Board to Board Connectors require a number of design considerations to ensure performance, reliability, and suitability. Here are the main considerations for Board to Board Connectors:
Ruggedness:
Board to Board Connectors must be very rugged and durable to withstand the rigors of industrial and medical use, especially in high-vibration environments. Designs must ensure that contact connection points are stable and intermittent.
Flexibility:
Flexibility of connector housings is critical for applications such as medical devices, building systems, and industrial automation. Board to Board Connectors must be designed with mezzanine, coplanar, and orthogonal configurations to accommodate connection requirements at different angles and spaces.
Processing Capability:
Given the significant advances in PCB design, automated performance design for Board to Board Connectors has become a necessity. Designs need to consider how to provide high-speed Board to Board Connector products on tape and reel packaging or tray packaging to facilitate automated assembly processes.
Electrical Parameters:
Electrical parameters are one of the most important considerations when selecting, including contact resistance, insulation resistance, current capacity, etc. When designing, it is necessary to ensure that the connector can withstand the required maximum current, and also consider safety protection during overload.
Mechanical parameters:
Mechanical parameters include size, material, connection method, etc. When designing, it is necessary to select the appropriate connector size according to the size and spacing of the board, and give priority to high-quality materials such as metal shells and reliable contact materials to ensure the durability and reliability of the connector.
Number of pins and pitch value:
The number of pins refers to the number of conductive pins on the connector, and the pitch value refers to the distance between two adjacent conductive pins. When designing, it is necessary to reasonably select the number of pins and pitch values according to the number of signals to be connected and the application requirements.
Specifications and spacing:
At present, the main spacings of Board to Board Connector are 0.50mm, 0.60mm, 0.80mm, 1.00mm, 1.25mm, 1.50mm, 2.00mm, 2.50mm, 2.54mm, 3.96mm and other specifications. When designing, it is necessary to select the appropriate specifications and spacing according to specific needs.
When designing a Board to Board Connector, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the above factors and make trade-offs and optimizations based on the actual application scenarios to ensure that the connector can meet performance requirements, adapt to various working environments, and have good reliability and durability.
