What is an M12 Waterproof Connector?

 

The M12 waterproof connector is a widely used industrial and outdoor connector known for its high reliability and waterproof performance. This blog will provide a detailed introduction to the features, applications, and purchasing guide for the M12 waterproof connector, helping you better understand and utilize this important connector.

Features of M12 Waterproof Connector

Size and Design
The name "M12" comes from its 12-millimeter thread diameter. This round connector typically features a threaded locking mechanism, ensuring a secure and reliable connection.

Waterproof Performance
The M12 connector is renowned for its excellent waterproof performance, typically achieving protection levels of IP65, IP67, or even higher. This means it can completely prevent dust ingress and withstand long periods of immersion in water without damage.

Material Selection
The housing materials for this connector are diverse, including plastic, brass, stainless steel, and nickel-plated metals. Different materials are suitable for various environmental requirements. For example, plastic housings are suitable for general environments, while stainless steel is ideal for highly corrosive environments.

Versatile Connectivity
The M12 connector comes with a variety of pin configurations, ranging from 3 to 12 pins, to meet different signal and power transmission needs. It supports reliable transmission of data, power, and mixed signals.

Applications of M12 Waterproof Connector

Industrial Automation
In the field of industrial automation, M12 connectors are commonly used to connect various sensors and actuators. Their high protection level ensures stable performance even in harsh environments.

Mechanical Equipment
M12 connectors are widely used in various mechanical and production line equipment. Whether in factory workshops or outdoor equipment, these connectors provide stable and reliable connections.

Outdoor Applications
Due to their excellent waterproof performance, M12 connectors are ideal for outdoor environments, such as transportation facilities, communication base stations, and security equipment, ensuring these devices operate normally under adverse weather conditions.

Automotive Industry
In the automotive industry, M12 connectors are widely used for various internal and external connections, such as lighting systems, sensors, and control systems, ensuring stability under vibration and high temperature conditions.

Medical Equipment
Medical equipment requires extremely high reliability from connectors. The high protection level and stable performance of M12 connectors make them the ideal choice for medical equipment, ensuring the safety and accuracy of medical operations.

How to Choose M12 Waterproof Connector

Determine Application Requirements
When choosing M12 waterproof connectors, first determine the application requirements, including the required protection level, pin configuration, and signal type. Different application scenarios may have different requirements for these parameters.

Choose Suitable Material
Select the appropriate housing material based on the usage environment. For example, if used in a highly corrosive environment, it is recommended to choose stainless steel or nickel-plated metal housings.

Check Protection Level
Ensure that the connector's protection level meets the application environment requirements. For example, IP67 protection level is suitable for outdoor or humid environments.

Overall

The M12 waterproof connector, with its excellent waterproof performance and versatile connectivity options, is an ideal choice for industrial automation, mechanical equipment, outdoor facilities, and medical equipment. Choosing the right M12 connector can enhance the stability and safety of equipment, ensuring reliable operation in various harsh environments. We hope this blog helps you better understand and choose M12 waterproof connectors.

Check out MACTRON GROUP’s brand new MAV Series. Our new MAV series features an IP65 waterproof and dustproof rating and is equipped with four 12-pin M12 connectors, ensuring stable data transmission even in harsh environments. It can meet all your imagination. Contact MACTRON GROUP for more information.

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Is CAN bus Still A Trend In 2020s?

 

CAN (Controller Area Network) is a serial communication protocol used for communication between vehicles and other devices. It is a highly reliable, fast and energy-efficient communication protocol that has become standard in modern vehicles. With the development of cloud computing, IoT and autonomous driving, the impact of CAN bus is increasing. Now let's take a look at the system.

What is CAN bus?

In fact, our car is like a human body, and the CAN bus is like a nervous system, making communication possible. The "node" and "Electronic Control Unit" (ECU) are like parts of the body, connected to each other through the CAN bus.

In an automotive CAN bus system, ECUs can be the engine control unit, airbag, audio system and other functions. A modern car may have as many as 70-80 ECUs - each of them may have information that needs to be shared with other parts of the network.

How the CAN bus Works?

The CAN bus usually consists of two differential lines. One is CAN high and the other is CAN low. The two wires transfer data in a balanced manner to reduce noise and interference, and use a polling method to determine priority in the network. When multiple devices try to transmit data at the same time, CAN bus will assign the priority of data transmission to the most important data to ensure its priority transmission.

