KYOCERA AVX has introduced single-pair Ethernet (SPE) connectors and cable assemblies for applications including industrial automation, sensor and actuator networks, smart grids, and traffic control and transportation systems.

The 6780-000 series of IP20 T1 industrial SPE connectors and cable assemblies offer space and weight savings and can help reduce system complexity and costs and improve reliability and efficiency.

Designed to meet growing demand for smaller and faster industrial Ethernet connectors capable of providing continuous communication and simplifying networks, the connectors transmit Ethernet over a single pair of twisted copper wires while simultaneously providing power to terminal devices via power over data line (PoDL) technology.

Traditional RJ45 Ethernet connectors require two wire pairs for Fast Ethernet (100Mbit/s) and four wire pairs for Gigabit Ethernet (1Gbit/s) and don’t provide a power supply. In comparison, the 6780-000 SPE connectors provide space and weight savings via reduced wiring requirements and small, lightweight form factors that require 45% less board space than RJ45 connectors.

They are also quick and easy to install and maintain and reduce system complexity and costs by eliminating gateways, analogue interfaces, bus systems and other proprietary field-level systems. This simplification helps reduce maintenance requirements and unplanned downtime and is useful for improving reliability and efficiency in applications including automation networks, sensor and actuator networks, control and monitoring cameras, smart grids, and robotics, traffic control, transportation and smart monitoring systems.

The connectors are designed, manufactured and tested to IEC 63171-6 and IEEE 802.3 standards and transmit 1Gbit/s up to 40m and 10Mbit/s up to 1km. They also feature IP20 ratings, RoHS compliance, and surface-mount solder tails that terminate signal wires to PCBs and improve data signal performance, enabling continuous communication from the control computer to sensors and other IIoT devices.

In addition, the plugs feature high-reliability, cold-welded insulation displacement contact (IDC) technology that supports fast and reliable automated cable assembly processes. The series is available with four standard lengths of 22AWG T1 industrial SPE cables (1, 3, 5 and 10m) and with custom lengths upon request.

In addition, the connectors are rated for 4A at +60˚C, 60V DC operation, 1kV DC contact-to-contact proof voltage, and 2.25kV DC contact-to-shield proof voltage. They have a maximum mating force of 20N, a minimum polarisation and pull-out force of 50N, and are rated for 1000-cycle durability in operating temperatures from -40 to +85˚°C.

“KYOCERA AVX is a proud member of the Single-Pair Ethernet Industrial Partner Network and, as such, is committed to the safe and reliable establishment of an SPE ecosystem based on global industry standards for transmission protocols and connectivity components as well as actively involved in the development of supporting connectivity,” said Marc Actis, marketing manager for KYOCERA AVX (www.kyocera-avx.com) in Europe. “So we are very pleased to introduce our new T1 SPE connectors and cable assemblies and look forward to helping our customers transition to the new industry standard, which offers significant space and weight savings and can also help reduce system complexity and costs and improve reliability and efficiency.”

For more information about the connectors, please visit www.kyocera-avx.com/product/6780-000-series. For more information about single-pair Ethernet, see www.kyocera-avx.com/products/single-pair-ethernet.