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NXS Series

Ultra-High Density, Space Qualified Interconnect

Equipped with the Hypertac® hyperboloid contact technology the NXS system can withstand data rate application up to 50Gbps per bay requirements, including extreme levels of vibration, shock and climatic testing above 2100 g. The NXS Series is designed in a robust construction with 4 or 12 high speed quadrax (dual-twinax) modules. The recent EMI Flange addition provides the extra benefit of reducing electromagnetic interference, which is crucial in high-speed space applications where data integrity is vital.
Winner of the  2022 Elektra Award for Excellence in Product Design (High Reliability Systems)

 

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Features & Benefits

Features

  • Low outgassing materials
  • Hyperboloid contact technology
  • Solderless PCB Termination
  • 4 and 12 bay configurations

Benefits

  • Weight savings
  • Ultra high contact density
  • Ultra low mating force
  • Withstands high shock and vibration space environments

Designed to exceed the requirements of:

  • ESCC 3401
  • ESCC 3402
  • ECSS-Q-ST-70C
  • ECSS-Q-ST-70-02
  • ECSS-Q-ST-70-08C
  • ECSS-Q-ST-70-38C
  • ECSS-Q-70-71

Overview

Today, space satellites are moving away from RF Analog based payloads providing low speed telecommunication signaling, to a new Digital Transparent Processor architecture for high throughput satellites. Those architectures increase the demand for rugged and higher speed connectivity.

To meet those industry needs, Smiths Interconnect has developed the NXS Series, an advanced high speed, high density interconnect to provide next generation data on demand. Equipped with the Hypertac® hyperboloid contact technology the NXS system can withstand data rate application up to 50 Gbps (per channel) requirements, including extreme levels of vibration, shock and climatic testing above 2100 g. The NXS Series is designed in a robust construction with 4 or 12 high speed quadrax (dual-twinax) modules. 

The recent EMI Flange addition provides the extra benefit of reducing electromagnetic interference.

Each ultra-high density quadrax module contains 2 dual twinax at 100 Ω each pair. It is blind mateable, hot pluggable, with ultra-low mating forces and low outgassing materials. In addition, the solderless PCB mount design reduces the customer’s risk and cost of ownership. The connector is mounted after reflow and has no impact on nearby components.

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