mA

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 2.5W (each port)

Airflow Requirements @ 55C

Hot Aisle - Heatsink to Port

Passive Cable

250LFM

Active 1.8W NVIDIA 50G Cable

350LFM

Environmental

Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(c)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

a. Power numbers are provided for passive cables only. For board power numbers while using active cables, please add the outcome of the following formula to the passive cables power numbers stated above: Active_Module_Power x Number_of_Modules x 1.1 (efficiency factor)
b. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
c. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Warning

3D model of the cards are available through the customer portal following login.

Warning

All dimensions are in millimeters. The mechanical tolerances are as follows:

  • Width: +/- 0.13mm

  • Height: +0/-0.13mm

Dual-Port SFP28 x8 Adapter Cards Mechanical Drawing

Single-Port QSFP28 x8 Adapter Cards Mechanical Drawing

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Warning

All dimensions are in millimeters. The mechanical tolerances is +/- 0.2mm.

Single-Port QSF28 Adapter Card

Short Bracket

Tall Bracket

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Dual-Port SFP28 Adapter Card

Short Bracket

Tall Bracket

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