This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Board In, Direct Wire to Board category on DigiKey.com
Board in connectors, or direct wire-to-board connectors, are rectangular-shaped devices used to make a connection from a conductor directly to a board without the use of a mating connector. These are offered as surface mount or through-hole. Positions are anywhere from 1 to 100 and a variety of wire gauges are available. Connector types include contacts, headers, housings, individual wires, receptacles, ribbon cables, or DIP headers.
SelectionCharacteristics
Connector Type: Indicates the style and configuration of the device.
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.
Cable Pitch: Center distance between adjacent wire entry points on the connector, or between adjacent conductors on the cable stock with which the connector is intended to be used.
Board-Side Pitch: Center distance between contacts within a row on circuit board connections; may differ from cable pitch, commonly by a factor of two.
Number of Rows: Indicates how many rows the connector has.
Row Spacing: The nominal center distance between rows of contacts of a connector.
Mounting Type: Indicates how the device is attached.
Cable Termination: Describes the means by which a conductor is electrically and mechanically attached to its corresponding contact within a connector.
Wire Gauge: The wire size or size range with which a product is designed for use, typically expressed in terms of American Wire Gauge.
Features: These are different capabilities or properties of the device such as a cover or double entry.
Contact Finish: Indicates the finish/plating material applied to the contacts of the device.
Contact Finish Thickness: Indicates the thickness of the finish/plating material applied to the contacts of a device.
Color: The dominant color of the device.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 9175002701106 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | 478-7784-2-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | KYOCERA AVX |
| DESCRIPTION | 2 Position Individual Wires Connector White IDC 28 AWG, Stranded or Solid Surface Mount |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 3040-10-00 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | 1175-1658-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | CNC Tech |
| DESCRIPTION | 10 Position Ribbon Cable, DIP Header Connector IDC Through Hole |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 9296001503906 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | 478-9314-2-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | KYOCERA AVX |
| DESCRIPTION | 1 Position Individual Wires Connector White Poke-In 18-26 AWG Surface Mount, Through Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 510150200 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | WM13228-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Molex |
| DESCRIPTION | 2 Position Housing Connector Natural Crimp |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |