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Cable - Parallel Cable III and Xchecker Cable specs and dimensions for lead connectors and posts


Record #2576

Product Family: Hardware

Product Line: Other

Product Part: XChecker Cable

Problem Title:
Cable - Parallel Cable III and Xchecker Cable specs and dimensions for lead connectors and posts



Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Description: What are the specs/dimmensions for
the pins and connectors on the Jtag and Xchecker Cables?
This information is needed if a customer wants to include
an interface on their PC boards to connect the cables to
the board.


Solution 1:

The flying wire connector (or header) used on Xilinx cables consists of .025"
square gold plated pins placed on .10" x .10" centers, i.e.. the pins are 1/10" apart for both rows and columns.

A schematic can be found here:
http://www.xilinx.com/support/programr/files/0380507.pdf

One available source for the sqaure posts and header
connectors is Samtec:
1-800-samtec-9
http://www.samtec.comInternet Link




End of Record #2576 - Last Modified: 12/27/99 12:06

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