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]] The BNC (bayonet Neill-Concelman) connector is a type of RF Connector used for terminating Coaxial Cable . USE The BNC connector is used for RF signal (typically pro- Video ) connections, both for Analog and Serial Digital Interface video signals, Amateur Radio antenna connections, aviation electronics ( Avionics ) and on nearly every piece of Electronic Test Equipment manufactured in the last 35 or so years. This connector is an alternative to the RCA Connector when used for composite video on commercial video devices, however many Consumer Electronics with RCA jacks can be used with BNC-only commercial video equipment via a simple adaptor. BNC connectors were commonly used on 10base2 thin Ethernet networks, both on cable interconnections and Network Card s, though these have largely been replaced by newer Ethernet devices whose wiring does not use coaxial cable. Some ARCNET networks use BNC terminated coax. SPECIFICATIONS BNC connectors exist in 50 and 75 Ohm versions. Originally all were 50 Ohm and were used with cables of other impedences, the small mismatch being negligible for lower frequencies. The 75 ohm types can be recognized by the reduced or absent dielectric in the mating ends. The different version are designed to mate with each other, Amphenol Connex - BNC Connector specifications although the impedance mismatch will lead to signal reflections. Typically, they are specified for use at frequencies up to 4 and 2 GHz, respectively. HISTORY The connector was named after its ", "British Naval Connector", and "Bayonet Nut Connector". The basis for the development of the BNC connector was largely the work of Octavio M. Salati, a graduate of the Moore School of Electrical Engineering of the University of Pennsylvania (BSEE '36, PhD '63). He filed a patent in 1945 (granted 1951) while working at Hazeltine Electronics Corporation for a connector placed on coaxial cables that would minimize wave reflection/loss. Electrical connector . US Patent 2,540,012 by Octavio M. Salati SIMILAR CONNECTORS A threaded version of the BNC connector, known as the TNC connector (for Threaded Neill-Concelman) is also available. It has superior performance to the BNC connector at Microwave frequencies. BNC connectors are commonly used in NIM electronics, but they are now often replaced by LEMO 00 miniature connectors which allow for higher densities. For higher voltages, MHV and SHV connectors are typically used. MHV connectors are easily mistaken for BNC connectors and can be made to mate with them by brute force. The SHV connector was developed as a safer alternative to MHV connectors and will not intermate with ordinary BNC connectors. Twin BNC connectors use the same bayonet latching shell as an ordinary BNC connector but contain two independent contact points (one male and one female), allowing the connection of a 78 ohm or 95 ohm shielded Differential Pair such as RG-108A. Amphenol RF - Twin BNC connector series They are capable of operation at 100 MHz and 100 volts. Twin BNC connectors will not intermate with ordinary BNC connectors. Triaxial connectors are a variant on BNC which carry both a signal and guard as well as ground conductor. These are used in sensitive electronic measurement systems, particularly of Keithley manufacture. Early ones were designed with just an extra inner conductor, but later tri-axial connectors also include a three-lug arrangement to rule out an accidental forced mating with a BNC connector. Adaptors exist to allow some interconnection possibilities between tri-ax and BNC connectors. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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