Pin Descriptions
The Active Optical Cable (AOC) pin assignment is SFF-8679 compliant.
Pin | Symbol | Description | Pin | Symbol | Description |
1 | Ground | Ground | 20 | Ground | Ground |
2 | Tx2n | Connected to Port 1 lane Rx2 Inverted Data | 21 | Rx2n | Connected to Port 1 lane Tx2 Inverted Data |
3 | Tx2p | Connected to Port 1 lane Rx2 Non-Inverted Data | 22 | Rx2p | Connected to Port 1 lane Tx2 Non-Inverted Data |
4 | Ground | Ground | 23 | Ground | Grounds |
5 | Tx4n | Connected to Port 2 lane Rx2 Non-Inverted Data | 24 | Rx4n | Connected to Port 2 lane Tx2 Inverted Data |
6 | Tx4p | Connected to Port 2 lane Rx2 Inverted Data | 25 | Rx4p | Connected to Port 2 lane Tx2 Non-Inverted Data |
7 | Ground | Ground | 26 | Ground | Ground |
8 | Mod-SelL | Cable Select | 27 | ModPrsL | Cable Present |
9 | ResetL | Cable 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 | Ground | Ground | 32 | Ground | Ground |
14 | Rx3p | Connected to Port 2 lane Tx1 Non-Inverted Data | 33 | Tx3p | Connected to Port 2 lane Rx1 Non-Inverted Data |
15 | Rx3n | Connected to Port 2 lane Tx1 Inverted Data | 34 | Tx3n | Connected to Port 2 lane Rx1 Inverted Data |
16 | Ground | Ground | 35 | Ground | Ground |
17 | Rx1p | Connected to Port 1 lane Tx1 Non-Inverted Data | 36 | Tx1p | Connected to Port 1 lane Rx1 Non-Inverted Data |
18 | Rx1n | Connected to Port 1 lane Tx1 Inverted Data | 37 | Tx1n | Connected to Port 1 lane Rx1 Inverted Data |
19 | Ground | Ground | 38 | Ground | Ground |
QSFP56 Module Pad Layout
Pin | Symbol | Description | Pin | Symbol | Description |
1 | Ground | Ground | 20 | Ground | Ground |
2 | Tx2n | Connected to lane Rx2 Inverted Data | 21 | Rx2n | Connected to lane Tx2 Inverted Data |
3 | Tx2p | Connected to lane Rx2 Non-Inverted Data | 22 | Rx2p | Connected to lane Tx2 Non-Inverted Data |
4 | Ground | Ground | 23 | Ground | Grounds |
5 | Not connected | Not connected | 24 | Not connected | Not connected |
6 | Not connected | Not connected | 25 | Not connected | Not connected |
7 | Ground | Ground | 26 | Ground | Ground |
8 | Mod-SelL | Cable Select | 27 | ModPrsL | Cable Present |
9 | ResetL | Cable 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 | Ground | Ground | 32 | Ground | Ground |
14 | Not connected | Not connected | 33 | Not connected | Not connected |
15 | Not connected | Not connected | 34 | Not connected | Not connected |
16 | Ground | Ground | 35 | Ground | Ground |
17 | Rx1p | Connected to lane Tx1 Non-Inverted Data | 36 | Tx1p | Connected to lane Rx1 Non-Inverted Data |
18 | Rx1n | Connected to lane Tx1 Inverted Data | 37 | Tx1n | Connected to lane Rx1 Inverted Data |
19 | Ground | Ground | 38 | Ground | Ground |
QSFP56 Module Pad Layout
The pinout of the 100GbE ends of the cable is identical to the 200GbE end except that RF lanes 3 and 4 (pins 5, 6, 14, 15, 24, 25, 33, 34) are not used.
The transceiver complies with the SFF 8665 specification and has the following key features:
Physical layer link optimization:
Programmable Rx output amplitude
Programmable Rx output pre-emphasis
Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM):
Rx receive optical power monitor
Tx transmit optical power monitor
Tx bias current monitor
Supply voltage monitor
Transceiver case temperature monitor
Other SFF-8636 functions and interrupt indications:
Tx & Rx LOS indication
Tx & Rx LOL indication