NanoRF Edge Launch Connector
HIGH FREQUENCY CONTACTS SUPPORT HIGH PERFORMANCE
UP TO 70 GHZ
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NanoRF Edge Launch Connector
High frequency contacts support high performance up to 70 Ghz
Description
TE Connectivity (TE) has introduced the NanoRF Edge Launch
connector. This product offers higher density and ruggedness over
SMPM and SMPS edge launch options, and integrates the RF above
an optical interconnect (with TE’s hybrid RF/optical modules).
This product offers higher density and ruggedness over SMPM and
SMPS edge launch options, and the technology can be leveraged to
support SOSA aligned NanoRF connector modules.
ROBUST AND SPACE SAVING
APPLICATIONS
•N
anoRF contact plug in module
is terminated to the pc board,
eliminating the need for cables
• RF switches
EASIER TERMINATION
•B
ullet adapter takes up tolerance
between edge launch termination
and mating face and decreases
the mating force required for
stacked boards
VERSATILE
•C
ontact and module design is
configurable for different sizes and
contact counts
INDUSTRY STANDARDS
•S
upports VITA 67.3 interface for VPX
industry standard implementations
with SOSA compliance to support
plug-in computing modules
MARKETS SERVED
• Military
• Radar
• Tuners
• Software defined radios (RF devices for use in embedded computing systems)
ELECTRICAL
• F
requency range of 2 MHz to 40 GHz and 1.5:1 over the frequency range of 40 GHz
to 85 GHz.
• V
SWR of 1.4:1 over the frequency range of 2 MHz to 40 GHz and 1.5:1 over the
frequency range of 40 GHz to 67 GHz.
• Crosstalk: Frequency Range 3 GHz to 27 GHz and can achieve 100 db of crosstalk
• I nsertion Loss: Not be greater than 0.12 * sqrt (f) dB, where f is in GHz. Maximum
insertion loss at 20 GHz = 0.5367 dB.
• Meets VITA 72 Shock and Vibration
• Meets VITA 67 Environmental Requirement
Test report to 108-163-006-1 Spec
STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
• E
IA-364: Electrical Connector/Socket Test Procedures Including Environmental
Classifications
• ANSI/VITA 67.3: Coaxial Interconnect on VPX, Spring-Loaded Contact on Backplane
• A
NSI/VITA 48.1: Mechanical Specification for Microcomputers Using REDI
Air Cooling
• ANSI/VITA 46.0: VPX Baseline Standard
• ANSI/VITA 65.0-2019: OpenVPX System Standard
• ANSI/VITA 65.1-2019: OpenVPX System Standard – Profile Tables
• M
IL-STD-810H: Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests,
Jan 2019
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NanoRF Edge Launch Connector
Eliminates Cables in the Plug-In Module
Direct Board Termination
Part Number
Description
• NanoRF contact on plug-in
module directly terminated to
the board
2332714-2
Daughtercard Assembly,
Edge Launch, 67.3 (for
separable solution w/bullet)
• Upper rows (if needed)
use cabling
2332709-2
Backplane Module, RF,
67.3C, Edge Launch
With Bullet Adapter
Part Number
Description
2332714-2
Daughtercard Assembly,
Edge Launch, 67.3
2337098-1
SMPS Edge Launch:
6 Position
2331630-1
Adapter, SMPS, Bullet
2332709-2
Backplane Module, RF,
67.3C,
Edge Launch
Part Number
Description
2393429-1
Stainless Steel Kit
2393429-2
Aluminum Kit
• Contacts fixed in module
frame mounted to board
• N
anoRF contacts tightly
positioned in module
• Bullets take up tolerance
between edge launch
terminations and NanoRF
mating face
• Ideal for stacked boards.
