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TCA Connectors

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Overview of HARTING Technology Group
HARTING Technology Group, based in Espelkamp, Germany, specializes in electrical and electronic connector technologies for power and data transmission. Founded in 1945, it employs over 3000 staff globally and operates in 27 countries through 40 subsidiaries and representatives.
Global Presence and Customer Integration
HARTING emphasizes close interaction with customers and partners worldwide, aiming to transform customer needs into solutions through its international subsidiaries.
Quality and Standards
Committed to superior quality and reliability, HARTING adheres to standards like EN ISO 9001, EU Eco-Audit, and ISO 14001:2004, and was among the first to receive the IRIS quality certificate for rail vehicles.
Technological Innovation
HARTING develops connectivity and network solutions using advanced technologies such as microstructure technologies, 3D design, and high-frequency applications, offering comprehensive solutions beyond basic components.
AdvancedTCA® and MicroTCA™ Systems
HARTING provides connectors for AdvancedTCA® and MicroTCA™ systems, standards developed by PICMG for telecom and industrial applications, optimized for high-capacity telecom equipment and cost-efficient smaller applications, respectively.
AdvancedMC™ Connectors
AdvancedMC™ connectors enhance system scalability and upgradeability, featuring a GuideSpring for increased reliability and press-fit termination technology for durability.
HARKIS® System
HARKIS® is HARTING's electronic catalogue system, offering part configuration and 3D component libraries for selecting connectors and accessing detailed drawings and CAD files.
Conclusion
HARTING's commitment to innovation, quality, and customer integration positions it as a leader in connector technology, providing tailored solutions for investment security and long-term functionality.
Plated Through Hole Specifications
Specifications for a plated through hole according to IEC 60352-5 include a diameter of 0.60+0.05 mm and a drilled hole of 0.70±0.02 mm, with recommendations for specifying the drilled hole diameter to the PCB supplier.
MicroTCA™ Power Contacts Derating
Derating for MicroTCA™ power contacts is based on MTCA.0 standards, with specific derating at Imax. x 0.8 according to IEC 60 512-5-2, including details on contact length, termination, and part numbers.
MicroTCA™ Protection Block
Protection blocks are recommended to prevent errors from misinsertion in MicroTCA™ modules, designed for easy installation and removal.
AdvancedMC™ Plug Connector
The AdvancedMC™ Plug Connector offers low insertion forces and enhanced contact surfaces, compatible with MicroTCA™ and ATCA® environments, using "pin-in-hole-reflow" solder technology.
Technical Characteristics
Technical characteristics of Plug Connectors include materials, impedance, crosstalk, propagation delay, working current, test voltage, contact resistance, and temperature range.
MicroTCA™ Carrier Hub (MCH)
The MCH module manages hardware platform and fabric connectivity, with configurations for different Plug Connectors offering mechanical stability and high-speed connections.
Press-in Tooling
HARTING provides specialized tooling systems for reliable press-in processes, including repair pliers and removal tools, with detailed technical characteristics.
Power Supply Specifications
Voltage specifications include 208 / 380 / 400 / 415 V with consumption less than 1 kW.
Signal Integrity Support
HARTING offers comprehensive signal integrity support, including simulation models and evaluation kits, with test boards and reference backplanes for various applications.
Signal Integrity Capabilities
Capabilities include simulation and modeling using 3D-FEM tools, measurement and verification, test fixture and reference backplane design, and design-in support.
Simulation and Modeling
HARTING performs full 3D-FEM simulations and uses SPICE-modeling for impedance calculation and field distribution analysis.
Measurement and Verification
Includes time-domain and frequency-domain measurements, with detailed analysis up to 40 GHz.
Test Fixture & Reference Backplane Design
Customized PCB designs are provided with full measurement characterization and test reports.
Design-in Support
HARTING offers design-in support with various part numbers listed for reference.
Global Presence
HARTING has production plants and sales partners worldwide, including locations in Germany, China, Switzerland, Great Britain, Romania, and more, with subsidiaries in numerous countries.
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People | Power | Partnership >

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HARTING is committed to maintaining close proximity to markets and customers. Always at hand on location, HARTING is able to rapidly record market impulses and respond flexibly. HARTING is currently employing a workforce of more than 3000 members of staff worldwide.In todays increasingly knowledge and information shaped societies, the capability to network and integrate with customers and suppliers, as well as technology and business partners is playing the decisive role. And this applies to national as well as international levels. With 40 Subsidiary companies and Representatives in 27 countries,...

