Background: During the development of these ultra-compact replacement streetlights, the design required a connection between internal PCBs to use a horizontal spring contact for easy manufacturing.
The Challenge: These streetlight heads add public WiFi from 4G/5G reception to communal areas – but using existing light poles means the head unit must still be compact, lightweight and self-contained, ready to install.
Harwin Solution: By using the multi-directional spring contact in the horizontal orientation, both space and weight is saved in comparison to pogo pin connections. Board-to-board connection is fast and easy during production.
Situation: Applications on the FA-18 fighter jet and the Cheetah M-ATV utilized ARINC connectors mated with circuit boards.
• A mechanism to provide an easier installation of dozens of discrete contacts onto a PCB was needed. • More ruggedized contacts able to withstand the continuous exposure to high shock and vibration while offering lower insertion force were required.
Solution: IEH engineers designed press-fit Hyperboloid Contacts encased in a pin carrier to allow a one-step installation onto a PCB. This saved assembly time and provided the uninterrupted connectivity performance associated with Hyperboloid technology, a necessity in harsh environments.
Application: Collaborative robots for industrial platforms
Background: Fine pitch connections required to save space on PCBs, capable of low current data signals and polarized for easy assembly.
The Challenge: To meet space and cost criteria, with connections designed for manufacture – polarization and shrouding built in for fast, simple assembly.
Harwin Solution: 1mm pitch board-to-cable connectors, polarized and shrouded. Easy to mate, connects in only one direction.
Today’s high speed serial applications are driving increasing capacity and performance. To meet these demands designers are going to higher clock speeds and greater power densities. Both of the needs are supported by the ultra-low phase jitter OA-U series. The OA-U series may be specified at an any frequency from 100 MHz up to 175 MHz and is able to operate at temperatures up to +125°C. With typical phase jitter of 50 fs @ 156.25 MHz, the OA-U series is the ideal clock solution for high-speed serial applications such as network switching, optical communications and Storage Area Networks (SAN). The miniature 3.2 x 2.5 mm SMD package also enables more compact system designs and lower total cost.
Leveraging Taitien’s vertical integration production of quartz wafers and low phase noise oscillation circuit design technology, the newly launched OA-U series is available from 100 MHz to 175MHz with the phase jitter = 100fs rms, maximum. There are 3 logic outputs: LVPECL, LVDS and CML and the supply voltages are 2.5 V and 3.3 V. The frequency stability maybe specified as tight as ±25 ppm over -40°C to +85°C or ±50 ppm over -40°C to +125°C.
Background: The customer needs cost-effective vibration-proof connections, capable of long-term endurance with many hours in-service, maintaining reliability.
The Challenge: With long-term vibration and multiple years of service, a high-reliability connection was required with durable board fixings and easy assembly.
Harwin Solution: Datamate J-Tek connectors fitted with board mount studs for additional strength on the PCBs. Guide pins were chosen for the mating interface to facilitate simple and fast connection at assembly.
When surgeons operate, they need 100% reliability.
Failure is not an option!
That’s why engineers designing today’s surgical, medical monitoring and imaging equipment rely on IEH Hyperboloid Contacts.
IEH Contacts — High Current-Carrying Capacity. Smaller Space. Low Resistance.
All critical for a variety of medical applications. • Defibrillators • Ambulatory cardiac monitoring • Wireless tools for small bone surgery • Cardio-respiratory ventilation And more.
Find your socket/mating pin configuration… for medical, military, commercial or industrial use.
Application: External units for public parking bays.
Background: Rugged design required for long term environmental exposure such as heat, cold and humidity. Easy maintenance also a factor.
The Challenge: The customer needed a better solution for a long-term connection, one that would be more durable over time and with continual external temperature variations. Board-to-board spacing was also a factor.
Harwin Solution: Archer Kontrol delivered the right level of performance and quality, capable of long-term consistent durability and cost-effective specifications – and at the right mated height.
Background: The customer’s POS terminal design involved multiple wiring challenges internally, and individual smaller wires were hard to manage.
The Challenge: A lightweight solution to cable management was requested, that would keep the cables closer to the PCB and route them in an organized manner to assist with final equipment assembly.
Harwin Solution: Compact SMT mounted cable clips for individual equipment wires, giving them simple cable management clips that were assembled with the rest of the PCB, cutting costs with less operations.
Background: This equipment has many cables, and a long BOM requirement for connectors to various parts of the equipment. The customer wanted to stick with a consistent connection type for the different cable-to-board connections.
The Challenge: With multiple cable requirements with outdoor system exposure, the customer needed a rugged connector system with multiple size options and temperature/ humidity resilience.
Harwin Solution: Datamate J-Tek 2-row and 3-row connectors use the same cabling and connection system across a wide range of connector sizes – all capable of meeting the customer’s environmental concerns.
At PCTEL, we offer a complete portfolio of antenna, cabling, and accessory products for specialized Industrial IoT (IIoT) wireless networks. With in-house antenna design and testing facilities in the United States and Asia, we are a leading provider of RF optimization services for multi-band cellular and Wi-Fi installations.
Engineering & Manufacturing Capabilities
Members of our RF and mechanical design teams have decades of experience solving customers’ wireless challenges. We provide:
Antenna system design for multiple co-located radio configurations
Evaluation of installation and environmental challenges
Development of detailed platform model for electro-magnetic (EM) simulation
Embedded systems design and integration expertise
System-level design verification and analysis
On platform test and measurement validation
Performance Leaders
Our RF design and development expertise is trusted by the world’s leading operators. Having achieved 25 years of innovation and excellence, our customers rely on us for:
Leadership in antenna technology for IoT applications
Preferred vendor status with original equipment manufacturers of Wi-Fi and cellular routing equipment
Global manufacturing capabilities with locations in the United States and Asia
Global channel reach with sales locations around the world
Industrial IoT Antenna Solutions
Video Surveillance
• Multi-band 5G NR with 802.11ac Wi-Fi capability • MIMO technology for superior data throughput • Rugged outdoor rated construction • Custom embedded antenna designs • GNSS capability
