AdvancedMC™ connector for MicroTCA™

The current adherence to the close tolerances is at present still difficult and 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. The optimised normal force, which is kept at a secure level until the end of life time, 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 counterpart of the backplane connector is the card edge of the AdvancedMC(TM) module with its gold pads or a module using the HARTING AdvancedMC(TM) Plug connector. The connector design allows the use of a standard flat rock tool. For a secure press-in process, the use of HARTING top and bottom 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)