This document was developed by the SFF Committee prior to it
becoming the SFF TA (Technology Affiliate) TWG (Technical
Working Group) of the SNIA (Storage Networking Industry
Association) in 2016.
The information below should be used instead of the equivalent herein.
POINTS OF CONTACT: SFF TA TWG Chair Email: sff-chair@snia.org.
LOCATION OF SFF DOCUMENTS: http://www.snia.org/sff/specifications.
Suggestions for improvement of this specification are welcome and should be
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If you are interested in participating in the activities of the SFF TA TWG, additional
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SFF-8482 Rev 2.5
SFF Committee
SFF-8482
Specification for
Serial Attachment 2X Unshielded Connector
Rev 2.5 August 31, 2018
Secretariat: SFF Committee
Abstract: This specification defines an Unshielded dual lane Input/Output connector
for serial interface unshielded devices, backplanes and cables.
There are multiple using generations based on performance.
3 Gb/s SFF-8678
12 Gb/s SFF-8680
24 Gb/s SFF-8681
This specification provides a common reference for systems manufacturers, system
integrators, and suppliers. This is an internal working specification of the SFF
Committee, an industry ad hoc group.
This specification is made available for public review, and written comments are
solicited from readers. Comments received by the members will be considered for
inclusion in future revisions of this specification.
The description of a connector in this specification does not assure that the
specific component is actually available from connector suppliers. If such a
connector is supplied it must comply with this specification to achieve
interoperability between suppliers.
Support: This specification is supported by the identified member companies of the
SFF Committee.
POINTS OF CONTACT:
Jay Neer I. Dal Allan
Industry Standards Manager Chairman SFF Committee
Molex 14426 Black Walnut Court
2222 Wellington Court Saratoga, CA 95070
Lisle, Il 60532
561-447-2907 408-867-6630
jay.neer@molex.com endlcom@acm.org
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EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT BY MANUFACTURERS
The following member companies of the SFF Committee voted in favor of this industry
specification.
Adaptec
Amphenol
Comax
Dell
Dell Computer
EMC
ENDL
FCI
Foxconn
Fujitsu CPA
Hewlett Packard
HGST
Hitachi Cable
Hitachi GST
IBM
Intel
LSI
MGE
Molex
NetApp
Sandisk
Seagate
Sun Microsystems
TE Connectivity
Unisys
Volex
Western Digital
The following SFF member companies voted no on the technical content of this
industry specification.
All Best Technique
The following member companies of the SFF Committee voted to abstain on this
industry specification.
Amphenol
Avago
Brocade
Emulex
FCI
Fiberxon
Finisar
Foxconn
Fujitsu Components
Infineon
LSI
Luxshare-ICT
Madison Cable
Maxtor
Micrel
Nexans
Oclaro
Panduit
Picolight
Pioneer
Sumitomo
Toshiba
Toshiba America
TriQuint
Vitesse Semiconductor
Xyratex
The user's attention is called to the possibility that implementation to this
Specification may require use of an invention covered by patent rights. By
distribution of this specification, no position is taken with respect to the
validity of a claim or claims or of any patent rights in connection therewith.
Members of the SFF Committee which advise that a patent exists are required to
provide a statement of willingness to grant a license under these rights on
reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions to applicants desiring to
obtain such a license.
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Change History
Revision 2.3
- Edited out symbols because of reports that a few were not being displayed on
screen correctly by some PDF readers.
- Clarified first and second stage content in 5.1 per request.
Revision 2.4
- p2 reflects support of SFF-8482 and SFF-8680
- Body replaced by SFF-8680 mechanical content which had enhanced host board solder
pads and attachment specifications.
Previous history of SFF-8680:
- Footprints of SFF-8482 and SFF-8680 defined as Appendixes
- SFF-8680 1.5
o Adopted common representation for SFF-8630/SFF-8639/SFF-8680
Table 6-x Performance Requirements
Appendix A introductory paragraphs
- SFF-8680 1.6
o Corrected Abstract EIA-966 reference to be formerly SFF-8482
- SFF-8680 1.7
o Editorial update to auto-generate Appendix in headings and TOC.
