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Questions tagged [ffc]

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Breakout for FFC cables?

What is the best way to break out a Flat Flexible Cable (FFC)? Specifically I've got a sensor which uses the 0.5mm pitch FFC that I would like to break out onto a breadboard. As you might already know these cables are extremely small and thin and…
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Understanding the Maximum Speed that can be Transmitted over a Cable

I am trying to source a FFC/FPC cable for USB3.0 (+5gbps). This brought me to the question of signal transmission. I'm somewhat of a beginner in this topic. I know that you should match impedance on your PCB with your connector/cable to minimize…
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Tips for wire-to-pad and wire-to-wire soldering?

After a simple flashy-LED kit's worth of practice, through-hole soldering is fairly straightforward. What I'm still having trouble with is wire-to-pad and wire-to-wire soldering. The first problem is keeing stuff still. Blu-tac helps but gets melty,…
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FFC (Flat Flexible Cable) ZIF Connector Reliability

I'm wondering about the long term reliability of FFC connectors, especially in environments exposed to shock and vibration. It seems like everything with a display uses such connectors, which means they must be present and in use in automotive…
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10-contact FPC socket has 12 PCB terminals

I have to place an FPC socket on my PCB. I selected 0.5 pitch and 10 contacts connector. Everyone has 12 PCB terminals instead of 10. I am confused, what are those two extra pins for?
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Is FFC suitable for remote Ethernet jack?

I'm working on a product design which includes an Ethernet jack (with integrated magnetics) that will need to be remote from the controller. The controller and jack are contained in different parts of the product that rotate relative to each other.…
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FFC Connector Identification

I need to design an FPC to couple to an existing board. There are 3 FFC connections on this board. I believe them all to be Molex connectors but I still can't locate a similar part. Here is what I know: The locking tab labeled 'A3' on one end and…
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SPI to Numerous Chips on Different PCBs with FFC Cables?

I want to drive numerous chips on several different PCBs with SPI from a microcontroller over FFC cables. Here is a crude diagram: UPDATE: Green wires are ground scheme I have never attempted such a layout and someone has warned that capacitance…
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FPC connector name

I am trying to make microscope from my old Xiaomi Note 10. I made kiosk mode android app. But to make it really convenient I have to move camera away from screen. So I am exploring options to make extension cable. (I guess there is no option to buy…
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How to connect this flat flex cable (FFC) to this connector?

Should I somehow open this clip? Can't understand what is a correct way to put the cable inside.
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FFC USB Board Design

I'm working on two little pcbs to emulate a USB-C usb A cable by FFC. In the future I would like this designs on other PCB avoiding USB wires and connectors. For this, I want to test it with the next design: with other female USB A cable and…
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Extending an FFC cable - How?

I have a consumer device (More specifically a Pioneer P99RS car audio head unit) that I need to operate remotely, with the front panel about 3 meters away from the main unit. The front panel connects to the main unit through an 18 way 1mm pitch FFC…
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How can I connect a flat flex cable to pins of Arduino/RPi?

Touch panels seem to have a connector that has thin lines on a thin film. Factories should have sophisticated machines to do such thing, but what about for individuals at home? If a person wants to connect such a thing to an Arduino or Raspberry…
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Meaning of "no exposed metal in this area" on connector drawing

I am looking at the mechanical drawing for the JAE WP7B-P050VA1 connector, and it has the following drawing suggesting a PCB footprint: My question pertains to the "no exposed metal in this area" note: does this mean that I am not allowed to run…
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Fixing the pins in a flex cable

This is a flex cable from a kindle that connects the motherboard to the lcd. The pins at the edge are broken and not making any contact with the connector. Is there any salvation for this? If there's no solution will a universal flex cable work as…
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