This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Backplane Connector Housings category on DigiKey.com
Backplane connectors are used in high reliability applications such as computer buses and often employ secure fastening hardware for board, free hanging, through-hole, and panel mounting depending on the contact used. Connector housings do not include contacts or additional features such as shielding and backshells. They are differentiated by contact pitch, number of position and rows, connector type, and style.
SelectionCharacteristics
Connector Type: Indicates the format of the connectors used to connect this device.
Connector Style: An indication of the specific type of connection being used. Typically meets a standard.
Number of Positions: Indicates the number of distinct conductors presented at a connector’s mating interface and the number of electrical contact points present within a connector.
Pitch: Indicates the center-to-center spacing between adjacent pins.
Number of Rows: Indicates how many rows of contacts are on the device.
Mounting Type: Indicates how the device is attached.
Connector Usage: Indicates a standard form factor or application in which a connector is commonly used.
Features: These are different capabilities or properties of the device such as backshell, jackscrew, or guide pin.
Color: The dominant color of the device.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 5172068-3 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | A113793-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity AMP Connectors |
| DESCRIPTION | 16 (12 + 4 Power) Position Housing for Female Sockets Connector Blue Panel Mount Drawer |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 1648206-1 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | A36263-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity AMP Connectors |
| DESCRIPTION | 29 (21 + 8 Power) Position Housing for Female Sockets Connector Black Panel Mount Drawer, Lower |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 211149-1 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | 211149-1-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity AMP Connectors |
| DESCRIPTION | 25 (Power) Position Housing for Male Pins Connector Black Panel Mount Drawer |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |