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SAE/USCAR-49 REVISION 1
Issued 2022-05
Revised 2024-10
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION FOR
MINIATURE AUTOMOTIVE COAXIAL CONNECTORS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SCOPE .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. RELATED DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 3
2.1 Normative (Required) References ................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Informative (Not-Required) References ........................................................................................................ 3
3. CONNECTOR QUALIFICATION .................................................................................................................. 3
3.1 General Test Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.1 USCAR-2 and USCAR-21 Testing ................................................................................................................ 3
3.1.2 USCAR-49 Testing ........................................................................................................................................ 5
3.1.3 RF Testing After Environmental Exposure.................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Equipment List .............................................................................................................................................. 6
4. TEST PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Required Tests .............................................................................................................................................. 7
4.2 Return Loss and Insertion Loss .................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.2 Sample Preparation ...................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.3 Procedure ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.4 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3 Impedance .................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.3.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.2 Procedure .................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.3 Acceptance Criteria ..................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4 Near-End Crosstalk ..................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.2 Procedure .................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.3 Acceptance Criteria ..................................................................................................................................... 15
4.5 Shielding Performance - Line Injection Method .......................................................................................... 16
4.5.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.5.2 Procedure .................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.5.3 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 18
4.6 Shielding Performance - Tube-in-Tube Method .......................................................................................... 20
4.6.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.6.2 Procedure .................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.6.3 Requirement ................................................................................................................................................ 22
4.7 Dielectric Withstanding Voltage .................................................................................................................. 22
4.7.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.7.2 Procedure .................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.7.3 Acceptance Criteria ..................................................................................................................................... 22
4.8 Mechanical Side Load ................................................................................................................................. 23
4.8.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.8.2 Procedure .................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.8.3 Acceptance Criteria ..................................................................................................................................... 24