MPC5748G Nexus Connector

[nextsteve]

Hi, could I get confirmation of the Nexus connector part number used on the MPC5748G eval board?

I found AN4224:

http://www.nxp.com/files/microcontrollers/doc/app_note/AN4224.pdf

which says the recommended 50 pin connector is the Samtec ASP–148422–01, but I could not find any stock of that part at any distributor.

Is that the part to use or should I transition to one of the other suggested connectors?

Our Green Hills debugger connects fine to the Nexus connector on the eval board so I wanted to use the same one on our dev board we will eventually make so wanted to make sure I am using the correct connector that I can actually get.

Thanks,

Steve

[alexvinchev · Accepted solution]

HI,

I believe that Newark have it at supplier stock (shipped to you in 2-3 business days):

ASP-148422-01 - SAMTEC - .8MM EDGE RATE SOCKET ASM | Newark element14

It is pricey, but would work for samples. For mass production I think JTAG is better(cheaper, simpler and little bit slower) alternative. I'm actually using it also for development and if you don't need fancy Lauterbach features, it is working pretty well.

[nextsteve]

Thanks for the input Aleksandar!

I actually got a quote from Samtec and they will sell it direct with ~2 wk delivery at a very reasonable price.

Agree for mass production simple JTAG is the way to go.

Thanks,

Steve

[lukaszadrapa]

Hi,

I have checked the BOM for MPC5748G EVB and there's Samtec ASP–148422–01 too. I'm not really sure if alternative exists for this connector...

Regards,

Lukas