wiredInUSA October 2017

Crush-resistant cable L-com Global Connectivity has released a new line of armored USB cables for use in industrial computing, test and measurement, data acquisition and data storage applications. A premium USB 3.0 cable is covered with a crush-resistant stainless steel or PVC armor for use in situations where standard cables would be damaged from excessive force or impact. The stainless steel armor provides 1,500 psi of crush resistance, and the PVC armor provides 800 psi. The cables have 24 AWG USB power leads for maximum power transfer and a braid shield for maximum protection against EMI/ RFI. The cables are available in stock lengths of 0.3m, 0.5m, 1m and 1.5m and feature type-A to type-A or type-A to type-B USB 3.0 connectors. Flat new addition Heilind Electronics, a distributor of electronic components and an authorized distributor for 3M, has added the manufacturer’s new 7700 series 0.025 inch round conductor flat ribbon cable to its interconnect and cabling products inventory.

The 7700 series supports IDC (insulation displacement contact) termination and can be used in controlled impedance LVDS (low voltage differential signaling) wire-to- board applications, including automated test equipment and communications network equipment. In addition, the 7700 series flat ribbon cable not only supports speeds of up to 20Gbps, but also enables tighter folding with minimal performance impact. 3M’s 7700 series ribbon cable is constructed from30AWGsolidconductorsandpolyolefin insulators, with an outer layer laminated with flexible foil to control impedance at 95 ohms. Siemens’ PowerLink IP is a power line carrier (PLC) system for digital high voltage substations. The systemuses thehigh voltage lines between substations as a channel, overlaying a modulated carrier frequency on the frequency of the transmission voltage in the overhead lines. Traditional PLCs for high voltage lines typically use bandwidths of up to 32kHz, offering a data transmission rate of up to 320kb per second. In contrast, PowerLink IP uses a much broader frequency band of up to 256kHz, allowing a data rate of up to 2.5Mbps of bidirectional transmission. High voltage development

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