TE Connectivity has launched a range of RJ45 jacks with integrated magnetics for industrial applications such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), motion controllers, and high-end industrial computers.
These jacks have a product life cycle aligned with industrial applications, lowering maintenance costs drastically. The company’s standard portfolio includes 1×1 straight and R/A, 1×2, and 2×1 form factors, tab up and tab down, and jacks with and without light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Ruud van den Brink, product manager at TE Connectivity, says that as automation and the need for connectivity increase in factories, new industrial Ethernet solutions are required to improve connectivity and reduce downtime.
TE Connectivity’s new jacks support voltage-mode as well as current-mode PHY chips, enabling them to support almost every industrial Ethernet application.
The new jacks offer the ability to endure continuous operating temperatures up to 85°C, which is out of scope for RJ45 connectors that commonly support a maximum of 70°C. TE Connectivity has also enhanced the gold-plating thickness to limit contact corrosion over the connector’s lifetime.
The firm also claims to increase the vibration resistance and improve the number of mating cycles. Next, there is a reduction in electromagnetic interference (EMI) enabled by a higher number of EMI springs. The new RJ45 jacks boast 10 springs in the stacked configuration as compared to conventional six springs in competing jacks.
TE Connectivity’s RJ45 jacks with integrated magnetics also support the infrared-reflow pin-in-paste (PiP) soldering process with high-temperature liquid crystal polymer (LCP) material. That, in turn, eliminates the need for an extra assembly step when compared to wave-solderable RJ45s.
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