- SFF-8680 1.8
o Added EIA reference for Temperature Rise in Electrical Requirements Table
- SFF-8680 1.9
o Added additional footprints to Appendix A
1. Through-hole (Figure A-3)
2. Hybrid (Figure A-4)
Rev 2.5 (August 31, 2018)
- Document to be withdrawn from EIA; other than the changes to the header and cover
page, no content or formatting changes have been made since Rev 2.4 of this
document.
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Foreword
The development work on this specification was done by the SFF Committee, an
industry group. The membership of the committee since its formation in August 1990
has included a mix of companies which are leaders across the industry.
When 2 1/2" diameter disk drives were introduced, there was no commonality on
external dimensions e.g. physical size, mounting locations, connector type, and
connector location, between vendors.
The first use of these disk drives was in specific applications such as laptop
portable computers and system integrators worked individually with vendors to
develop the packaging. The result was wide diversity, and incompatibility.
The problems faced by integrators, device suppliers, and component suppliers led to
the formation of the SFF Committee as an industry ad hoc group to address the
marketing and engineering considerations of the emerging new technology.
During the development of the form factor definitions, other activities were
suggested because participants in the SFF Committee faced more problems than the
physical form factors of disk drives. In November 1992, the charter was expanded to
address any issues of general interest and concern to the storage industry. The SFF
Committee became a forum for resolving industry issues that are either not addressed
by the standards process or need an immediate solution.
Those companies which have agreed to support a specification are identified in the
first pages of each SFF Specification. Industry consensus is not an essential
requirement to publish an SFF Specification because it is recognized that in an
emerging product area, there is room for more than one approach. By making the
documentation on competing proposals available, an integrator can examine the
alternatives available and select the product that is felt to be most suitable.
SFF Committee meetings are held during T10 weeks (see www.t10.org), and Specific
Subject Working Groups are held at the convenience of the participants. Material
presented at SFF Committee meetings becomes public domain, and there are no
restrictions on the open mailing of material presented at committee meetings.
Most of the specifications developed by the SFF Committee have either been
incorporated into standards or adopted as standards by EIA (Electronic Industries
Association), ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and IEC (International
Electrotechnical Commission).
If you are interested in participating or wish to follow the activities of the SFF
Committee, the signup for membership and/or documentation can be found at:
www.sffcommittee.com/ie/join.html
The complete list of SFF Specifications which have been completed or are currently
being worked on by the SFF Committee can be found at:
ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8000.TXT
If you wish to know more about the SFF Committee, the principles which guide the
activities can be found at:
ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8032.TXT
Suggestions for improvement of this specification will be welcome. They should be
sent to the SFF Committee, 14426 Black Walnut Ct, Saratoga, CA 95070.
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CONTENTS
SFF-8482 Rev 2.5
1. Scope
2. References
Application Specific Criteria
Industry Documents
SFF Specifications
Sources
Conventions
Definitions
3. General Description
4. Dimensioning Requirements
Connector Interface
General Tolerances
4.1
4.2
1.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
6.1
6.2
5. Backplane Fixed (Receptacle) Interface Features
Blind Mating
Device to Backplane Location
Hot Plugging
6. Ratings
Current
Temperature
7. General Connector Performance Requirements
A. Appendix (Informative): Receptacle PCB Footprints (High Performance)
B. Appendix (Informative): Receptacle PCB Footprints
FIGURES
Figure 2-1 Mating Side Gender
Figure 3-1 General Views
Figure 4-1 Device Free (Plug) Connector
Figure 4-2 Device Free (Plug) Connector Detail and Section View
Figure 4-3 Backplane Fixed (Receptacle) Connector
Figure 4-4 Backplane Fixed (Receptacle) Connector Section View
Figure 4-5 Cable Fixed (Receptacle) Connector
Figure 5-1 Blind Mate Tolerance Zones
Figure 5-2 Device to Backplane Location
Figure_ A-1 Printed Circuit Board Detail Surface Mount
Figure_ A-2 Printed Circuit Board Detail Alternate Surface Mount
Figure_ A-3 Printed Circuit Board Detail Through Hole
Figure_ A-4 Printed Circuit Board Detail Hybrid
Figure_ B-1 Through Hole Printed Circuit Board Detail (Press Fit & Solder Pin)
Figure_ B-2 Surface Mount Printed Circuit Board Detail
Figure_ B-3 Hybrid Printed Circuit Board Detail
Table 5-1 Hot Plug Contact Sequencing
Table 7-1 Electrical Requirements
Table 7-2 Mechanical Requirements
Table 7-3 Environmental Requirements
TABLES
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Serial Attachment 2X Unshielded Connector
1. Scope
SFF-8482 Rev 2.5
This specification defines the mechanical and connector contact performance
requirements for a composite connector system. This composite system is designed to
support high speed serial signals and power on different contacts within the same
housing.
