The DS91C176EVK consists of two RJ45 to SMA adapter boards developed to complement TI"s evaluation boards for which evaluation with CAT5e cable assemblies is sometimes desirable (e.g. DriveCable02EVK, LVDS-18B-EVK, DS25BR100EVK, etc.).
In addition, each adapter board features a single DS91C176, an M-LVDS transceiver with Type 2 receiver inputs for optional passing of slow "control" signals over one of the twisted pairs of a twisted pair cable.