Interconnection
More shielding options for Gecko Hi-Rel connectors
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arwin has introduced horizontal backshells for its Gecko-Screw-Lok (Gecko- SL) series of lightweight, high-reliability (Hi-Rel)
connectors. These backshells ensure a fully EMI/RFI shielded connection for horizontal 1.25mm pitch board-to-cable connections. Previously Gecko EMI/RFI shielding was only available on vertical board-to-cable orientations. This new development is said to be of real value to applications requiring EMI/RFI protection, but where there is very little space to fit the connectors/cabling. Applications include satellites and CubeSats, UAVs, robotics, medical equipment, and high- density industrial systems. Two variants of these horizontal backshells are available. The first features rear panel mount lugs, and the second is without them included. These backshells are compatible with
the Gecko-SL horizontal through-board connectors (with standard gender locking) and Gecko-MT mixed layout connectors (which have both power and data-carrying capabilities). These top mounted backshells are
independently secured instead of attached
directly to the connector. As a result, they can be added at the build phase as well as during the initial design concept stages. They will withstand the same high vibration, shock, and temperature extremes as the rest of the Gecko range, ideal for demanding or extreme environments. “We are now able to offer metal backshells across both vertical and horizontal Gecko interconnect configurations, which will be a
major benefit to highly space- limited engineering designs,” Ryan Smart, head of product management at Harwin, explained. “We are committed to attending the shielding needs of our avionics, space, industrial and defence customers, especially where there are closely stacked together PCBs or tight enclosures involved.”
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BNC connector added to “SLIMS” range of narrow FeedThrough connectors
liff Electronics, leaders in the design, development and manufacture of connectors and test equipment, have added
a BNC connector version to their popular SLIMS FeedThrough connector range. Widely used for RF, test and measurement equipment and security systems, the BNC version is available in both 50Ω and 75Ω impedances. The narrow form factor of Cliff’s SLIMS range is widely used by audio, broadcast, data and communications systems manufacturers in the USA and is becoming more popular in the UK and rest of Europe for increasing panel density and for products being exported to North America. Other applications for the new SLIMS BNC FeedThrough connector include education and laboratory devices. Cliff’s SLIMS connector range offers a more compact alternative to their popular 26mm wide XLR form factor
www.cieonline.co.uk
product range. The new SLIMS connectors are just 19mm wide allowing up to 20 to be mounted in a 1U, 19” rack panel, rather than just 16 of the existing XLR design.
Designed and manufactured in the UK, other SLIMS versions available are the widely used data connector types RJ45, HDMI and USB 2 and 3. Supplied in
either a black plastic shell or nickel silver metal, SLIMS connectors may be mounted to the front or rear of control panels, have assembly options of 3.2mm plain holes, countersunk holes or 2.5mm plain self-tap holes. The mounting holes are on the central vertical axis of the connector. Cliff’s FeedThrough connectors
allow standard, off the shelf, connecting cables to be used for internal connectivity, simplifying and speeding up system assembly and facilitating easy repurposing of equipment.
https://www.cliffuk.co.uk/products/ feedthrough/
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