Each value retains its exact example, role and measurement axis. Facts from different parts must not be combined into an invented component.
Documented examples; not a mating drawing or compatibility approval
Nominal contacts
38S204Source-backed host-connector position count; no V36 channel or pin assignment.
Positions / cavity span
38 (Claim C201A); 38 (Claim C201B); 38 (Claim C201C)S204 · S218 · S508Recorded source-scoped values; named examples do not describe every family variant or establish compatibility. V36 catalogue-expansion identification fact only; not independent technical approval, fabrication data, wiring instruction or end-to-end compatibility proof. V37 engineering-depth sidecar fact; source-checked but not independently human-approved, not a fabrication drawing, and not a safe-substitution or repair instruction. V121 named-product or explicitly scoped manufacturer distinction only; no wiring instruction, independent engineering approval or end-to-end compatibility guarantee.
Contact pitch
0.8 mm Example connector centerline / pitch (Recorded example component); 0.8 mm Source-described pitch / centerline (Claim C201B); 0.8 mm centerline (1761987-9)S218 · S218Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. example_component; QSFP+ host connector V37 engineering-depth sidecar fact; source-checked but not independently human-approved, not a fabrication drawing, and not a safe-substitution or repair instruction. 1761987-9. Documented role: socket. 38positions,SMT; recommendedPCB1.45mm is not connector geometry. Row count not present.
Connector role
socket (1761987-9)S218Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 1761987-9. Documented role: socket. 38positions,SMT; recommendedPCB1.45mm is not connector geometry. Row count not present.
Mounting
surface-mount (Claim C201C)S508Recorded source-scoped values; named examples do not describe every family variant or establish compatibility. V121 named-product or explicitly scoped manufacturer distinction only; no wiring instruction, independent engineering approval or end-to-end compatibility guarantee.
Manufacturer
TE Connectivity (1761987-9)S218Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 1761987-9. Documented role: socket. 38positions,SMT; recommendedPCB1.45mm is not connector geometry. Row count not present.
Series
QSFP+ (1761987-9)S218Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 1761987-9. Documented role: socket. 38positions,SMT; recommendedPCB1.45mm is not connector geometry. Row count not present.
Exact part / implementation
1761987-9 (1761987-9)S218Named source examples retain separate role, part, view and axis limits; values are not a universal family specification. 1761987-9. Documented role: socket. 38positions,SMT; recommendedPCB1.45mm is not connector geometry. Row count not present.
Not recorded: Populated contacts, Contact rows, Dimensions / axis, Contact gender / arrangement, Coupling / latch, Keying / polarization, Shell / form, Recorded markings, View convention. Unknown fields stay unknown; illustrations supply no measurements or pin assignments.
Recorded variant and source limits
The 0.8 mm centerline is an example-component property and not a complete QSFP+ fabrication specification.
The full 38-contact signal map is not published from this evidence set.
QSFP+ / SFF-8436 Rev4.9: SFF-8436 Figure 2:20-38 top side viewed from top;1-19 bottom side viewed from bottom. They are not a frontal socket pin sequence. I/O is module-relative.
Avago / Broadcom AFBR-79EQDZ 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+: Manufacturer module-card-edge contact numbering: Figure 7 p. 11 separately labels Top Side Viewed from Top and Bottom Side Viewed from Bottom. Contact functions transfer by number only to the mating host connector; no board solder-tail mirroring inferred.
TE product 1761987-9 documents a QSFP+ host connector with 38 positions and 0.8 mm centerline/pitch.
TE Connectivity · 1761987 QSFP/QSFP+ 38-position host connector ↗ Configuration and housing fields · Example-component geometry only. V37 does not publish the full QSFP+ signal map from this product page or convert its dimensions into a universal manufacturing specification.
C807Qsource checked
QSFP+ / SFF-8436 Rev4.9: original contact normalization. Statuses distinguish comparison agreement, source limits and named-device wiring.
SFF Committee (SNIA archive) · SFF-8436 QSFP+ 4X 10 Gb/s Pluggable Transceiver ↗ printed p.15 / PDF p.16, Table 3 Pin Function Definition/notes; printed p.14 / PDF p.15, Figure 2 Module Pad Layout; printed pp.18-19 / PDF pp.19-20, sections 4.1.1.1 through 4.1.1.5: ModSelL, ResetL, LPMode, ModPrsL and IntL · Source scope and unresolved evidence are preserved in the engineering variant.
Page scope: Original V37 logical-assignment schematic; not to scale and not a mating-face or manufacturing drawing.
Assessment 2026-10-22 · earliest scheduled source review 2027-01-03. This is a recorded-date assessment, not a live source check. Page-level independent review is not established by this panel.
Scoped support: Identifies a QSFP+ host connector form with 38 positions.
Not established / limitations: Identification/reference scope only. V36 does not convert this source into a universal pinout, fabrication drawing, electrical approval or end-to-end compatibility verdict.
TE Connectivity · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-05 · due 2027-01-03
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Example-component engineering source documenting a QSFP+ host connector with 38 positions and 0.8 mm centerline/pitch.
Not established / limitations: Example-component geometry only. V37 does not publish the full QSFP+ signal map from this product page or convert its dimensions into a universal manufacturing specification.
TE product 1761987-9 documents a QSFP+ host connector with 38 positions and 0.8 mm centerline/pitch.
Claim scope: V37 engineering-depth sidecar fact; source-checked but not independently human-approved, not a fabrication drawing, and not a safe-substitution or repair instruction.
Recorded evidence only. An inspection date, publisher label, source link or generated packet is not independent technical review, hardware testing, fabrication approval or a compatibility verdict.