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HARTING Subsidiary company HARTING Representatives Increasing industrialization is creating growing markets characterized by widely diverging demands and requirements. The search for perfection, increasingly efficient processes and reliable technologies is a common factor in all sectors across the globe. > HARTING is providing these technologies in Europe, America and Asia. The > HARTING professionals at our international subsidiaries engage in close, partnership based interaction with our customers, right from the very early product development phases, in order to realize customer demands and...

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practical solutions for its customers. Whether this involves industrial networks for manufacturing automation, or hybrid interface solutions for wireless telecommunication infrastructures, 3D circuit carriers with microstructures, or cable assemblies for high-temperature applications in the automotive industry - > HARTING technology pool, thereby enriching our resources. And every new solution we go on to create will draw on this wealth of resources in order to optimize each and every individual solution. In this way, > HARTING technologies offer far more than components, and represent mature,...

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is the abbreviation for HAR TING- K atalog- I nformations- S ystem (HARTING catalogue information system). HARKIS > ή is an electronic catalogue with part configuration and 3D components library. Here you can choose a connector according to your demands. Afterwards you are able to send your inquiry created with the listed parts. The drawings to every single part are available in PDF-format. The parts are downloadable in 2D-format (DXF) and 3D-format (IGES, STEP). The 3D-models can be viewed with a VRML-viewer.You can find HARKIS > at www.HARKIS.HARTING.com . It is also available on CD-Rom and...

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PICMG, formally known as the PCI Industrial Computing Manufacturing Group is an industry consortium of over 450 companies. PICMG֒s purpose is to define standard architectures in an effort to reduce system costs and development cycles and since its 1994 foundation, PICMG has been responsible for the establishment of several of successfully implemented, open, industrial standards. Open standards have proven themselves to be very advantageous for system manufacturers and end- user, because they create multiple vendors of similar parts, low prices at high volumes, and a shortened time-to-market.Historically,...

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AdvancedTCA carrier board with AdvancedMCΙ modules To connect AdvancedMC modules to carrier boards PICMG defined a new high-speed mezzanine connector: the AdvancedMCٙ connector a card edge connector mounted on the carrier board. It contacts directly with the module֒s PCB gold pads. Although PICMG defined four AdvancedMC connector types (B, B+, AB and A+B+), current market developments focus on type B+.The HARTING AdvancedMCٙ B+ connector features a new design element that supplements the standard the GuideSpring. The GuideSpring significantly increases the mating reliability and prevents contact...

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con: card + is a quality seal for AdvancedMC connectors that helps to deliver a significant increase in the reliability of MicroTCA > TM and AdvancedTCA > ٮ systems. In order to reach the target availability of 99.999 %, all system components must be carefully coordinated, and they must function reliably. The selection of suitable connectors is an essential, decisive factor here, as today it is virtually impossible for series production to meet the strict tolerances for the AdvancedMC con: card + philosophy. All the advantages are introduced in the following. Please find further information also...

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con: card + connector. With years of experience in stamping techniques and the utilization of high-performance stamping tools with special process components, HARTING is actively involved in minimizing gold pad wear. > The specification for the AdvancedMC entails 200 mating cycles for a module. On the PCB, the nickel/hard gold layer on the relatively soft copper can only stand up to this high load if the contact surface is absolutely smooth. This is the case with the con: card + GuideSpring offsets these tolerance deviations by constantly pressing the module against the opposite wall. As this...

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Design according PICMG AMC.0 (RoHS compliance) Materials Moulded parts Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), UL 94-V0Contacts Copper Alloy Contact surface Pd/Ni with Au flash Number of contacts 170 Contact spacing 0.75 mmClearance and creepage distance between contacts 0.1 mm min. Nominal differential impedance 100 Recommended plated through hole specification > ADrill hole-0.64 ر0.01 mm BCu25 - 35 mTin plated PCB (HAL)CSn5 - 15 յmDHole-0.53 - 0.60 mmAu / Ni plated PCBCNi3 - 7 صmAu0.05 - 0.12 mDHole-՘0.55 - 0.60 mmChemical tin plated PCBCSn0.8 - 1.5 mDHole-՘0.56 - 0.60 mmSilver plated PCBCAg0.1 - 0.3...

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Contact length [mm] No. of terminationIdentification contacts side Part number 170 2.0 16 04 170 5104 000 AdvancedMC connector for ATCA > ٮ , type B+ > with peg and with GuideSpring AdvancedMC connector for ATCA > ٮ , type B+ > 170 2.0 16 04 170 5106 000 without peg and with GuideSpring With pegWith peg Dimensions [mm] Without pegWithout peg > 1) fixing-hole optional2) non-metallized drillings3) recommended plated through hole specification see page 12 Board drillings (view magnified) > all holeskeep out area for press in bottom toolrow for ground

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