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user flexible and thin system cables with a small bending |
HARTING presents the HARTING ix Industrial – a system which meets all of these requirements. The sockets, which are 70 % smaller than for the RJ45, allow device manufacturers to use them with considerably smaller devices, which can thus be more easily adapted to the needs of miniaturisation. This is the case with ever shrinking camera systems, for example, where a conventional RJ45 socket already occupies most of the space in the housing, as well as with control units and small industrial computers. This also requires fast Ethernet over a small interface, as well as for switches, LAN access points, routers and other network components. This little superhero can also play its strengths in other industrial sectors, however. On public trains and buses, the displays and passenger information systems can also be supplied |
radius, which also makes installation in miniaturised housings a possibility. They can have the ix connector face on both ends, or mixed ix and RJ45 connectors. The third option has an X-coded M12 on one end.
At an initial stage, the HARTING ix Industrial connector is available in straight form. Angled connector variants will follow in the future so that more space critical applications can also be achieved using angled cable outlets. All in the name of maximum flexibility. Thanks to the mixed system cables from ix to Rj45 connector faces in particular, the step-by-step devices can be easily integrated into existing cabling systems with the new ix connector face. A perfectly interfaced system consisting of a socket and a plug connector as well as finished system cables guarantee a process-safe solution from a single source.
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with power via PoE / PoE + and with data via the ix interface.
Vibrations and other mechanical stresses are not an issue.
For device integration, a small yet robust connector with five THR shield contacts gives maximum stability on the
PCB. The data contacts are SMD contacts. As a result, the
PCB sockets can be processed using normal reflow soldering along with all other conventional components, and no separate manual or wave-soldering step is necessary. As a result, the developer and device manufacturer can easily integrate the new ix Industrial system into new devices, and can also be sure that this interface is firmly anchored on the PCB and can reliably withstand even rough handling. In overall terms, the end devices can be made slightly smaller by reducing the physical space required for the socket, as miniaturised sockets and plugs enable a significantly higher packing density. For the upright and angled sockets( illustrated), the spacing between the sockets is just 10 millimetres. In the foreseeable future, the socket will also be available in a flat, angled design for very flat devices. Wall ducts too,
which complete the application spectrum, also form part of the ix range in terms of their perspective, and complete the new ix " ecosystem ". HARTING provides the next evolutionary stage, HARTING ix Industrial, with everything that was missing from its predecessor.
As both the components and the housings of the systems are constantly reducing in size, the space for the cabling is also limited. By way of device cabling, HARTING offers the
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Smaller, yet more rugged
" Small " is generally equated with " delicate ", " fine ", and
" sensitive ". However, since it is these negative characteristics( in the industrial environment) which have often led to problems with the RJ45, the ix Industrial has been designed to be considerably more robust. The ix connectors have a stable locking mechanism using two metal hooks, which engage with a clearly audible click when plugged in, thus providing the user with acoustic and haptic feedback as to correct interlocking. This guarantees anabsolutely safe and vibration-proof connection from the cable through to the PCB. This makes them suitable for industrial applications as well as for applications in the railway, robotics and automation sectors, and indeed everywhere else where there are high mechanical loads. In order to intercept the forces acting on the cable too, the new ix Industrial has robust strain relief which connects the cable firmly to the connector shielding via a robust shield crimp. This ensures a completely robust connection – from the 5 THR shield contacts connected by means of 2 snap- hooks in the plug area, through to the cable itself.
As a result of increasingly modular thinking and planning, higher contact durability is an issue that manufacturers must consider carefully. Modules such as production units, tools and other system components, are no longer simply rigidly wired, but are also re-arranged and frequently reconnected. In a connector ' s life, it may be plugged in and
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Scigazette | 36 | February, 2017 | |