The Rise of CAN FD

As the functionality of the vehicle expands, so does the functionality of the CAN bus. In response to this, CAN FD is designed as the "next generation" CAN bus.

In general, CAN FD has three advantages (vs CAN 2.0):

• It enables data rates up to 8 Mbit/s (vs 1 Mbit/s)
• It allows data payloads of up to 64 bytes (vs 8 bytes)
• It enables improved security via authentication

All in all, CAN FD improves the transmission speed and efficiency, so it is extended to new vehicles. This will also drive the growing demand for IoT CAN FD data loggers.

The Future of CAN bus

With the continuous advancement of technology, the development of CAN bus will inevitably be affected by major trends.

This includes increasingly advanced functional requirements, the rise of cloud computing, the combination of the IoT with smart cars and autonomous driving, etc., especially the rise of V2X and cloud computing, which has led to the rapid growth of automobile development.

Check out MACTRON GROUP(MTG)’s new MAV Series. Our Vehicle Mounted Mobile Tablet PC perfectly supports CAN bus 2.0, and with All-In-One Cable design. If your demand for can bus is in the automotive industry, then our MAV series will never let you down.

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The Differences in Terminal Blocks

 

Terminal blocks are a fairly common part of an engineer's toolbox and have provided reliable wire connections in numerous applications for many years. The semi-fixed nature of the terminal block helps simplify inspection and repair operations.

Let's take a look at the terminal block

Three Types of Terminal Blocks

PCB Mount:

Usually called European gauge or wire-to-board terminal block, the configuration is mainly single-layer, double-layer or multi-layer, and the wire fixing method is to insert the bare wire into the module and then fix it to the outer cover.

Barrier Strips:

Commonly used in applications where vibration is a concern, the configuration is mostly to fix the terminals with screws, and the wire fixing method is mainly to insert bare wires or terminal wires into the screws and then lock them into the housing.

Feed-Through:

Used to splice two wires together to achieve a wire-to-wire connection, commonly found in DIN rail-mounted types. The wire fixing method is mainly to insert two wires into the two sides of the outer cover to form a connection.

A Selection Guide for Terminal Block

Current Rating:

The current rating is often the most important parameter to consider in terminal block designs. The current rating is based on the conductivity of the terminals, cross-sectional area, and the corresponding heat rise. Operating at too high of a current can cause overheating and damage of the terminal block, leading to major safety concerns. It is best practice to use a terminal block that is rated for at least 150% of the max current that is expected in the system.

Pitch:

A terminal block’s pitch is defined as the center distance from one pole to the next. The pitch of the connector is often determined by the overall rating of the terminal block where factors like voltage/current, creepage, and clearance are considered. Common industry pitches include 2.54 mm, 3.81 mm, 5.0 mm, and 7.62 mm.

Wire-Entry Orientation:

Horizontal (90°), vertical (180°) and 45° are the three most common terminal block orientations. The decision takes into account the layout of the design and the orientation that produces the best connection fit and accessibility.

Wire Securing Method:

The way in which the wires are secured in the terminal block housing are typically accomplished by three main types: Screw Terminal, Push Button and Push In.

Screw Terminal - The screw terminal secures the wire against the conductor in the terminal block by tightening a screw that closes the clamp.

Push Button - Push button terminal blocks secure the wire against the conductor by a spring clamp that is opened by pressing a button. Releasing the button clamps the spring onto the wire.

Push-In - Similar to the push button with a spring clamp, a push-in terminal block allows the wire to be pressed directly into the housing without the use of a push button to open the spring.

WAM applies to all industrialists

The terminal blocks used in our WAM series are divided into two sizes, 11 and 12 inches use 2-hole terminal blocks, and 15.6, 17 and 21.5 inches use 6-hole terminal blocks. The terminal block specifications are all single-layer, 3.81 mm pitch, vertical (180°) interface, current rating 8A, and screw terminal type terminal block.

This configuration is definitely one of your best choices in terms of security and operation.

Check out MACTRON GROUP(MTG)’s new WAM Series. Our Panel Mount Touch Panel PC can adapt to all kinds of work environments with powerful performance, and combine with the PCB Mount Terminal Block. It can meet all your imagination.

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Benefits of Sunlight Readable Display

No matter what the goal is, you always need a brighter display to see in the higher bright environment. If you can’t see it, nothing you do will work.

