Nick Drage
senAnyone know offhand what type this connector is? I'm sure I've seen this type of thing somewhere before but can't figure out what it is.
Update: found! https://hachyderm.io/@RealGene/116358761857241642
Given the application (space) it's possible it's entirely custom, but I could swear I've seen it somewhere else before is why I asked.
EndlessMason@sen
https://connectorbook.com/
Edit: ... has a wizard to help identifying connectors
@EndlessMason Yep, I wasn't able to find anything applicable there.
@sen hell, I don't even know which "gender" that connector is
@EndlessMason enby :)
@sen Let's face it, a little mystery spices things up a little...
Maybe this thing is descended from Aviation connectors?
Graham Sutherland / Polynomial@sen looks aerospace? no idea though, some sort of multi-DIN thing
gaytabase@gsuberland the mistake connector
F4GRX Sébastien@dysfun @gsuberland they have many LEMO at least, some of them visible on the livestream.
@gsuberland It is aerospace yeah, I should have specified that! It looks almost like some cores of M8s in a rectangular shell.
adorfer@gsuberland @sen
There are quadaxial connectors (like from Fakra) and there are quadruple-Connectors, but a quadruple-quadaxial never crossed my way.
There are quadaxial connectors (like from Fakra) and there are quadruple-Connectors, but a quadruple-quadaxial never crossed my way.
@adorfer @gsuberland @sen whats the rationale behind quadrax I really wonder what sense it makes from a signal integrity perspective.
Triax, shielded diffpair, coax, ok. But quadrax???
@f4grx @adorfer @gsuberland it looks like they’re not what you might think when you hear “quadrax”, rather a lighter alternative to twisted pair with four wires inside a shield. https://www.gore.com/products/quad-cables-aerospace-defense-air-land I suspect this connector has two redundant gigabit Ethernet paths on it, since the vehicle it’s on is TTEthernet-based.
Quad Cables for Aerospace, Defense Air & Land Applications | Gore
GORE® Quad Cables offer tighter skew requirements with low crosstalk and controlled impedance ideal for high-speed serial data and video protocols. Lighter and more rugged, these quadrax cables feature dual differential pairs that routinely transfer bi-directional signals at speeds up to 1 GHz at lengths up to 30 meters (100 feet).
Marcus Müller@gsuberland @sen hey, the one thing you can't accuse DIN connectors of is being rotationally invariant in their contact arrangement! (this might seriously be a group of mini IEC connectors or something)
webhat@gsuberland @sen in my imagination they are on the Artemis II 😂
@webhat @gsuberland If you mean "they" being the connector, that is true. If you mean _I_ am onboard, you are, sadly, incorrect :)
@sen @gsuberland asking for a friend 😂🤣
@sen looks like something you'd find on older optical test equipment? What's the device you've found this on?
fkreiner@sen Could be something like the ODU-MAC system. At least the 4pin connector parts look like something ODU or Fischer would build
Mark Shane Hayden@sen I think ODN is Optical Distribution Network in this context and it *kind* of looks like a splitter port but looks curiously not-optical?
CrankyOldBugger 
@sen closest I can come to that picture is these: https://www.amazon.ca/BTF-LIGHTING-Plastics-Waterproof-connctor-Applicable/dp/B01LCV8LVK?th=1
Kye Fox@sen Might help: https://connectorbook.com/
lemon@lemonlolita Not sure what you mean?
gnarf
you're all idiots@sen good lord.
datenwolf
RealGene ☣️@sen
Pretty sure this is them:
https://www.smithsinterconnect.com/products/connectors/rectangular-connectors/fibre-channel-d-sub/
@RealGene aaaa that's it thank you so much! It even says they're available in 4x quadrax so that's the one. How did you ever find that?
@sen
Google Assistant. It has a "circle the thing" tool, which returns an AI summary (usually wrong or incomplete) and matching images. It actually matched to an image in a PDF hosted on Tom's Hardware, which was a product brochure from Smiths Interconnect / Molex.
Google Assistant. It has a "circle the thing" tool, which returns an AI summary (usually wrong or incomplete) and matching images. It actually matched to an image in a PDF hosted on Tom's Hardware, which was a product brochure from Smiths Interconnect / Molex.
Elon Muksis 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇪🇺
hattifattener
Kranfahrer@sen Aerospace standard for network cables. military norm. also known as Quatrax D-type. The official DMC tool name for crimping is the K709.