Cables/Connecting

The HARTING MicroTCA connector has successfully passed the latest tests established by the PICMG Group for the ‘Rugged MicroTCA’ PICMG specification. The HARTING con:card+ connector for MicroTCA backplanes and the plug connector for AdvancedMC modules passed the vibration sine and shock test of the MTCA.1 ‘Rugged Air Cooled’ specification without contact interruptions.

A new IP67-Rated ODVA-Compliant connector from Tyco Electronics uses a field-installable “common core” connector. With the common core, a single modular connector design can be used across a range of connector configurations to achieve IP20 to IP65/67 sealing. The common core plugs use insulation displacement contact to allow tool-less fast, reliable field termination of either solid or stranded conductors.

Molex has announced a new microSD/SIM card combo connector that combines two memory card functions in one form factor to free up more PCB space for portable equipment, such as mobile phones, PDAs and other compact mobile devices. The new connector includes a reverse mount eight-circuit microSD slot and options for a six- or eight-circuit normal mount SIM card slot.

ITT Interconnect Solutions, has recently announced that its Cannon Micro D high-reliability D subminiature connectors are onboard the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan I spacecraft, which is currently in lunar orbit. The satellite is mapping the moon, and ITT’s connectors are used to transmit information on data input and conversion equipment.

The Han EE Quick Lock module from HARTING integrates the company’s patented Quick Lock rapid assembly technology into the high-density Han EE module from the Han-Modular family of industrial connectors.

Amid growing use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by armed forces, both for intelligence gathering and strike operations, Tekdata Interconnections Limited has delivered high-performance, lightweight actuator harnesses to help progress the UK’s Mantis medium-altitude long-endurance UAV project.

Molex has expanded its industrial data interconnection product offering with the introduction of more robust versions of its RJ-45 Ethernet plugs and jacks for use in industrial, marine and telecom applications. Designed specifically for compact applications requiring high density and high protection levels the IP67/IP20-rated connectors are built in accordance with the PROFINET specification.

The AMP NETCONNECT business unit of Tyco has introduced a sub-floor panel holder in 1U, 2U and 4U height versions to enable 19-inch copper and fibre patch panels to be mounted on pedestals under raised access floors in data centres, equipment rooms and telecoms rooms.

The SCHURTER 6610 is an appliance outlet using IDC terminal technology. Multiple outlets can be banked and wire connections can be bussed, connecting the terminals all at once. The product is especially suited for power distribution units and appliances with multiple power outputs.

Developed by ITT Interconnect Solutions, the Trident connector system is targeted at engineers creating electronic designs for the harshest of environments (such as military, aerospace, transportation, industrial, etc). To further enhance this already established interconnection offering, and allow it to be incorporated into designs for even the most uncompromising of conditions, the company has augmented the contact structure employed.