Electronics engineers requiring the condensed system architecture in camera inspection and vision-aided robotics applications, but needing the transmission performance available from larger connectors in Camera Link® applications, will be able to take advantage of the line of 0.8 mm SDR connectors and cable assemblies from 3M. The new line is comprised of RoHS compliant board-mount connectors and a variety of cable assemblies which have been developed specifically to address Camera Link and mini-Camera Link (mini CL) interface requirements while offering the same signal integrity that the market has come to expect in such products.

3M developed the initial mini delta ribbon (MDR) connector and cable assembly interface for Camera Link applications. The connector provides a variety of SDR solutions for machine vision and Camera Link applications that require a smaller form factor but offers high transmission speeds without sacrificing performance.

The 3M SDR connector uses a ribbon contact system with a 0.8 mm contact pitch. The SDR low-profile, polarized, board-mount connectors are constructed of high temperature plastic bodies with 30 micron gold contacts, stamped metal EMI/ESD interface, and come with installed jack sockets and supporting board-mounting hardware. The installed jack socket is equipped to support the corresponding assembly thumbscrew interface. SDR board-mount products are offered in a selection of both vertical and right angle RoHS compliant PTH and SMT attachments.