Open Source Modular XLR to PCB Breakout Block

Basics

• PILE of a name, may need an abbreviation or something...
• ANYWHO
• A Breakout Block that uses 2-Pin XLR or "standard" 3-Pin XLR ports instead of Screw Terminals
• It is thus capable of:
  • Easily Swapping Wires (more so than hardwired, or ever screw terminals
  • Locking (unlike barrel jacks/2.5/3.5/6.5 mm audio jacks)
  • Handling of up to medium (need specific specs) electrical loads (unlike RJ45)
  • Hardened (Can be water + dust resistant/proof, thus usable even if the part is directly exposed to the enviroment (a breakout box on the side of a tractor etc)
• More expensive than standard screw terminals most likely (and wire may cost more), but it would allow for:
  • Durable Breakout Boxes
  • Enviroment Hardened Devices
  • Easily Modular Connections (no tools needed)
  • Audio/Music Applications (can also use this)

To-Do's

• Make a FreeCAD and KiCAD tool for generating a "line" of XLR Ports (and perhaps a MIDI version as well)
  • The user selects what:
    • Connector Type
    • PCB Side Connection Type (SMD, Through Hole, Screw Mount Adapter (clips on to a screw block for backwards compatibility, may require a small thin pcb for this) )
  • They then select how many wide and tall (like an "insert table" tool in a word processor)
  • They then click "run" / "apply" etc and the part is generated