
SFF8639TestAdapterUserManual(Preliminary)
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©2014WilderTechnologies,LLC
DocumentNo.910‐0034‐000Rev.A(Preliminary)
Introduction
Thisuser’smanualdocumentstheSFF‐8639PlugandReceptacleTestAdapters(8639‐TPA‐P
and8639‐TPA‐R).Thetwotestadaptertypes,showninFigures1and2,test8639interface
cables,hostsanddevicesagainsttheSFF‐8639Specification.
NOTE:Thetestadaptersreferredtoandillustratedin
this“General”sectionoftheUser
Manual,reflectthe“Universal”SFF‐8639TestAdapters.Addendum“A”,attheendofthis
document,presentsreferenceinformationanddetailsforspecifictypesofSFF‐8639test
adaptersofferedbyWilderTechnologies.
TheTPA‐PandTPA‐Rtestadapterassembliesalloweasy
access,viaSMAconnections,to
measureorinjectdatasignals.TheReceptacletestadapteralsoprovidesaccessto+5V,+12V,
andtheirrespectiveGNDs,viaa4‐positionMolexpowerconnector.Additionally,theusercan
access+3.3V,itsrespectiveGND,Resets,Wake,Activity,DualLinkEnable,SMClock,SMData,
and
othersviaanalternate16‐positionconnector.Amating16‐positionconnectorhousingand
contactsareprovidedtoconnectthese16signalstoawiringassemblyprovidedbytheuser.
NOTE:Toavoiddamagingthecables,usethehandlingtechniques
describedintheCareandHandlingsectionbeforemakingany
connectionsorconfiguringatestsetup.
Alwaysuseastatic‐safeworkstationwhenperformingtests,as
explainedinthe“ElectrostaticDischargeInformation”section.
Figure 1. The 8639 Test Adapter (Host Plug). Universal SFF-8639 Host Test Fixture Shown.
Housing
8639Plug
(68‐Position)
28FemaleSMAs
forHigh‐Speed
Testing
Low‐Speed
Connector
(10‐Position)
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