What Is RFID Library Management? RFID library management is the use of Radio Frequency Identification technology to identify, track, and manage books, media collections, library assets, and circulation activities. …
Start LAN Transformer Selection With the PHY, Not the Part Number LAN transformer selection works best in one direction: from the PHY's requirements outward to the component. Picked the other way round, teams end up with …
What Press-Fit Means for an SFP Cage A press-fit SFP cage attaches to the board with compliant pins instead of solder. Each termination has a shaped section, most often described as an eye-of-the-needle, that compresses …
What Counts as a Low Profile RJ45 Connector There is no certification behind the phrase, which is the first thing to understand about a low profile RJ45 connector. In practice it means any modular jack whose height above …
USB-C Mounting Types: Four Ways to Mount the Same Interface The electrical definition of a USB-C receptacle is fixed, but the way it attaches to a board is not. USB-C mounting types fall into four practical families: …
What Is RFID Automotive Tracking? RFID automotive tracking is the use of Radio Frequency Identification technology to identify, track, and manage automotive parts, components, work-in-process products, tools, containers, …
SFP Cage Port Configuration: Reading the 1×N Notation SFP cage port configuration is written as rows by columns: 1×1 is a single port, 1×2 is two ports side by side in one frame, and 1×4 and 1×6 are four and six ports in …
RJ45 Gold Plating: What the Microinch Number Actually Measures RJ45 gold plating is almost always specified in microinches, and that single number causes more confusion in RFQs than any other line on a modular jack …
SD Card Socket Types: Two Mechanisms, One Decision Framework Among SD card socket types, the division that drives every other design consequence is the retention mechanism: push-push card socket designs latch the card on …
SFP vs SFP+ vs SFP28: One Form Factor, Three Electrical Classes The SFP vs SFP+ vs SFP28 question looks confusing because the three names describe the same mechanical envelope carrying three different electrical …