Connecting Xilinx FPGAs to the Philips A-rate Fibre Optic Transceiver - Not Recommended for New Designs Product Not Recommended for New Designs Application Note: Virtex-II and Virtex-II Pro Families R Connecting Xilinx FPGAs to the Philips A-rate Fibre Optic Transceiver XAPP764 (v1.0) May 25, 2004 Summary This application note shows how a Xilinx Virtex-II or Virtex-II Pro device can connect to a Philips TZA3015HW 30 Mbit/s to 3.2 Gbit/s A-rate 4-bit fibre optic transceiver. The reference ……