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Hardware Integration Manual MTi 600-series
4.3 Physical connections
The connector on the MTi-600 series module is a 16 pins, 1.27 mm pitch male connector of Phoenix
Contact (FP 1,27/ 16-MV 1,75
–
1714936). This connector supports an SMD counterpart that can be
soldered onto a PCB as well as a ribbon cable (IDC) counterpart. In order to mount the MTi-600 onto a
PCB, the connector should be facing down and the MTi-600 housing should be supported with M2
spacers that can be soldered onto the PCB. When using a ribbon cable the MTi-600 can be mounted
upside-down to create easy access to the connector.
Figure 7 shows both mounting options. In both cases, the MTi-600 is fixated with three M2 screws with
a length of at least 12mm. It is recommend to use screws and spacers with weak magnetic properties
to reduce the influence on the internal magnetometer.
Figure 7: Connection options (left: PCB, right: standalone, dimensions in mm)
4.3.1 Footprint for PCB layout
Figure 8 shows the recommended footprint of the MTi-600 counterpart connector together with the three
spacers. Table 8 shows the recommended parts for this mounting option.
Figure 8: Layout footprint example (dimensions in mm)