MERITEC UNVEILS HERCULES™ HIGH BANDWIDTH

Hercules™ High-Speed Ruggedized Interconnect System

Meritec’s Hercules Cable Plug Termination with the optional LSZH cable and its receptacle embedded in the mating rugged circular MIL-38999 shell provides both a durable and high bandwidth interconnect scheme suitable for many Military, Aerospace and ruggedized high bandwidth applications not previously accommodated by industry standard interconnects.

Features & Benefits

• Rugged light weight aluminum MIL-38999 Series III size 9, 17, 23 threaded coupling circular shells. (sizes 11, 13, 15 under development)
• Keying: “N” Standard, “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” Special Ordered
• Optional connectors available for both cable assemblies and pigtail assemblies
• Cable types available: 4X High Bandwidth cable with LSZH or PVC jacket & FEP insulated 28 Awg Twin-ax w/ Halar Expando
• Available in 26, 28, 30 Awg cable
• Supports data rates in excess of 10Gbs and differential pair signaling with low-skew pairs & shielding for maximum EMI/RFI protection
• Meets or exceeds SAS, InfiniBand, USB 2.0 & 3.0, PCIexpress Gen2, Serial I/O, Ethernet, CX4, 10G Ethernet and SATA specifications
• Matched impedance design of 100 Ohm
• Mated cycles – 500 minimum
• Fully electrically tested
• Custom lengths built to order. Please consult Meritec

Specifications

Electrical

(mated connector pair, less cable)

• Impedance: 100 ± 10 Ohms differential at
  100psec rise-time
• Crosstalk (NEXT): < –30dB up to 5Ghz from
  multiple aggressors
  
• Insertion Loss: < 1dB up to 5Ghz
  
• Power per contact: 3amp @ 10°C temp rise
  
• Low Level contact resistance: < 20mΩ,
  (EIA-364-23)
  
• Insulation resistance: > 100MΩ for 1 min @
  300VDC, (EIA-364-21)
  
• DWV: No defect for 1 min @ 300VDC,
  (EIA-364-20)

Mechanical:

• Contact material: Copper Alloy
  
• Standard contact finish: 50 µ inch min
  Au over 50 µ inch min Ni
  
• Aluminum shell w/ plating options
  
• Durability: 500 cycles

Environmental:

• –65C° to +175C°
  
• IP67, mated or capped condition
  
• 500-hour salt spray