IDC stands for Insulation Displacement Connector. They are designed for flat ribbon cables to ensure cable assembly and telecommunication applications.
Flat ribbon cable assemblies
Insulation displacement connectors are more often used with flat ribbon cables. These cables comprise of numerous wires connected using a thin flat ribbon. These connectors have sharp contact terminals that penetrate the insulation and make a reliable connection with the wire. They are fast and easier since you are no longer need to strip shrouded wires, same as conventional cramping methods. Insulation displacement circuits are a typical ribbon cable endpoint. These connectors make use of cold welding technology. IDC connectors endpoint presses down and passes through the insulation of the wires. Meanwhile, a significant force is applied, which causes this cold weld. Most often, IDCs connectors come with a strain relief function that assists in securing the ribbon cable connection and enhance their healthy life and reliability.
Take a look at specifications before purchasing the IDC:
- Contacts number – IDCs are exits in the market with various pins and connections. For instance, 4-way and 10-way and it spread out over multiple rows.
- Gender - IDCs are manufactured in the male version, also called is a plug, and a female version called a socket or header.
- Pitch – this is the space between contacts. This is required compatibility with the ribbon connector or connectors that want to connect.
- Mounting Type – IDC plugs and sockets most commonly mounted onto a cable use PCB as a header.
Application using IDCs
- Applications having Low Voltage
- Laptops
- Computer Drive
- Smart Phones
- SSDs
- Other smart and intelligent communicating devices that is available in the market.
IDCs Significant Features
Ribbon Cable is manufactured in such a way that it is to be used with multi-contact connectors, where multiple IDCs connections can be established immediately. Therefore, this is time-saving because a new connection requires sufficient time for making a secure connection. This IDC’s connector is not designed to be used again and again but can be used if care is taken while removing the cable.
Pin-1 is commonly indicated on the surface of the connector by the uplift “V” mark. A red color often indicates these wires in a ribbon cable. At the same time, the connector pin-2 is contradictory to pin-1, and pin-3 is near proximity to pin-1 along the width of the connector.
Originally, IDCs were integrated with applications that require extra-low voltage, applications like telecommunications, networking devices, and signals required for a computer to connect with its peripherals.
However, domestic and industrial low voltage application has also started use of it. The advantages mentioned for their use in such sorts of applications stated that its installation speed exceeds up to 50%. This is because of the reduction in the stripping, screwing down, and twisted process.
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