AdvancedMC™ connector for MicroTCA™ TCA Connectors

AdvancedMC™ connector for MicroTCA™

After being the first company to deliver serial parts in press-fit termination, HARTING has now started their production of its new generation of the AdvancedMC(TM) connectors: con:card+.

With the new „con:card+“ connector, HARTING has substantially improved the contact reliability of the AdvancedMC(TM) connector for MicroTCA(TM). One of the key elements of the new „con:card+“ connector is the integrated GuideSpring, which is able to compensate any tolerance deviations of the AdvancedMC(TM) printed circuit boards by centrally positioning the circuit board within the connector slot.

The current adherence to the close tolerances is at present still very expensive to manufacture. The GuideSpring allows HARTING to ensure the reliable connection of the circuit cards, which can be manufactured in large-scale production today.

Other advantages of the „con:card+“ technology are the extremely smooth contact surface and a new contact coating which allows the specified 200 mating cycles between the printed circuit board and the card edge connector. A special contact material, which is used to keep up the normal spring force of the contact, completes the power spectrum of „con:card+“ and increases the reliability level substantially. For more detailed information please visit www.concardplus.com.

PICMG members voted HARTING’s MicroTCA(TM) connector footprint as the MicroTCA(TM) standard connector for press-fit termination technology. The HARTING MicroTCA(TM) connector features a new press-fit compliant pin designed for 0.55mm plated PCB holes. Press-fit termination technology provides significant cost and durability advantages over other termination technologies. The connector design allows the use of a standard flat rock tool. For a secure press-in process, the use of HARTING press-in tools with special guiding features is recommended.

HARTING provides application specific design-in support for connector and system analysis:

• Test boards and test setups
• Simulation data and models (S-parameter, SPICE)
• Signal integrity data (S-parameter, TDR, cross talk, eye-diagram analysis)
• Customer specific boards and models
• 3D models (STEP, IGES)


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