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I Have 6 Connector Kits Giveaway. Tell Me What You Think of SKEDD Direct Plug-in Technology

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Back in mid-May, I ran a short blog on Phoenix Contact's SKEDD Connectors. At the time, I thought they were interesting. The connectors employ SKEDD technology which is a means mounting PCB connectors directly to a PCB via through-contacted bore holes. After I posted the story, one of our top members, , commented to me that he saw they were interesting as well; he had seen them at an Embedded World. Well, I mentioned this to my boss who asked the supplier for some connector kits. A little while I received them and had my colleague,   take a photo of one.image

 

I received 6 connectors kits last week. And now I have to decide on what I should do with them. There are any number of ways these kits could be used. I feel the best way is to have members examine the connectors in the kit, and experiment with them, as they see fit.

 

A Little About the SKEDD Connectors

I think part of the challenge is that the kit is only part of a larger system. But interconnects are an important component of a piece of hardware. This interconnect system is unique. These combine direct plug-in technology to the PCB with push-in spring termination and tool-free installation. The contact zone is made up of two flexible halves that bend easily, enabling the contacts to easily adjust to plated-through holes on a printed circuit board. Upon insertion, the contact has sufficient force to establish a gas-tight connection with no special requirements for the PCB.

 

So I'm looking for some members who want to play around with these wire-to-board connectors and write a blog in this group to tell about your experience. You might have to get a little creative to experiment with them. But that's part of the fun!

 

What you have to do to get a SKEDD connector kit for FREE

Tell me why you'd like on of these kits, what you would do with them, or how someone could use them. Maybe you want to compare the connectors in this kit with out wire-to-board connectors. Maybe you want to experiment with connectivity and durability. Go for it! Just tell me what you want to do in the COMMENTS section below. I'll contact you when I decide on who gets the kits.

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  • As a hardware design Engineer and hobbyist I used to design circuits to interface the electronic components to MCUs for innovation projects in households, industries, medical etc. In the process of designing circuits we use soldering tools to connect the components to MCUs with extra PCB or header pins some of the example are shown in the below figures. It will be clumsy when connecting wires are soldered to the header pins, sometimes the on-board components may get damage due to accidental contacts during soldering process as shown in the below figure.

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    In many situation I experienced that it was difficult to interface the appliances to the screw terminal and header pins it takes time to fit them in a specific point to screw and unscrew, to solder and re-solder. sometimes mismatching of connections occur again we need to open them and replace to exact ports. In the below figure shows the Fritzing schematic of the Bulb interface to Arduino UNO via Relay, the connections in this circuit were made via header pins and appliance with screw terminals when we want our project prototype effective we need a simple plug connectors with more suitable contacts.

     

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    In my recent "Home IoT system for smart appliances control" project I used NodeMCU, Relays and Blynk app. The appliances are connected to relays via screw terminals and the relays are interfaced to NodeMCU via male and female header pins. It was difficult to choose different category header pin connecting cable to interface MCU and components. It was clumsy to interface the appliances and a side of the box was kept open to connect or replace the appliances connections.

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    If the connectors were like SKEDD technology to plug, it will be easy to replace the appliances which we need to connect. Their are many other methods of connection which are listed below

    • Plug and socket connectors
    • Jacks and plugs
    • Crimp-on connectors
    • Soldered connectors
    • Insulation-displacement connectors
    • Binding posts
    • Screw terminals
    • Ring and spade connectors
    • Blade connectors
    • Crocodile (alligator)
    • Board to board connectors
    • Twist-on wire connectors
    • Wire wrapping

     

    As SKEDD technology enables direct connection to the PCB via through-contacted bore holes, without the need for tools or an additional header. The elimination of the header, soldering process reduces component and process costs for the user. Wires can be terminated to the connector with the popular push-in spring connection. Solid and stranded wires with a ferrule can be pushed directly into the terminal block without opening the spring clamp. To remove the wires, the user simply presses the orange spring lever with a standard screwdriver. The products that power, protect, connect and automate systems and equipment for a wide range of industries. All the features drawn my attention to use them in my feature projects before implementing to to the end products I would like to test their performance and in different application purposes.

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    After going through this present blog I felt the Phoenix Contact's SKEDD Connectors will be helpful in my next design, before implementing them in my prototype that I would like to test their performance and easy to fit function through this giveaway and complete the blog writing about the importance and use case of the connectors.

  • in reply to karthickiot

    Nice explanation for the usecase of SKEDD connectors.In short it is a plug and play connectors.Nice connectors.

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