TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION NUMBER GS-12-209
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1.0 Objective
This specification defines the performance, test, quality and reliability requirements of the EyeMax™ I/O
connectors.
2.0 Scope
This specification is applicable to the contact interface of the EyeMax™ Receptacle and Plug assembly.
3.0 General
This document is composed of the following sections:
Description Page
1.0 OBJECTIVE 1
2.0 SCOPE 1
3.0 GENERAL 1
4.0 APPLICABLE DRAWINGS 2
4.1 Product Drawings
4.2 FCI Specifications
4.3 Other Standards and Specifications
5.0 REQUIREMENTS 3
5.1 Qualification
5.2 Material
5.3 Finish
5.4 Design and Construction
6.0 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 4
6.1 Contact Resistance, Low Level (LLCR)
6.2 Insulation Resistance
6.3 Dielectric Withstanding Voltage
6.4 Current Rating
6.5 Differential Impedance (peak)
6.6 Insertion Loss
6.7 Near end Crosstalk
6.8 Within Pair Skew
6.9 Jitter
6.10 Return Loss
6.11 Eye Patterns
7.0 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS 6
7.1 Mating/Unmating Force
Table 1 – Mating/Unmating Force Requirements
7.2 Retention Force
7.3 Side Load Capacity
7.4 Longitudinal Capacity
7.5 Vibration (Random)
7.6 Solderability
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8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 7
8.1 Thermal Shock
8.2 High Temperature Life
8.3 High Temperature Life (preconditioning)
8.4 Temperature/Humidity Cycling
8.5 Durability
8.6 Durability (preconditioning)
8.7 Industrial Mixed Flowing Gas
8.8 Thermal Disturbance
9.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 8
9.1 Equipment Calibration
9.2 Inspection Conditions
9.3 Acceptance
9.4 Qualification Testing
9.5 Requalification Testing
Table 2 – Qualification Testing Matrix
4.0 Applicable Documents
4.1 Product Drawings
4.1.1 Engineering drawings
4.2 Other Standards and Specifications
4.2.1 UL94-VO: Flammability
4.2.2 EIA 364: Electrical Connector/Socket Test Procedures Including Environmental
Classifications.
4.2.3 ISO 9000: Quality System Requirements
4.2.4 ANSI Z-540: Calibration Laboratories Equipment General Requirements
4.2.5 InfiniBand™ Trade Association (IBTA) Architecture Specification
4.2.6 SFF-8470: Specification For Multi Lane Copper Connector
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4.3 FCI Specifications
4.3.1 BUS-02-055: Plastic Resin Selection
4.3.2 BUS-02-056: Metal Selection
4.3.3 BUS-02-057: Plating Selection Guidelines
4.3.4 BUS-19-002/A: Solderability of Plated Material or Contacts
4.3.5 GS-12-216: EyeMax™ Cable Assembly Product Specification
5.0 Requirements
5.1 Qualification
Connectors furnished under this specification shall be capable of meeting the qualification test
requirements specified herein.
5.2 Material
The material for each component shall be as specified herein or equivalent. Reference BUS-02-055
and BUS-02-056.
5.2.1 Board Receptacle
5.2.1.1 Contact: Copper Alloy
5.2.1.2 D-Shell: Cold Rolled Steel
5.2.1.3 Housing: High Temperature Thermoplastic UL94 V-0
5.2.1.4 Latch Plate: Cold Rolled Steel
5.2.1.5 EMI Gasket: Copper Alloy
5.2.1.6 Lock Plate: Stainless Steel
5.2.1.7 Screw: Stainless Steel
5.2.1.8 Threaded Insert: Brass
5.2.1.9 EMI Gasket (Thumbscrew): Conductive Foam
5.2.1.10 Threaded Stand-off (Thumbscrew): Stainless Steel
5.2.1.11 Thumbscrew: Stainless Steel
5.2.2 Cable Plug
5.2.2.1 Contact: Copper Alloy
5.2.2.2 Backshell: Die Cast
5.2.2.3 Housing: High Temperature Thermoplastic UL94 V-0
5.2.2.4 Latch: Stainless Steel
5.2.2.5 Pull Tab: Thermoplastic
5.2.2.6 Cable Collar: Thermoplastic
5.2.2.7 Screw: Stainless Steel
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5.3 Finish
The finish for applicable components shall be as specified herein or equivalent. Reference BUS-02-
057.
