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MediaConverters of Technica Engineering are compact and reliable devices for development and testing activities. Establishes a direct point-to-point conversion between Automotive ECUs using any of 2.5/5/10GBASE-T1 MultiGigabit standards and an SFP+ module compatible with any MultiGigabit Ethernet interface.
MediaConverters provide direct point-to-point conversion using the 2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T1 IEEE 802.3ch compliant Automotive Ethernet PHY with MACsec/TC10 support. It supports bi-directional conversion across Ethernet standards while maintaining full line speed compatibility.
MultiGigabit MediaConverter is designed for a range of application areas, particularly in automotive ECU testing environments. It supports testing with the latest 2.5/5/10GBASE-T1 MultiGigabit Ethernet standards, making it ideal for automotive Ethernet development, validation, and troubleshooting. With its robust design and ease of use, it’s perfect for integration into test racks, rapid prototyping, and lab setups. Whether you’re testing for data transmission, link quality, or interfacing between different Ethernet speeds, this converter offers a reliable, efficient solution for high-speed automotive Ethernet applications.
MediaConverters can be statically configured for standalone operation but also controlled remotely for dynamic operation. Standalone operation is defined via 4x DIP switches for basic configuration of the device:
- DIP Switch 1: Master/Slave
- DIP Switch 2: 10G/other
- DIP Switch 3: 2.5G/5G
- DIP Switch 4: not used
Remote-controlled operation without computer is available through GPIOs in MQS connector.
For advanced use cases, to control remotely the operation or additional debugging purposes, there is a serial interface (console), accessible through micro-USB-B connector. This interface enables the users to read TX/RX register counters, SQI values of the channels, CRC errors, and other information as well as dynamically change the MediaConverters configuration overriding DIP switches. It can also be used for Firmware updates of the device.
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Characteristics of Media Converters variants
| PT-1416 Marvell variant | PT-1415 BCM variant | ||
| Conversion from TX to T1 | 2.5/5/10GBASE-T1 | ✔ | ✔ |
| Ports/Connectors | MQS power connector | ✔ | ✔ |
| SFP+ port | ✔ | ✔ | |
| H-MTD | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Micro USB-B debug port | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Configuration method | Standalone DIP Switches | ✔ | ✔ |
| Remote console (serial Interface) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Remote through GPIOs | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Features | Status LEDs | ✔ | ✔ |
| Rate matching | – | ✔ | |
| Diagnostics | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Test modes | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Firmware updates | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Transceiver | Marvell MVQ3244-A2 | ✔ | – |
| Broadcom BCM89890-B1 | – | ✔ | |
Order Information
| Name | Article Number | Cable set number* |
| MediaConverter MultiGigabit Broadcom | PT-1415 | KS-141X |
| MediaConverter MultiGigabit Marvell | PT-1416 | KS-141X |
*Cable set needs to be ordered separately
Fits well with
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CM MultiGigabit
