Tag-Connect
Tag-Connect® — debug cables without a connector
Tag-Connect cables contact the board through spring-loaded test pins. All that remains on the board is the footprint with its holes — no soldered connector taking up space and adding cost to every unit. For production runs that are programmed once, or debugged only when something fails, this is the cheaper solution.
The variants differ in three respects: pin count (6, 10 or 14), pitch, and whether they have retaining legs. NL stands for "no legs" — these cables need a retaining clip or a steady hand, but they save the corresponding holes on the board.
Items not listed here we source without a surcharge. The Tag-Connect range covers more adapters than we stock — just ask at info@collion.de.
Connects a TC2030-IDC or TC2030-IDC-NL cable to a 20-pin ARM SWD target. Also works when the target board carries a 6-pin 0.1″ IDC header instead of the classic 20-pin header.
- from 1 pcs €38.00
- from 20 pcs €34.96
- from 30 pcs €34.20
A small board carrying the Edge-Connect™ footprints at full size — to handle, measure and try out before you commit the pattern to your own layout.
Edge-Connect™ cable with six contacts at the board edge, terminating in the **ARM Cortex debug connector** — the 10-pin 0.05″ header carried by Keil ULINK2 and most Cortex debuggers.
Edge-Connect™ cable with six contacts at the board edge, terminating in the **STDC14 header** — the 14-pin connector on ST's STLINK-V3 and STLINK-V3MINI debuggers.
Edge-Connect™ connector for direct board-edge contact — no mating connector on the target board, just one locating hole. Terminates in a 6-pin 0.1″ IDC ribbon connector.
- from 1 pcs €85.00
- from 20 pcs €78.20
- from 30 pcs €76.50
Third-generation Edge-Connect™ connector for direct board-edge contact, terminating in a 10-pin 0.1″ IDC ribbon connector. No mating connector on the target board — just one locating hole, and a low profile suited to stacked boards.
- from 1 pcs €88.00
- from 20 pcs €80.96
- from 30 pcs €79.20
Edge-Connect™ board-edge connector, terminating in a 10-pin 0.05″ IDC ribbon connector. Fits debuggers with Samtec FTSH-105-01 style micro-headers (e.g. ULINK2).
- from 1 pcs €85.00
- from 20 pcs €78.20
- from 30 pcs €76.50
Edge-Connect™ cable with a 10-pin ECV3 board-edge connector, terminating in a 20-pin 0.050″ ribbon connector. Fits ULINK2 and similar debuggers using Samtec FTSH-110-01 style micro-headers.
- from 1 pcs €85.00
- from 20 pcs €78.20
- from 30 pcs €76.50
Edge-Connect™ cable with ten contacts at the board edge, terminating in the **STDC14 header** — the 14-pin connector on ST's STLINK-V3 and STLINK-V3MINI debuggers. Carries JTAG **and** SWD.
14-pin Edge-Connect™ with two guide pins, terminating in the **20-pin Cortex-20 header** and carrying the trace signals.
14-pin Edge-Connect™ with two guide pins, terminating in a **0.1″ IDC header** — the classic ribbon connector on a 2.54 mm pitch.
14-pin Edge-Connect™ with two guide pins, terminating in a **0.05″ IDC header** — the narrow ribbon connector on a 1.27 mm pitch.
14-pin Edge-Connect™ with two guide pins, terminating in a **2 mm IDC header** — the pitch between 0.05″ and 0.1″.
Holds a TC2050-NL cable permanently against the target board — 3-pack.
- from 1 pcs €14.00
- from 20 pcs €12.88
- from 30 pcs €12.60
Holds a TC2070-NL cable against the target board — 3-pack.
- from 1 pcs €14.00
- from 20 pcs €12.88
- from 30 pcs €12.60
Holds a TC2030-NL cable permanently against the target board — 3-pack.
- from 1 pcs €14.00
- from 20 pcs €12.88
- from 30 pcs €12.60
Protective cap for the 10-pin TC2050 cable family (Plug-of-Nails™). Protects spring contacts, steel guide pins and — where present — retention tabs during storage and transport.
- from 1 pcs €3.00
- from 20 pcs €2.76
- from 30 pcs €2.70
Protective cap for the 14-pin TC2070 cable family (Plug-of-Nails™). Protects spring contacts, steel guide pins and — where present — retention tabs during storage and transport.
- from 1 pcs €3.00
- from 20 pcs €2.76
- from 30 pcs €2.70
Protective cap for the 6-pin TC2030 cable family (Plug-of-Nails™). Protects spring contacts, steel guide pins and — where present — retention tabs during storage and transport.
- from 1 pcs €3.00
- from 20 pcs €2.76
- from 30 pcs €2.70
Demo board carrying every Tag-Connect footprint size, for comparison before laying out your own board — 6-, 10- and 14-pin, each with and without legs, plus the EC-10 Edge-Connect footprint.
- from 1 pcs €0.80
- from 20 pcs €0.74
- from 30 pcs €0.72
Connects Lattice's HW-USBN-2B programmer to Tag-Connect TC2030-IDC/-NL cables — no physical connector needed on the target board.
- from 1 pcs €40.00
- from 20 pcs €36.80
- from 30 pcs €36.00
Connects Lattice's HW-USBN-2B programmer to Tag-Connect TC2050-IDC/-NL cables — no physical connector needed on the target board.
- from 1 pcs €40.00
- from 20 pcs €36.80
- from 30 pcs €36.00
Connects a TC2030-IDC (6-pin) or TC2050-IDC (10-pin) cable to Renesas E1, E2, E2 Lite, E8a or E20 emulators/debuggers.
- from 1 pcs €35.00
- from 20 pcs €32.20
- from 30 pcs €31.50
Connects a 6-pin Plug-of-Nails™ target (legged) to a 10-pin 0.1″ IDC socket, for select Altera USB Blaster/ByteBlaster programmers.
- from 1 pcs €65.00
- from 20 pcs €59.80
- from 30 pcs €58.50