Connectors for stacking boards with a common bus

Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team Apr 23, 2007

Harwin has introduced PC/104 connectors to suit embedded PC applications, available in standard and press-fit configurations.

Harwin has released a PC/104 compatible range of bus connectors for embedded PC applications, designed for stacking boards with a common bus.

The devices meet industry standards for embedded PCs, have a maximum 3A current rating, and a press-fit tail option enables solder-free attachment.

Configured as 32 + 32 ways, the connector supports 8 bit systems; while a 20 + 20 way device combined with the 32 + 32 way offering supports 16 bit systems.

Connectors are available with traditional solder tails, carrying a maximum 3A current or with press-fit tail and a 2A maximum rating.

Components are produced in stack-through and non stack-through versions; the stack-through option allows many modules to be stacked without the need for multiple connector types.

Comments Wendy Bourne, Technical Support Engineer, Harwin, 'Over the past decade, the PC architecture has become an accepted platform for far more than desktop applications.

The PC/104 industry standard connectors can be employed in numerous markets such as Consumer Electronics, Test and Measurement, Industrial Controls, Medical, Computing and Automotive.'.