The visibility is important for work efficiency and high brightness is the key to reliable visibility.

When it comes to an outdoor kiosk or digital signage in a gas station, you will need a high brightness display to fight the direct sunlight and still achieve a visible screen to the viewer.

At MACTRON GROUP, we can deliver high brightness solutions for your specific applications.

Check out our WAB2401 Model which is a 24” panel pc with 1400 nits high brightness. Contact us here for more of our PPC (Panel PC) Line products.

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Meaning Behind The Letter – MACTRON GROUP’s Product Naming Rule

Feature products: WCS/WCA Series and MAS/MAA Series

You may be familiar with the general naming rule of common embedded systems. It is easy to figure out what the abbreviation stands for based on your industry knowledge. For example, "PPC" is highly reminiscent of panel pc and "BPC" will remind you of Box PC; these are memorable and easy to understand.

Feature products: BCE Series

However, there are more than product lines, numerous product series will come into existence for different industrial usages. MACTRON GROUP is a leading embedded hardware solution provider, we attach great importance to product development and innovation; therefore, to fulfill various needs in industry, we divide our market into 3 segments as Medical healthcare, Industrial automation, and Business commercial and provide the most suitable solutions for our customers.

To make MACTRON GROUP’s every product series memorable and meaningful for customers to catch, we have a naming rule that you will find interesting and easy to find out which product series you are looking for. Let’s figure out how it works!

How does MACTRON GROUP's naming rule look like?

Feature products: WCS/WCA Series

Panel PC is widely applied as HMI in system control and as a building block of the POS system in the commercial segment. The "W" letter stands for "Wall-Mounted" and "A" letter stands for "Industrial automation" in our WAP series as a panel pc often be wall-mounted in the cabinet and the commercial area.

Feature products: MAS/MAA Series

The 2nd letter stands for the corresponding market segment of this product and the 3rd letter can be recognized as a system platform in our PPC (Panel PC) line and MTP (Mobile Tablet PC) line. Let's take WCA/WCS series for example, the "C" is for Business commercial. And the "A" and "S" letter stands for the Android system and Windows system in our MAA/MAS series.

Feature products: MMS Series

There are many of our products in embedded systems and we have a thorough naming rule for all of them.
View MCA/MCP Series or MMS Series or Contact MACTRON GROUP for more of our product information!

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Industrial Computers VS Commercial Computers

Feature products: WAP Series, TAS Series and BAS Series

Industrial PCs are designed for use in environments where commercial-grade PCs are not suitable. Industrial PCs provide numerous benefits including durability, expandability/ flexibility, extended temperatures of operation and a lower overall cost of ownership.

Most Common Enclosure Materials For Industrial PCs

There are several different enclosure materials available for industrial PCs. For metal enclosures, you can find aluminum and stainless steel in there and plastic is also popular to manufactured in. What is the difference between them? Let’s break down a little bit to find out their pros and cons.

Pros & Cons of Aluminum, Stainless Steel and Plastic

Metal enclosures provide many benefits that other materials don't. Let’s focus on aluminum and stainless steel comparison at first.

1. Strength and Weight. Aluminum is typically not as strong as stainless steel, but it is almost one-third of the weight of stainless steel. This is why an aluminum alloy enclosure is usually lighter than the stainless steel one.
   
   
   
   
2. Corrosion. Aluminum has a high oxidation and corrosion resistance mainly due to its passivation layer while stainless steel contains chromium which has corrosion resistance properties. Usually, an aluminum alloy enclosure is more suitable for industry requiring chemistry resistant abilities.
   
   
   
   
3. Thermal Conductivity. Aluminum has a much better thermal conductivity than stainless steel and that gives it a better heat dissipation efficiency.
   
   Feature products: BCE Series
   
   
4. Cost. Aluminum is typically cheaper than stainless steel.
   
   

What about plastic enclosure when it is compared to a metal enclosure?

Pros for plastic enclosures:

Plastic enclosures are less expensive and lighter than metal so it's cost-effective. Plastics have a clean, smooth surface that tends to be easy to clean, look professional and work well where they have high visibility and aesthetics are important.

Cons of plastic enclosures:

Plastics have limited chemical resistance relative to metal so it is less suitable for a chemical-related industry where needs lots of chemistry cleaning.

How Different Industrial PCs Are Applied In Industry

You can find Industrial PCs in different systems such as Panel PC, Embedded Box PC, Rugged Tablet PC, Touch Display Monitors and so on.

