FMC Expansion Modules

The FMCETHX001 Ethernet Expansion Module is an easy to use module featuring RTL8211E-VB-CG which is a highly integrated Ethernet transceiver that complies with 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 1000Base-T IEEE 802.3 standards.

This FMCETHX001 Ethernet Expansion Module has 4 Gigabit Ports- each individually capable of providing robust transmission and reception capabilities at 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or 1000Mbps and also all the 4 ports are capable of working simultaneously. The FMC module is ANSI/VITA 57.1 standards compliant. This expansion module supports 3.3V signaling for RGMII.

The Reduced Gigabit Media-Independent Interface (RGMII) is used to interface Ethernet MAC on FPGA with Gigabit Ethernet PHY chips (RTL8211E) on 4 Port Gigabit Ethernet FMC Module. RGMII provides a media-independent interface so that there is compatibility between MAC and PHY irrespective of the hardware used. This expansion module is compatible with Numato Lab’s FPGA boards such as Nereid Kintex 7 FPGA Board, Proteus Kintex 7 FPGA Board and Tagus Artix 7 FPGA Board.

• Network Interface Adapter
• Embedded Telecom Applications
• Digital Media Adapters /Servers
• Ethernet hub
• Ethernet switch.
• Gigabit Router

• 4 High-Performance 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet Transceiver
• Dimension: 76.50mm x 69.00mm

The following section describes how to use this module.

Along with the module, you may use any of the boards below, or any other FMC compatible FPGA board.

1. Numato Lab Nereid Kintex 7 FPGA Board 
2. Numato Lab Tagus Artix 7 FPGA Board
3. Numato Lab Proteus Kintex 7 FPGA Board

This diagram should be used as a reference only. For detailed information, see the schematics at the end of this document. Details of individual connectors are as below.

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FMCETH Schematics