5.3.1 Board Receptacle
5.3.1.1 Contact: Gold in contact area; Tin/Lead in solder tail area over Nickel underplate.
5.3.1.2 Shell: Nickel.
5.3.1.3 Latch Plate: Tin-lead over Nickel.
5.3.1.4 EMI Gasket: Nickel.
5.3.1.5 Receptacle Lock Plate: No finish.
5.3.1.6 Screw: No finish.
5.3.1.7 Threaded Insert: Nickel.
5.3.2 Cable Plug
5.3.2.1 Contact: Gold in contact area; Tin/lead in solder tail area over Nickel underplate.
5.3.2.2 Shell: Nickel over Copper.
5.3.2.3 Latch: No finish.
5.3.2.4 Screw: No finish.
5.4 Designs And Construction
Connectors shall be of the design, construction, and physical dimensions specified on the applicable
product drawings.
6.0 Electrical Characteristics
6.1 Contact Resistance, Low Level (LLCR) - The low level contact resistance shall not exceed 70 mΩ
when measured in accordance with EIA 364-23. Resistance change after any environmental
exposure shall not exceed 20 mΩ. The following details shall apply:
a. Test Voltage - 20 mV DC max open circuit.
b. Test Current - Not to exceed 10 mA.
6.2 Insulation Resistance - The insulation resistance of mated connectors shall not be less than 1000
megaohms when measured in accordance with EIA 364-21. The following details shall apply:
a. Test Voltage - 300 volts DC.
b. Electrification Time - 1 minute.
c. Points of Measurement - Between adjacent contacts, between contacts and grounds and between
contacts and shell.
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6.3 Dielectric Withstanding Voltage (DWV) - There shall be no evidence of arc-over, insulation
breakdown, or excessive leakage current (> 1 mA) when mated connectors are tested in
accordance with EIA 364-20. The following details shall apply:
a. Test Voltage - 300 volts DC.
b. Test Duration - 60 seconds.
c. Test Condition - 1 (760 Torr - sea level).
d. Points of Measurement - Between adjacent contacts, between contacts and grounds and between
contacts and shell.
6.4 Current Rating - The temperature rise above ambient shall not exceed 30 degrees C at any point in
the system when all signal contacts are powered at 0.5 amperes when evaluated according to EIA
364-70. The following details shall apply:
a. Ambient Conditions - Still air at 25 degrees C.
b. Reference – FCI Specification BUS-03-601 Current Rating.
6.5 Differential Impedance (peak) – The average value measured over the propagation delay of the
mated connector shall not be less than 90 Ω and shall not exceed 110 Ω. The following details shall
apply:
a. Rise time - 100 picoseconds (20%-80%).
b. Points of measurement - Includes connector, cable to connector interface, and board-to-board
termination pads and vias but not equalizer.
c. Reference – EIA 364-108.
6.6 Insertion Loss - The insertion loss of mated connectors shall not exceed 1.0 dB. The following
details shall apply:
a. Frequency - 1.25 GHz.
b. Reference - EIA 364-101.
6.7 Near End Crosstalk - The specification requirement shall be satisfied when evaluated in accordance
with EIA 364-90 and the following details:
a. Specification requirement – Sum of 4 pairs: Less than 4%.
b. Rise time – 100 picoseconds.
c. Sample test conditions – Input signal to 1 pair and measure the effects in adjacent 2 pairs.
d. Reference FCI Specification BUS-03-108 Crosstalk Methods.
6.8 Within Pair Skew – The specification requirement shall be less than 5 picoseconds when evaluated in
accordance with EIA 364-103.
6.9 Jitter – See GS-12-216, EyeMax™ Cable Assembly Specification
6.10 Return Loss – See GS-12-216, EyeMax™ Cable Assembly Specification
6.11 Eye Patterns – See GS-12-216, EyeMax™ Cable Assembly Specification
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7.0 Mechanical Characteristics
7.1 Mating/Unmating Force - The force to mate a receptacle connector and compatible plug connector
shall not exceed values specified in Table 1. The unmating force shall be no less than the values
specified in Table 1 with the plug latches disengaged or removed. The following details shall apply:
a. Cross Head Speed – 25.4 mm/min, utilize free-floating fixtures.
b. Reference - EIA 364-13.
Units
Mating Force 4X 30
Maximum N
12X 60
Maximum N
Unmating
Force 4X 15 Minimum N
12X 20 Minimum N
Table 1
7.2 Retention Force – The connector components shall not exhibit any detrimental effects when the
attached cable is subjected to an axial tensile load of not less than 75 N. The following details shall
apply:
a. Rate of pull – 25.4 mm per minute.
b. Reference – EIA 364-38A.
