CANbus Switches Form Custom Matrices

April 30, 2009

A "plug-and-go" switching solution from Dow-Key leverages a selection of control boards, harnesses, and CANbus electromagnetic switches through 40 GHz to form customized switch matrices. A choice of various switch configurations from single-pole, three-throw (SP3T) through single-pole, 12-throw (SP12T) switches are available with frequency range of DC to 18 GHz, DC to 26.5 GHz, and DC to 40 GHz with RF-11 harnesses and Ethernet or GPIB switching remote control boards. The components can be readily combined to form a switch-matrix solution with the required frequency range and switching performance.

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.