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Commercial connectors with MIL characteristics

The CMM 220 system from
In2Connect is a low-cost, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) 2mm pitch connector offering reliability under even the most extreme environmental conditions within -55 and +125oC (IEC 68-1).



Designed for aerospace, military and transportation, instrumentation and control applications, the CMM 220 is currently used in IFES, HUD, mobile radios, power supplies and engine controls, costing a fraction of a MIL-C listed solution.

For many years, the ITW McMurdo standard for aerospace applications has been the HE 801 and 801CX (mixed layout) series, twopart printed circuit board connector system utilizing a 1.27mm staggered pitch with 2.54mm between rows. These are still manufactured, and continue to satisfy the requirements of BS9525, NFC 93-424 and MIL-C 55302 for absolute contact integrity, even under conditions of 13.3Hz to 2000Hz vibration with random superimposed sinusoids to simulate gunfire.

This new CMM 220 Series is similar in board-to- board height and footprint to the popular ITW McMurdo M200/M300 commercial series. However, it offers the user the HE 801'mixed layout' concept, providing the designer with a choice of High Frequency, High Power, Low Frequency and Fibre Optic in a common, space-saving footprint at COTS pricing. As well as male and female crimp contacts, termination styles are also available for straight or right angled through-hole, surface mount and press-fit, along with an extensive range of PCB fixing hardware.

The contacts themselves are a high-reliability design which copes well with extreme vibration, having an integral jack screw mechanism that provides security to the mated pair. Like its MIL-C counterpart, the CMM 220 connector is rated at 10Hz to 2000Hz, and will withstand shock at 100g for 6ms, and 500 mating/unmating duty cycles.

The current rating of the CMM220 connector is 3.3A at 25oC and 240Vdc, with high power contacts up to 20A, and coaxial contacts to 6GHz in 50 and 75ohm impedances. The high temperature UL94-V0 insulator allows infrared or vapour phase soldering. A fully screened version is available.


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