7.3 Side Load Capacity – The attached cable and board shall not exhibit any damage, nor opens
detected (2 ohms maximum) with LLCR test when a load of not less than 75 N is applied at a rate of
25.4 mm/min to the attached cable in a plane parallel to the PCI bracket, in the direction of the smaller
dimension of the receptacle. The receptacle connector shall be properly soldered to the printed circuit
board and the receptacle lock plate properly installed between the receptacle and PCI bracket for
samples without mounting ears. Samples with mounting ears should be attached to the PCI bracket
with 2.5mm mounting screws. The PCI bracket is to be fastened at the ends in a manner as to
simulate mounting to a PCI chassis.
7.4 Longitudinal Capacity – The attached cable and board shall not exhibit any damage, nor opens
detected (2 ohms maximum) with LLCR test when a load of not less than 100 N is applied at a rate of
25.4 mm/min to the attached cable in a plane parallel to the PCI bracket, in the direction of the larger
dimension of the receptacle. The receptacle connector shall be properly soldered to the printed circuit
board and the receptacle lock plate properly installed between the receptacle and PCI bracket for
samples without mounting ears. Samples with mounting ears should be attached to the PCI bracket
with 2.5mm mounting screws. The PCI bracket is to be fastened at the ends in a manner as to
simulate mounting to a PCI chassis.
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7.5 Vibration (Random) - EIA 364-28
a. Test Condition – VII, Letter D.
b. Vibration Amplitude - 0.02g2/Hz. Between 20-500Hz. Minimum.
c. Duration – 15 minutes along each of three orthogonal axes.
d. Mounting - Rigidly mount assemblies.
e. No discontinuities greater than 1 microsecond.
7.6 Solderability - BUS-19-002/A
a. Steam aging – 1 hour.
b. Contact areas evaluated shall meet 95% minimum coverage.
c. Test 10 contacts spread over 3 samples.
7.7 Reseating
Manually unplug / plug the mated connector assembly. Perform 3 cycles. There shall be no evidence
of physical damage.
8.0 Environmental Conditions
Perform environmental testing per EIA-364-1000.01. Test groups 1,2,3,4 and 7 apply.
8.1 Thermal Shock - EIA 364-32
a. Test Condition I, 10 cycles
b. Temperature Range - Between -55 and +85 degrees C.
8.2 High Temperature Life - EIA 364-17
a. Test Duration – 456 hours.
b. Temperature - 90° C.
c. Reference EIA 364-1000.01, Table 8.
8.3 High Temperature Life (preconditioning) - EIA 364-17
a. Test Duration – 240 hours.
b. Temperature - 90° C.
d. Reference EIA 364-1000.01, Table 9.
8.4 Temperature/Humidity Cycling - (preconditioning) - EIA 364-31
a. Cycle the connector between 25°C ± 3°C at 80% RH ± 3% RH and 65°C ± 3°C at 50% RH ± 3%
RH. Ramp times should be 0.5 hour and dwell times should be 1.0 hour. Dwell times start when
the temperature and humidity have stabilized within the specified levels. Perform 24 such cycles.
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8.5 Durability - The cycle life shall exceed 250 mating cycles, without physical damage or exceeding low
level contact resistance when mated. No more than 1% of contacts shall exhibit exposed base metal.
a. Cycling rate - 600 cycles per hour.
b. Reference - EIA 364-09.
8.6 Durability (preconditioning) - 50 cycles
a. Cycling rate - 600 cycles per hour.
b. Reference - EIA 364-09.
8.7 Industrial Mixed Flowing Gas (IMFG) - EIA 364-65
a. Class – IIA.
b. Preconditioning – 50 mating cycles.
c. Duration - 7 days.
d. Reference - EIA 364-1000.01, test group 4, option #2.
8.8 Thermal Disturbance – EIA 364-1000.01
a. Cycle the mated connectors between 15°C ±3°C and 85°C ±3°C, as measured on the part. Ramps
should be a minimum of 2°C per minute and dwell times should insure that the contacts reach the
temperature extremes (a minimum of 5 minutes). Humidity is not controlled. Perform 10 such
cycles.
9.0 Quality Assurance Provisions
9.1 Equipment Calibration
All test equipment and inspection facilities used in the performance of any test shall be maintained in
a calibration system in accordance with ANSI Z-540 and ISO 9000.
