# BACKPLANE BOARD CONNECTOR
**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/2102320-2/backplane-board-connector
**SKU**: 2102320-2
**Manufacturer**: TE CONNECTIVITY / PARTNER STOCK
**Price**: €225.1500
**Stock**: 10+
## Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (07-Nov-2024) |
## Datasheet
📄 [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:4639004/)
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Fortis Zd LRM Connector System
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**FORTIS Zd LRM** CONNECTOR SYSTEM
Rugged Next-Generation Packaging Made Flexible with Lightweight, Modular System
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## **FORTIS Zd LRM Fortis Zd LRM Connector SystemCONNECTOR SYSTEM** The Next Generation of Rugged, Flexible Embedded Computing
The Fortis Zd LRM Connector System is an innovative modular connector system for rugged next-generation packaging, from avionics boxes to military ground vehicles. It features a rugged, lightweight, multibay shell that accepts high-speed digital signal, power, RF and optical modules.
## Based on Well-Established Technology
Some of the latest tried and true technical solutions from TE Connectivity (TE) are brought together in this versatile package.
- M55320 box contacts, with four points of contact, provide electrical stability in high-vibration environments
- Compliant pin board attach for manufacturing efficiency, reparability, and superior electrical performance
## **HIGH PERFORMANCE**
- Performance to 12+ Gb/s
- Controlled impedance design
- Low crosstalk and excellent electrical characteristics
- Precision guide hardware and shell features ensure reliable plug-in and excellent stability under extreme vibration
- Optical and RF modules are based on VITA 66 and 67
## Flexible Configurations
The connector modules and shells are sold separately, for flexibility in design customization and component supply.
- Low noise board footprint
## **APPLICATIONS**
## **WEIGHT-SAVING MODULAR DESIGN**
- Lightweight aluminum shell
- 3, 4, 8 or 9 bays standard, with other sizes possible
- Easy mixing and matching of modules
- Communications Hubs and Processing
- Avionics
- Electronic Warfare
- Vehicle Mission Computers and Navigation
- Radar Interface and Processing
- Weapons Control and Targeting
## **MATERIALS**
- **Contacts:** High-performance copper alloy, plated 50 μin gold in mated contact area. Tin-lead and RoHS-compliant finish options for press-fit tails.
- **Housings:** High-temperature thermoplastic
## **RUGGED RELIABILITY**
- M55320 four-point box contact design
- High-temperature, space-compatible materials
- Shell’s integral guide keys align and minimize micromotion between boards
- **Shells:** Aluminum with trivalent chromate conversion coating
## **ENVIRONMENTAL**
• **Operating Temperature:** -65°C to +125°C
## **MECHANICAL**
• **Durability:** 500 mating cycles
## **TE SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST REPORTS**
## **FULL RANGE OF MODULES**
- **Instruction Sheet:** 408-10464
- Single-ended signals
- Differential signals
- **Product Specification:** 108-2474
- **Qualification Test Report:** 501-134028
- **Electrical Performance Report:** 505-1
- Power
## **APPLICATION TOOLING**
- RF
- No special tooling required; flat rock tooling for press-fit mounting to pc board
- Fiber optics
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**Fortis Zd LRM Connector System**
## Shells
## **Rugged and Lightweight**
- Precision machined from aluminum for light weight
- Chromate finished
## **Modular Flexibility**
- Identical bays for flexibility in mixing and matching modules and positioning them optimally
## **3U and 6U Solutions**
- 3 and 4-bay shells support 3U boards
- 8 and 9-bay shells support 6U boards
- Other sizes can be made available
||**Part No.**||
|---|---|---|
|**Size**|||
||**Daughtercard**|**Backplane**|
|3 bay|2226783-1|2226784-1|
|4 bay|2226783-2|2226784-2|
|8 bay|2226783-4|2226784-4|
|9 bay|2226783-3|2226784-3|
- Custom shell features possible, including integrated covers
## **Daughtercard**
|**Bays**|**A**|**B**|
|---|---|---|
|3|77.6|90.7|
|4|99.8|112.9|
|8|192.7|205.7|
|9|219.0|232.0|
## **Backplane**
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**B**
**C**
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||||4|99.8|109.9|87.6|
||||8|192.7|202.7|180.5|
||||9|219.0|229.0|206.8|
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**Fortis Zd LRM Connector System**
## Signal Modules
## **Flexible**
- Differential and single-ended signal daughtercard modules
- Universal backplane module for both differential and single-ended signals
- 90 contacts per module
