Tag: Design/Selection/Assembly

As noted, the current rating of a contact is determined by the T-rise as a function of current. The T-rise ...

Power applications are generally considered “high current/voltage” applications. There are also two aspects to power applications. The first addresses the ...

It was noted in the introduction to this Chapter that in many cases the requirements on a connector for signal ...

To discuss connector applications, recall from 1.1 the following functional definition of a connector: “A connector is an electromechanical system ...

DefinitionPower Over Ethernet (POE) technology allows VoIP phones, WLAN access, IP camera … to receive power as well as data ...

Basic PrinciplesIn an Ethernet network, all systems are connected to a single transmission line. There are some physical layouts, depending ...

How to link the jacks & plugs together? Selecting the best transmission medium for a given application is a trade-off ...

Modular Connector is the name given to a family of electrical connectors originally used in telephone and Ethernet wiring. Due ...

Today, modular jack connectors and Ethernet protocols can be found in most consumer and industrial applications, among others. There are ...

On July 2013, a new version of USB specification was released and officially published in August 2014: USB 3.1 or ...