HIGH-SPEED PLATFORMS AT GLENAIR Rugged high-speed interconnect solutions with signature contacts and contact modules for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.
The ongoing dilemma for system engineers (and interconnect suppliers) is to design in scalable and reliable technology platforms that can keep pace with the rapid evolution in chip-level electronics, as well as the growing demand for faster and higher data rate applications. On the interconnect side, the best path forward is invariably to innovate with higher- speed and higher data rate designs that nevertheless incorporate proven modular contact designs, low- resistance crimp terminations, common mating technologies and other known “standards” of the industry. The practical consequences are that proven designs, such as verified approaches to shielding, impedance management, cross-talk and other factors are carried forward with each new technology. At Glenair we separate our high-speed offerings into two categories: 1) drop-in contact solutions (including the octaxial El Ochito), and 2) special contact / insert solutions (including SpeedMaster, and the High-speed Micro-D). The former may be packaged in industry- standard connectors, the latter are insert modules available only in Glenair Signature Series packaging. El Ochito: This size 8 Octaxial contact is a step curve improvement over Quadrax for 10/100 Base-T Quadrax aircraft Ethernet applications. Migration to higher speeds on legacy Quadrax requires splitting signals into two cables and two size 8 cavity contacts with considerable damage to signal integrity. El Ochito is a high-density solution that allows seamless upgrades to 1G and 10G Base-T. The drop-in size #8 El Ochito contact is compatible with D38999, Series 806 Mil- Aero, and other ruggedized packaging. Aerospace- grade cables with crimp termination are standard. Building on the success of El Ochito for Ethernet, we developed a version for USB 3.X protocols— distinguished by its blue color—an improved signal integrity design required for the 5-fold increase in
El Ochito ® high-speed octaxial contacts
El Ochito ® shown packaged in a SuperFly Datalink board and cable pair
Series 23 SuperNine ® with SpeedMaster™ 10G high-speed module insert
SuperSeal™ RJ45 Ethernet and USB ruggedized field connectors
Octobyte™ industrial-strength Ethernet connectors
High-Speed Micro-D: high-density solution with TwistPin contacts
VersaLink™ and VersaLink™ Bridge: differential Twinax solution shown here in Micro-D packaging
Active electronic Repeaters and Re-Drivers available for all connector series
SpeedMaster: While we are huge fans of El Ochito, not every customer needs the high density of octaxial size 8 contacts. Some prefer the flexibility of using a larger gauge wire, with AS39029 size 22 contacts and common crimp tools to terminate their high-speed interconnect. For this reason, we offer SpeedMaster connectors, with slightly larger, non-standard cavities that enable the use of the larger wire gauge and special SpeedMaster shielded contact.
base bandwidth needed by USB 3.X over 10GbE. We also offer a 100 Ohm high-speed 4-pair solution suitable for HD digital video transmission.
SuperSpeed USB
HDMI, DisplayPort, SATA
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