Contact row heights in VITA
65.1 support stacked boards
• This approach is implemented
today with 67.3 SMPM
NanoRF Edge Launch Kit
• 6 bullets
• SMPS solder bar
• 6 SMPS to NanoRF adapters
• Daughtercard module
.1.120
[28.45]
.496
[12.60]
.470
[11.94]
.718
[18.24]
.496
[12.60]
.548
[13.92]
.470
[11.94]
Module
Bodies
.120
[3.05]
2-56 UNC-2B
Threaded
Thru Hole
4 Places
#0-80 UNF Captive
Screw (Torx Drive)
.652
.582 [16.56]
[14.78]
.380
[9.65]
.344
[8.74]
Spring Pin
Scale 5:1
MATERIAL
Module Bodies: Aluminum Alloy
Screws and Spring Pins: Stainless Steel
FINISH
Module Bodies: Clear Chromate Conversion Coating
Screws and Spring Pins: Passivated
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NanoRF Edge Launch Connector
.106
[2.69]
.060
[1.51]
2x
.197
[5.00]
2x Ø .064
[1.63]
#0-80 UNF-2B Through
2x
R.015
[0.38]
2x
.756
[19.20]
.845
[21.46]
X
.671 ± .003
[17.04 ± 0.071]
X
.756
[19.20]
.666 ± .001
[16.92 ± 0.02]
.275
[6.99]
.110
[2.79]
TYP
6x Ø .009
[0.23]
2x .004
[0.10]
MATERIAL
Body and Center Contact: Copper Alloy
Insulator: PTFE
FINISH
Front Body: 50-90 µin.
Gold Plate over Nickel
Center Contact: 35-70 µin.
Gold Plate over Nickel
Rear Body: 3-15 µin.
Gold Plate over Nickel
6x .058
[1.47]
.207
[5.26]
2x .006
[0.15]
Recommended PCB Cutout
.157
[3.99]
.009
[0.23]
TYP
Section X-X
1.120
[28.45]
Module
Bodies
.959
[24.36]
Scale 4:1
Guide Pins
.483
[12.27]
0-80 UNF Captive
Screw (Torx Drive)
.243
[6.17]
.500
[12.70]
Contact Backplate
.257
[6.53]
Ø .064 ± .001
[1.63 ± 0.02]
2 Places
MATERIAL
Module Bodies and Backplates: Aluminum Alloy
Guide Pin: Stainless Steel, per UNS S30300
Screws: 300 Series Stainless Steel
Module Backplate
Module Backplate Screw
#1-72 UNF Flat Head
(Phillips Drive)
Scale 4:1
FINISH
Module Bodies: Clear Chromate Conversion Coating
Screws and Guide Pin: Passivated
.200
[5.08]
.200
[5.08]
.400
[10.16]
2-56 UNC-2B Threaded
Thru Hole
2 Places
.400
[10.16]
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NanoRF Edge Launch Connector
.118 ± .001
[3.00 ± 0.02]
MATERIAL
Body and Center Contact: Copper Alloy
Insulator: PTFE
SMPS Female
Interface Both Ends
FINISH
Body and Center Contact: Gold Plate
over Nickel
Ø .067
[1.70]
Module Bodies
.1.120
[28.45]
.496
[12.60]
.470
[11.94]
.718
[18.24]
.496
[12.60]
#0-80 UNF Captive
Screw (Torx Drive)
.548
[13.92]
.470
[11.94]
.120
[3.05]
2-56 UNC-2B Threaded
Thru Hole
4 Places
Spring Pin
.582
[14.78]
.652
[16.56]
.380
[9.65]
Scale 5:1
.344
[8.74]
MATERIAL
Module Bodies: Aluminum Alloy
Screws and Spring Pins: Stainless Steel
Contact Bodies and Pin: Copper Alloy
Insulator: PTFE
FINISH
Module Bodies: Clear Chromate Conversion Coating
Screws and Spring Pins: Passivated
Front Contact Body and Pin: 50-90 µin. Gold Plate over Nickel
Rear Contact Body: 3-15 µin. Gold Plate over Nickel
Compatibility is Standard
NanoRF Backplane Modules
NanoRF Backplane Contacts
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NanoRF Edge Launch
Connector
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