Custom designs made easy

Engineers are always looking for an edge during product design. Backplane configurations resulting in unused pins add unnecessary size and cost. Balancing performance and cost is key to successful backplane design. A new Molex online configurator tool provides that edge by quickly generating pin maps based on backplane application. The Backplane Pin Map Configurator guides users through a series of inputs to identify backplane parameters and quickly generate a pin map for their backplane application. The configurator presents module options based on the slot pitch and overall lengths. Each module selection offers a pin map configuration showing recommended pin placement. The completed pin map can be downloaded in a spreadsheet format to be saved, reviewed, and shared to further accelerate the design process.