- Differential module supports 30 pairs, with ground shields for isolation
## **Reliable**
- Reliable box contacts with four points of contact
- RoHS compliant
|**Type**|**Signal Type**|**Part No.**|
|---|---|---|
|Daughtercard|Differential
Single Ended|2102436-1
2102436-2|
|Backplane|Either|2102438-1|
## **Differential Pair Daughtercard Module 2102436-1**
## **Backplane Module 2102438-1**
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**Fortis Zd LRM Connector System**
## High-Power Modules
## **High Current**
- 55 A contacts
- Two contacts per module
- 3-beam high-conductivity contacts
- Vented housing for thermal dissipation
## **Tried and True Technology**
- Based on MULTI-BEAM XLE connector design
- Same interface as used in VITA 62 power supply modules for VPX
|**Type**|**Part No.**|
|---|---|
|Daughtercard|2102440-1|
|Backplane|2102442-1|
## **High-Power Daughtercard Module 2102440-1**
## **High-Power Backplane Module 2102442-1**
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**Fortis Zd LRM Connector System**
## Low-Power Modules
## **Flexible Current Handling**
- 15 A contacts
- Five contacts per module
## **Tried and True Technology**
- Based on TE’s Universal Power Module
|**Type**|**Part No.**|
|---|---|
|Daughtercard|2102444-1|
|Backplane|2102446-1|
## **Low-Power Daughtercard Module 2102444-1**
**Low-Power Backplane Module 2102446-1**
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**Fortis Zd LRM Connector System**
## RF Modules
## **Rugged Performance**
- Excellent RF performance to 40 GHz
- Float-mounted contacts ensure mated contacts bottom, for excellent isolation and low VSWR
## **Tried and True Technology**
- Based on TE’s VITA 67 modules for VPX
- SMPM contacts
- Five position modules
|**Item**|**Cable Type**|**Backplane**|**Daughtercard**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Module|—|2226512-1|2226511-1|
|SMPM Contacts|.047” Semi-Rigid or Flex Equivalent|2157248-1|1996771-1|
||.086” Semi-Rigid or Flex Equivalent|2101012-1|1996390-1|
Contact TE for RF cable assembly requirements. Custom module configurations are also possible.
**SMPM Daughtercard Module 2226511-1**
## **SMPM Backplane Module 2226512-1**
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**Fortis Zd LRM Connector System** ————
## Optical Modules **Tried and True Technology**
- MT ferrule inserts
- Up to 24 fibers (12 per ribbon)
- Based on VITA 66
**Type Part No.** Daughtercard 2226790-1 Backplane 2226789-1
**Optical Daughtercard Module 2226790-1**
## **Optical Backplane Module 2226789-1**
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**Fortis Zd LRM Connector System** EE
## Filler Modules
- Helps protect unused bays from dust or contamination
- Snaps into place on daughtercard shell
**Type Part No.** Daughtercard Filler Module 2102449-1
**Filler Module 2102449-1**
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**Fortis Zd LRM Connector System**
## a
## Guide Hardware
## **Precision Machined**
- Tightly toleranced to minimize micromotion between boards
- Lightweight aluminum
## **Flexible Keying**
- 8 key orientations per pin
- 64 key combinations per assembly
- ESD springs in daughtercard shell’s guide sockets
**Part No.** Keyed 2102502-2 ~~a~~ Backplane Guide Pins Non-Keyed 2102502-4 ~~a, Se~~ Keyed 2102503-2 Daughtercard Guide Sockets ~~2.~~ Non-Keyed 2102503-4 ~~Oo~~
**2102502-2 Backplane Guide Pin Keyed**
**2102502-4 Backplane Guide Pin Non-Keyed**
**2102503-2 Daughtercard Guide Socket Keyed**
**2102503-4 Daughtercard Guide Socket Non-Keyed**
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|Application|Application||||
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|**Daughtercard**|||||
|**Assembly**|||||
|Part Numbers
**Backplane**
**Assembly**
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||||**Part No.**||
||**Part**|**Type**|**Daughtercard**|**Backplane**|
|||3 bay|2226783-1|2226784-1|
|Connector Shells||4 bay|2226783-2|2226784-2|
|||9 bay|2226783-3|2226784-3|
|||8 bay|2226783-4|2226784-4|
|||Differential Pair|2102436-1|2102438-1|
|||Single Ended|2102436-2|2102438-1|
|||Low-Power Module|2102444-1|2102446-1|
|Modules||High-Power Module|2102440-1|2102442-1|
|||RF(SMPM)Module|2226511-1|2226512-1|
|||Optical(MT)Module|2226790-1|2226789-1|
|||Filler|2102449-1|—|
|||Guide Socket,Keyed|2102503-2|—|
|||Guide Socket,Non-Keyed|2102503-4|—|
|Guide Hardware|Guide Hardware|Screw,Guide Module,Phillips Head|208021-1|—|
|||Screw,Guide Module,Torx|2226170-1|—|
|||Guide Pin,Keyed|—|2102502-2|
|||Guide Pin,Non-Keyed|—|2102502-4|
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## te.com/fortiszdlrm
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