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4 DRIVECABLE04EVK SNLU071
3. Board Layout
Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6, and Figure 7 show the board layout for the DRIVECABLE04-
TX and DRIVECABLE04-RX boards.
The DRIVECABLE04-TX and DRIVECABLE04-RX are 6-layer boards (TOP / GND1 / GND2 / VCC / GND3 /
BOTTOM). The 75 microstrip traces on the top layer of the boards are referenced to GND2, and the 100
differential traces are referenced to GND1.
Figure 2: TOP Layer for DRIVECABLE04-TX (left) and DRIVECABLE04-RX (right)