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OCuLink Riser for the Supermicro AIOM Slot
Public Unreviewedby John Lauer
Passive OCP NIC 3.0 SFF card that breaks a Supermicro AIOM slot's PCIe x16 into four OCuLink 4i ports (4 x4, Gen4): 6-layer, 85 ohm, length-matched, DRC-clean KiCad project with Gerbers, BOM and CPL.
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John Lauer
The finished riser: KiCad project, Gerbers/BOM/CPL, design record, renders and analysis
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7d ago
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{
"Header": {
"GenerationSoftware": {
"Vendor": "KiCad",
"Application": "Pcbnew",
"Version": "10.0.5"
},
"CreationDate": "2026-10-13T02:41:20-05:00"
},
"GeneralSpecs": {
"ProjectId": {
"Name": "ocp-oculink-riser",
"GUID": "6f63702d-6f63-4756-9c69-6e6b2d726973",
"Revision": "rev?"
},
"Size": {
"X": 76.05,
"Y": 115.05
},
"LayerNumber": 6,
"BoardThickness": 1.6,
"Finish": "None"
},
"DesignRules": [
{
"Layers": "Outer",
"PadToPad": 0.12,
"PadToTrack": 0.12,
"TrackToTrack": 0.12,
"MinLineWidth": 0.15,
"TrackToRegion": 0.35,
"RegionToRegion": 0.35
},
{
"Layers": "Inner",
"PadToPad": 0.12,
"PadToTrack": 0.12,
"TrackToTrack": 0.12,
"MinLineWidth": 0.121,
"TrackToRegion": 0.25,
"RegionToRegion": 0.25
}
],
"FilesAttributes": [
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-F_Cu.gtl",
"FileFunction": "Copper,L1,Top",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-In1_Cu.g1",
"FileFunction": "Copper,L2,Inr",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-In2_Cu.g2",
"FileFunction": "Copper,L3,Inr",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-In3_Cu.g3",
"FileFunction": "Copper,L4,Inr",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-In4_Cu.g4",
"FileFunction": "Copper,L5,Inr",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-B_Cu.gbl",
"FileFunction": "Copper,L6,Bot",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-F_Paste.gtp",
"FileFunction": "SolderPaste,Top",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-B_Paste.gbp",
"FileFunction": "SolderPaste,Bot",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-F_Silkscreen.gto",
"FileFunction": "Legend,Top",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-B_Silkscreen.gbo",
"FileFunction": "Legend,Bot",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-F_Mask.gts",
"FileFunction": "SolderMask,Top",
"FilePolarity": "Negative"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-B_Mask.gbs",
"FileFunction": "SolderMask,Bot",
"FilePolarity": "Negative"
},
{
"Path": "ocp-oculink-riser-Edge_Cuts.gm1",
"FileFunction": "Profile",
"FilePolarity": "Positive"
}
],
"MaterialStackup": [
{
"Type": "Legend",
"Name": "Top Silk Screen"
},
{
"Type": "SolderPaste",
"Name": "Top Solder Paste"
},
{
"Type": "SolderMask",
"Thickness": 0.01,
"Name": "Top Solder Mask"
},
{
"Type": "Copper",
"Thickness": 0.035,
"Name": "F.Cu"
},
{
"Type": "Dielectric",
"Thickness": 0.274,
"Material": "FR4",
"Name": "F.Cu/In1.Cu",
"Notes": "Type: dielectric layer 1 (from F.Cu to In1.Cu)"
},
{
"Type": "Copper",
"Thickness": 0.035,
"Name": "In1.Cu"
},
{
"Type": "Dielectric",
"Thickness": 0.274,
"Material": "FR4",
"Name": "In1.Cu/In2.Cu",
"Notes": "Type: dielectric layer 2 (from In1.Cu to In2.Cu)"
},
{
"Type": "Copper",
"Thickness": 0.035,
"Name": "In2.Cu"
},
{
"Type": "Dielectric",
"Thickness": 0.274,
"Material": "FR4",
"Name": "In2.Cu/In3.Cu",
"Notes": "Type: dielectric layer 3 (from In2.Cu to In3.Cu)"
},
{
"Type": "Copper",
"Thickness": 0.035,
"Name": "In3.Cu"
},
{
"Type": "Dielectric",
"Thickness": 0.274,
"Material": "FR4",
"Name": "In3.Cu/In4.Cu",
"Notes": "Type: dielectric layer 4 (from In3.Cu to In4.Cu)"
},
{
"Type": "Copper",
"Thickness": 0.035,
"Name": "In4.Cu"
},
{
"Type": "Dielectric",
"Thickness": 0.274,
"Material": "FR4",
"Name": "In4.Cu/B.Cu",
"Notes": "Type: dielectric layer 5 (from In4.Cu to B.Cu)"
},
{
"Type": "Copper",
"Thickness": 0.035,
"Name": "B.Cu"
},
{
"Type": "SolderMask",
"Thickness": 0.01,
"Name": "Bottom Solder Mask"
},
{
"Type": "SolderPaste",
"Name": "Bottom Solder Paste"
},
{
"Type": "Legend",
"Name": "Bottom Silk Screen"
}
]
}