9.2 Inspection Conditions
Unless otherwise specified herein, all inspections shall be performed under the following ambient
conditions:
a. Temperature: 25 +/- 5 degrees C.
b. Relative Humidity: 30% to 60%.
c. Barometric Pressure: Local ambient.
9.3 Acceptance
9.3.1 Electrical and mechanical requirements placed on test samples as indicated in paragraphs
6.0 and 7.0 shall be established from test data using appropriate statistical techniques or
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shall otherwise be customer specified, and all samples tested in accordance with this
product specification shall meet the stated requirements.
9.3.2 Failures attributed to equipment, test set-up, or operator error shall not disqualify the
product. If product failure occurs, corrective action shall be taken and samples
resubmitted for qualification.
9.4 Qualification Testing
Qualification testing shall be performed on sample units produced with equipment and procedures
normally used in production. The test sequence shall be as shown in Table 2.
9.5 Requalification Testing
If any of the following conditions occur, the responsible product engineer shall initiate requalification
testing consisting of all applicable parts of the qualification test matrix, Table 2.
a. A significant design change is made to the existing product, which impacts the product form, fit
or function. Examples of significant changes shall include, but not be limited to, changes in the
plating material composition or thickness, contact force, contact surface geometry, insulator
design, contact base material, or contact lubrication requirements.
b. A significant change is made to the manufacturing process, which impacts the product form, fit or
function.
c. A significant event occurs during production or end use requiring corrective action to be taken
relative to the product design or manufacturing process.
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TABLE 2 - QUALIFICATION TESTING MATRIX
TEST
GROUP TEST
GROUP TEST
GROUP TEST
GROUP TEST
GROUP TEST
GROUP TEST
GROUP TEST
GROUP TEST
GROUP
1 2(1) 3 4 5(2) 6 7 8 9
TEST PARA
. TEST
SEQUENCE
Examination of Product 5.4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,4 1,3
Contact Resistance, Low Level 6.1 2,5,7 2,5,7,9 2,5,7 2,4,6,8,
10,12,14 3,5
Insulation Resistance 6.2 10
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage 6.3 11 2,6
Current rating 6.4 2
Differential Impedance (peak) 6.5 2
Insertion Loss 6.6 3
Near End Cross talk 6.7 4
Within Pair Skew 6.8 5
Mating / Unmating Force 7.1 6
Retention Force 7.2 3
Side Load Capacity 7.3 3
Longitudinal Capacity 7.4 2
Vibration 7.5 6
Solderability 7.6 2
Reseating 7.7 6 8 13
Thermal Shock 8.1 4
High Temperature Life 8.2 4
High Temp. Life
(preconditioning) 8.3 4 5
Temperature / Humidity Cycling 8.4 6
Durability 8.5 4
Durability (preconditioning) 8.6 3 3 3 3
Industrial Mixed Flowing Gas 8.7 7, 9(4)
Thermal Disturbance 8.8 11
Sample Quantity / Group Note 3 Note 3 Note
3 Note 3
Note 3 Note
3 Note
3 Note
3 Note 3
(1) Five of the ten samples are to be mounted on boards for LLCR. The remaining five samples for IR and DWV
are not mounted to boards.
(2)Thirty positions over the five samples are to be checked for DWV. All remaining positions are to be checked for
LLCR. LLCR is not read on positions where DWV is measured.
(3) Samples: Test groups 1 & 3 = 5 receptacles and 5 plug insert assemblies
Test group 2 = 10 receptacles and 10 plug insert assemblies
Test groups 4,5,6 & 8 = 5 receptacles and 5 plug pigtail assemblies
Test group 7 = 1 receptacle and 1 double-ended cable assembly, 1 meter long
Test group 9 = 3 receptacles and 3 plug insert assemblies
(4) LLCR measured after 5 days unmated and then after 2 days mated.
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REVISION RECORD
Rev Page Description EC# Date
A ALL RELEASE V21224 7/25/02
B 2,3,5,6,7,10 Changed solderability spec., removed Differential
Impedance (Nominal), removed Contact Retention, added
plug sample description
V21599 10/3/02
C 3 Add Thumbscrew Material to Section 5.2.1 V21829 11/26/02
D 10 Test Group 4 - add LLCR measurement after durability and
after 5 days unmated Note 4 to reflect actual test sequence V03-0994 9/3/03
E All Change logo V06-0547 06/07/06
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