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Re: [Xylo-SDR] Some design thoughts requested



Yep, DIN41612 seems like a good choice.   I agree the DDR DIMM sockets
impose too many restrictions for the type of use we intend to put them
to for the Xylo stuff (physical insert/remove cycles and 1.27mm board
thickness limitations).

73 de Phil N8VB

On 1/4/06, Leon Heller <leon.heller@bulldoghome.com> wrote:
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> From: Eric Ellison
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 12:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Xylo-SDR] Some design thoughts requested
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> John – Phil
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> Thanks, back to the drawing board! Seemed like a good idea, but with these
> limitations, I doubt that we would want to do it this way.
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> Looks like we are back to indirect connectors, like DIN41612. They use
> standard thickness PCB material, are designed for multiple insertions, and
> are even replacable (with the right equipment). They have been used for many
> years on VME systems, which are still very popular in military equipment.
> The single Eurocard is a nice format (160 mm x 100 mm) with 32, 64 or 96
> pins, and may be scaled down to half-length, or less, for smaller systems.
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> Leon
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