FMC Projects

XTech, the only company that we are aware off that manufactures FMC front panels has now a new part number for a kit that includes all FMC mechanical components: the panel with its EMC gasket, two 10mm standoffs and all required screws. This kit goes under the name XFM95-0001 Rev-B.

A bunch of us attended FOSDEM 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. Presentations included the FMC kit, Self-Describing Wishbone and the ZIO software framework for Linux software support of IO gear.

An extensive survey of different types of radio-frequency connectors that can be used on FMC mezzanines has been made and is available in the Files area. The major criterium was the height of the connector that is limited by the FMC standard to 9.5 mm only (on 10mm spaced FMCs). For the 100 Megasample per second ADC an SMC-type connector will be used for its robustness and small size.