Questions tagged [ffc]
Flexible flat cable, a cable type often found in high-density electronic applications
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Redesigning a compact board-to-board connection: FFC would be a good choice?
I’m working on a redesign of a board that currently uses a 40-pin connector. My idea is to replace it with a new connector and link the two boards using a flexible flat cable (thin and bendable). My ...
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Is there an FFC socket compatible with this FPC?
I need to connect a bunch of tiny actuators that end in FPC tails (see photo). Soldering isn’t viable—I’ve got 50+ of them. Is there a standard ZIF FFC socket for these? (LCSC/Molex/Digi-Key/Arrow/...
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Identify FFC/FPC connector on PCB
Looks like it's a "back flip" type because the open/close flap is NOT on the side where the cable is fed. Even after a day I still haven't found the exact one. Any help or advice would be ...
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Would a dual layer FFC with a ground plane have better signal integrity?
I'm looking to connect two boards together some 30cm apart. Signals will be some 50kHz PWMs and an I2C bus all at 3.3V. I'm guessing with those requirements mostly anything will work out but I'm ...
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Is this FFC connector compatible with the given FFC jumper cable?
I am trying to do a design where two PCBs have to be connected together using a 30 position FFC. This is my first time working with one and I found this connector - FFC2A32-30-T on Mouser from GCT. In ...
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How to deal with opposite numbering of connectors
I use an FFC cable to connect a display to my board. The connector on the display has its pinout well defined. Also the connector on my PCB has clearly indicated which is pin 1. Under ideal conditions ...
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Adhesive used on FFC cable
What type of adhesive is suitable for bonding the tabs back onto FFC cables? (Picture included) I have attempted with Cyanoacrylate (Super glue) in the past without success. Context: The adhesive on ...
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Can an FFC cable be fold to make a 90° angle?
I'm talking about a standard flexible FFC cable, like this one as example. I need to make a planar 90 degrees angle: the connectors are on the same PCB but rotated of a right angle. I tried with a ...
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How hard is it to DIY soldering (reflow smt) a image sensor\silicon die to FFC cable?
I have a need of a rapid prototype of a image sensor and rolling my own image sensor die. For example, what if I wanted to mount an AR0130cs sensor to an FFC? I don't care about dust or contamination, ...
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Finding the correct FFC Cable (flexible flat cable)
I have this device which has 2 PCBs, they are connected to each other using this slot, i've counted the pins and the number is 70, i want to have the board connected to each other using a cable ...
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Help needed identifying this 180 degree bottom insertion ffc connector and how to release the cable
I could not see any hinge or flap or other release mechanism. The connector seems like it is one piece of plastic with no obvious seams although in some images I think tooling marks look a bit like ...
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FFC connector with solder terminals on cable entry side
Are there any FFC connectors that have all solder pins on the same side as the FFC slot (i.e. where the FFC cable is inserted). I know in most situations / designs this wouldn't make any sense, but I ...
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Custom FFC Cable Design
How do I design a custom FFC cable on Eagle? Company wants them made in-house but I am not sure how to go about designing them or where to start
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FPC connector name
I am trying to make microscope from my old Xiaomi Note 10. I made kiosk mode android app. But to make it really convenient I have to move camera away from screen. So I am exploring options to make ...
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FFC Connector and PCB
I’m very very new to this and just wanted to ask can PCB distortion be caused by a loose Flat flex cable in the connector? Just trying to have a better idea if that’s possible.