Samtec’s FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ continues to gain industry acceptance in mid-board copper and optical cable assembly systems. The ECUO series can be found in a number of applications requiring standard temperature ranges.
The popularity of ECUO has established a need for an extended temperature version of the FireFly™ Active Optical Cable Assemblies. In response, Samtec recently released the ETUO series.
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Key ETUO Features
The ETUO series shares the core features of Samtec’s existing ECUO series. Both are designed for flexibility and are interchangeable with the FireFly™ copper assemblies using the same connector system.
However, the new ETUO series support temperature ranges of -40°C to +85°C. Other key features of ETUO include:
- High-speed performance to 10.3125 Gbps per channel
- x12 simplex or x12 duplex optical transceiver system
- Data “flies over” the PCB for easier routing
- Integral heat sink provides optimal cooling for thermal operating conditions
These key features enable up to 123.75 Gbps aggregate data rate. Additional 4-channel simplex and duplex configurations with extended temperature are under development with a targeted Spring 2017 release. Beta versions are available on request.
Samtec tests the ETUO series to industry-standard ruggedized standards. All ETUO solutions provided demonstrated error-free transmission during MIL-STD-810G shock and vibration testing.
ETUO Enables New FireFly™ Applications
The extended temperature range rugged capabilities of the ETUO series makes it ideally suited a variety of new applications. These include commercial and military aviation, IFE, IR cameras and wireless backhaul instrumentation and others. Samtec’s ITAR registration eases the support for MIL/AERO applications.
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