New Installation Concepts (NIC) Subcommittee

Last Updated: July 15, 2010

Chairman: Robert Nye - Boeing
APIM: 06-006: ARINC 600 update

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Goal: The goal of the NIC Subcommittee is to update existing connector and racking standards.

Project: Review and update connector and rack standards to accommodate higher mating forces.

Scope: The NIC Subcommittee will review the effect of higher mating forces that can result from the introduction of fiber optics termini in the inserts of the connector. Other multiple-pin contacts, e.g. quadrax and twinax, are also expected to increase mating forces. A two-year study is being initiated to determine if the effects of the higher forces will dictate changes to the existing specifications for the connectors and racking.

Benefit: With the increasing use of fiber optics and multiple pin contacts comes a potential for a significant increase in mating forces for ARINC 600 connectors. These higher mating forces could produce numerous effects including equipment rack deflection. The deflection could cause improper seating of copper pins and misalignment of fiber optic termini. The work by the NIC Subcommittee is intended to prevent mating problems before they occur. The use of improved connector/rack designs in the future that accommodate the forces could preclude unnecessary costs resulting from resolving connector problems when equipment (both new and retrofit) is installed.

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Current Drafts:

Next Meeting Announcement:

Fiber Optics Subcommittee and NIC Working Group (pdf, 461K)
August 24-25, 2010; in Mukilteo, Washington
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Working Papers:

Last Meeting Report:

New Installation Concepts (NIC) Subcommittee
June 16, 2010; Cleveland, Ohio

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