ECV3-06-ICESPI 6-pin Castellated Board-Edge Connector for use with Atmel-ICE
$83.95
EC06 6-pin Edge-Connect™ to 10-pin 0.05″ female IDC.
Description
Edge-Connect™ – The Leading-Edge Connector!
This special cable has a 6-pin ECV3-06 Edge-Connect™ connector and a 10-pin 0.05″ pitch female IDC that mates with the FTSH-105 style micro-headers used for the Cortex Debug Connector as found in debuggers such as Keil’s ULINK-2. This uses version 3 of our patented literal edge of the board connector which is more robust and more convenient than previous versions.
The ECV3-06-ICESPI programming cable is a special cable for use with Atmel-ICE AVR that has a 6-pin ECV3-06 Edge-Connect™ connector at one end and a 10-pin 0.05″ (1.27mm) pitch female IDC ribbon connector at the other. The 10-pin IDC can be plugged directly into Atmel-ICE providing 6-pin SPI, TPI, PDI, aWire and debugWIRE connections similar to the (now obsolete) Atmel AVR JTAGICE MkII.
Note: The 10-pin male connectors on the Atmel-ICE have reversed (non-standard) pin numbering. For Atmel-ICE you should purchase the LEMTA version of our cables which have the 10-pin ribbon connector fitted backwards which corrects for the Atmel-ICE pin numbering reversal. (Atmel ICE comes suppplied with a ribbon cable fitted with two 10-pin IDC connectors and a 6-pin single-in-line SIP connector – The 10-pin connector at the Atmel ICE end is reversed but the other is not, correcting the pin-numbering at the target PCB. Our LEMTA cables similarly have a reversed connector).
Note also that Atmel-ICE outputs the PDI and aWIRE DATA on a different pin to JTAGAVR MKII
ECV3 is the third generation in the Edge-Connect™ family. ECV3 is NOT compatible with the previous Edge-Connect family and both will continue to be supported as current products into the future.
ECV3 makes some minor improvements adding greater robustness, improved convenience and is designed to be a mainstream product.
WARNING for ATMEL-ICE users: The Atmel-ICE has it’s header pin numbers reversed (standard pin 1 is Atmel ICE’s pin 10). To use our cable with Atmel’s reversed pin-number header you’ll either need to cut off the ribbon connector locating lug and plug it in reversed, or select the LEMTA option with the 10-pin connector fitted backwards. If you plug in a standard (correct) Cortex cable you’re going to short power and stuff out.
Edge-Connect™ is the patent-pending newest member in the family of Programming Connectors and Cables from Tag-Connect. ECV3-06 is the 6-pin connector.
By connecting to the literal edge of the PCB (not the surface near the edge like traditional edge-connectors) Edge-Connect™ is designed to essentially eliminate the wasted real-estate needed by JTAG programming and test connectors.
Edge-Connect™ is an Ideal solution for space-sensitive PCB’s and modules that don’t have room on the board for traditional connectors but which still need a means of programming firmware and testing.
We’ve designed Edge-Connect™so that we can offer low-cost, fast-turn, customized connector solutions to meet the unique requirements of your PCB – Contact Us if you have a custom requirement.
- Connects directly to the literal edge of the PCB
- PCB snaps directly onto the Edge-Connect™
- Zero Component Cost on the PCB
- Maximizes available PCB real-estate
- Eliminates the cost of a connector on every board
- Requires just one tiny locating hole
- Low profile edge access ideal for use with stacked PCB’s with no access headroom
- Cant be connected backwards due to keyed feature
- Standard or custom design configurations available
- Alternative pitch? Three castellated edges? No problem!
- No Header! – No Brainer!
Instead of using the usual space-costly Surface Mount or Plated Through-Hole connectors, Edge-Connect™ has springy gold-plated contacts that connect directly to the literal edge of the target PCB using edge castellation.
A Castellated PCB edge is a board edge that has plated through holes that are placed overhanging the edge of the board and typically made at little to no extra cost even from most cheap proto-board fab services (often a check box in the online quote is marked “Castellated Holes”).
Castellated edges are commonly used on RF, WiFi, BLE and IoT sensor modules making them suitable for soldering as an SMT component onto host PCB’s using the castellated holes as pins. Edge-Connect™ allows test and programming and even debugging without first soldering the module to the host PCB. This makes it very useful for factory test and programming of the module.
ECV3-06-ICESPI has a castellation pitch of 1.27mm and requires a single tiny non-plated through hole to locate and hold the PCB in place.
New datasheet coming soon. Note that this product terminates in a 10-pin 0.05″ IDC.
Note: ECV3-06-ICESPI with ribbon cable and IDC connector only supplied, Demo PCB not included.
Datasheet
