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A cable cable connector allows physical connection between two devices for many different functions. These include connection of hardware devices through a PC cable, network connection through networking cable, and audio\/video devices to a system via Audio\/Video cable.\u00a0 This blog post is all about the different cable connector types<\/strong> to understand which cable will work for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n Gender:<\/strong> You can plug into a connector and classify a connector as male or female based on this behavior. If it hits in, it is male and female if it is plugged into. However, sometimes, a connector may look like a female, but actually, it is male.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Polarity:<\/strong> Polarity refers to the orientation of the connector’s connection. Most of the connectors connect in one direction only. This feature allows you to avoid joining a connector in the wrong manner. You can call such connectors polarized or keyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact: <\/strong>The metal parts that establish an electrical connection are contacts. These are the working details of a connector, and if these parts get oxidized or soiled, connectors may not work correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n Some connectors have a series of contacts arranged in a repeated pattern. Here, pitch refers to the distance between one touch’s center and the following contact’s center. So, if you know the right pitch size, you can find suitable mating connectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mating Cycles:<\/strong> When you connect and disconnect a connector, it wears over time. A mating cycle refers to a one-time connecting and disconnecting of a connector. All connectors come with finite mating cycles; however, their numbers vary. For example, a USB cable can have mating cycles up to tens of thousands, while board-to-board connectors in consumer electronics have mating cycles limited to 10-15. Always pick a connector with a good life for your applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mount: <\/strong>Mount of a connector can refer to different things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Strain relief:<\/strong> When you connect a connector to a board or a cable, the electrical connections established are pretty fragile. Thus, it would help transfer the force to another object for a sturdy connection.<\/p>\n\n\n Video Graphics Cable:<\/strong> You also know these old display connectors by the name of analog video connectors. Earlier, laptops and desktops used these connectors, but DVI and HDMI are now replacing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Digital Visual Interface or DVI:<\/strong> a DVI connector can handle more extensive video data than a VGA cable. Before the mobile market, it was the primary video connector. However, it was not suitable for mobiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n High-Definition Multimedia Interface: <\/strong>The most common cables are available in different sizes for different devices. The three common types are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parallel:<\/strong> These are phased-out cables used ages ago to connect computers to printers. They were pretty sturdy cables but are now not in use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serial:<\/strong> These are similar to parallel connectors or a predecessor of USB cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personal System\/2 (PS\/2):<\/strong> IBM invented these cables for their system<\/a> (IBM’s line of computers). Earlier, people used them to connect keyboard and mouse. Until the USB captured the market, these were the standard cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Universal Serial Bus (USB):<\/strong> Nowadays, every device you use is a USB device, and you have to use a USB cable for these devices. These are of different types:<\/p>\n\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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Cable Connector Terminology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Connectors for display cables<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Connectors for Device Cables<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n