1.1 Application Specific Criteria
Intended applications for this connector system include Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
as specified by the T10 standards and for other applications requiring such a
connector system.
2. References
2.1 Industry Documents
The following interface standards are relevant to this SFF Specification.
- ASME Y14.5M Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- EIA-364-D Electrical Connector/Socket Test Procedures Including Environmental
Classifications (see Section 7 for relevant test procedures)
- INCITS 478 Serial Attached SCSI 2.1 (SAS-2.1)
- INCITS 519 Serial Attached SCSI - 3 (SAS-3)
- INCITS 534 Serial Attached SCSI - 4 (SAS-4)
- SFF-8223 2.5 inch Form Factor Drive w/Serial Attached Connector (EIA-720)
- SFF-8323 3.5 inch Form Factor Drive w/Serial Attached Connector (EIA-740)
- SFF-8678 Serial Attachment 2X 3 Gb/s Unshielded Connector
- SFF-8680 Serial Attachment 2X 12 Gb/s Unshielded Connector
- SFF-8681 Serial Attachment 2X 24 Gb/s Unshielded Connector
2.2 SFF Specifications
There are several projects active within the SFF Committee. The complete list of
specifications which have been completed or are still being worked on are listed in
the specification at ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8000.TXT
2.3 Sources
Those who join the SFF Committee as an Observer or Member receive electronic copies
of the minutes and SFF specifications (http://www.sffcommittee.com/ie/join.html).
Copies of ANSI standards may be purchased from the InterNational Committee for
Information Technology Standards (http://www.techstreet.com/incitsgate.tmpl).
2.4 Conventions
The ISO convention of numbering is used i.e., the thousands and higher multiples are
separated by a space and a period is used as the decimal point. This is equivalent
to the English/American convention of a comma and a period.
American
0.6
1,000
1,323,462.9
French
0,6
1 000
1 323 462,9
ISO
0.6
1 000
1 323 462.9
2.5 Definitions
For the purpose of SFF Specifications, the following definitions apply:
Fixed: Used to describe the gender of the mating side of the connector that accepts
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its mate upon mating. This gender is frequently, but not always, associated with
the common terminology "receptacle". Other terms commonly used are "female" and
"socket connector". The term "fixed" is adopted from EIA standard terminology as
the gender that most commonly exists on the fixed end of a connection, for example,
on the board or bulkhead side.
In this specification "fixed" is specifically used to describe the mating side
gender illustrated in Figure 3-1 as Backplane "Fixed" (receptacle)and Cable "Fixed"
(receptacle).
Fixed Board: A connector that uses a fixed gender mating side and a termination
side suitable for any of the printed circuit board termination technologies
Free: Used to describe the gender of the mating side of the connector that
penetrates its mate upon mating. This gender is frequently, but not always,
associated with the common terminology "plug". Other terms commonly used are "male"
and "pin connector". The term "free" is adopted from EIA standard terminology as
the gender that most commonly exists on the free end of a connection, for example,
on the cable side.
In this specification "free" is specifically used to describe the mating side gender
illustrated in Figure 3-1 as Device "Free" (plug).
Free Board: A connector that uses a free gender mating side and a termination side
suitable for any of the printed circuit board termination technologies
Mating side: The side of the connector that joins and separates from the mating side
of a connector of opposite gender. Other terms commonly used in the industry are
mating interface, separable interface and mating face.
FIGURE 2-1 MATING SIDE GENDER
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