A Panel PC is a perfect solution for digital signage as an advertising strategy to attract customer's attention. MTG's WCS Series is featured with its galvanized metal housing and it can protect the system from rusting for being exposed to moisture, it is a great fit for indoor wayfinding signage, POS system and self-service kiosk.

Feature products: WCS/WCA Series

In a healthcare environment, medical personnel is always on the go and it would be helpful for them to have a mobile tablet pc for exchanging the latest patient information in time. MTG's MMS Series is specially built for medical usage. The plastic enclosure has a smooth surface that tends to be easy to clean and assures medical devices to be maintained in the presence of electromagnetic disturbances.

Feature products: MMS0700

Some industrial computing applications require that the computer operates in extreme temperatures. MTG's BPC Line is a fanless system with aluminum housing and that enables better heat dissipation efficiency to meet the temperature requirement without failure.

MACTRON GROUP(MTG) has a comprehensive product line of Industrial PCs that are specifically built for your different industry usage, Contact us to find the right products for your workplace.

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This shiny couple of the Mobile Tablet PCs could support us to perceive the precious information clearly!

As the major contributor for the great visibility, brightness is quite important when human eyes are under certain environment!

We as the users could quickly perceive the important information from the high brightness device when the image quality is much clearer!

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MACTRON GROUP - High Brightness Rugged Mobile Tablet MAS/MAA Series

MAS0701/ MAA0703

• High Brightness
• Support Windows 10/ Android 8.1 system
• Support wet-hand touch and glove touch
• Support Anti-Scratch Touch Panel
• Built-in 13.56M RFID module
• Support 1D/2D Scanner
• Support Fingerprint

To know more about production area application usage MAS/MAA Series, MAS0701/ MAA0703, please visit www.mactrongroup.com for more details.

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These two twins of the Mobile Tablet PCs could help you to overcome the production obstacles!

 

These two twins of the Mobile Tablet PCs could help you to overcome the production obstacles!

Around the cutting production, plastics manufacturing or building materials industrial area, water and dust are generated everywhere. Anyone who enters such an environment with an unprotected Mobile Tablet PC (MTP) will soon have to complain about a quality failure. Here you are ideally equipped with Mobile Tablet PC from our MAS Series as Windows Base & MAA Series as Android Base!

 MACTRON GROUP - Rugged Mobile Tablet MAS/MAA Series

MAS0805 / MAA0804

• Support Windows 10 / Android 7.0 system
• Operating temperature: -20°C to 60°C
• Support standard USB2.0 OTG connector
• Support NXP NFC (13.56M)
• Support GPS navigation
• Rugged IP67 protection level
• Support high strength Glass Touch Panel
• Support Wrist Strap

MAS1015 / MAA1014

• Support Windows 10 / Android 7.0 system
• Support standard USB3.0 / USB2.0connector
• Support NXP NFC(13.56M)
• Support GPS navigation
• Rugged IP65 protection level
• Support high strength Glass Touch Panel
• Support Wrist Strap

To know more about production area application usage MAS/MAA Series, MAS0805, MAA0804, MAS1015, MAA1014, please visit www.mactrongroup.com for more details.

 

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The twin boys of handheld devices can do the great job for you!

Data Scanning Application Usage

Data scanning is normally done by the operators and all the requests should be submitted clearly in the beginning of the task. When a data scanning job is completed, the smart data must be stored and transferred into the MIS department which is in charge of the confidential information of the big data server storage for each company.

MACTRON GROUP - MTP Mobile Tablet PC line - MAS / MAA series

MAS0600	MAA0602
Windows 10 IP65, MIL-STD-810G, l.2m Drops Support Docking charging Support NXP NFC(13.56M） Support GPS navigation Support 1D/2D barcode Scan Rugged IP65 protection level Support high strength Glass Touch Panel Support Wrist Strap, arm strap, belt strap	Support android 7.0 system Support standard USB2.0 OTG connector Support NXP NFC(13.56M） Support GPS navigation Rugged IP65 protection level Support high strength Glass Touch Panel 5000mAh Removable Battery Design Rich accessories: Docking station, Hand Strap, Scan Trigger

To know more about MACTRON GROUP Industrial Automation Market Segment MTP Mobile Tablet PC Line - MAS0600/ MAA0602, please visit www.mactrongroup.com for more details.

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