Electromagnetic connector for an industrial control system

An industrial control system backplane comprising:

• a printed circuit board defining a plurality of apertures therethrough;
• a plurality of electromagnetic connectors, each one of the plurality of electromagnetic connectors configured to form a first magnetic circuit portion, each one of the plurality of electromagnetic connectors comprising:
• a first core member extending through one of the plurality of apertures defined by the printed circuit board, and
• a first coil disposed about the first core member, the first coil comprising a planar winding disposed on the printed circuit board, each electromagnetic connector configured to mate with a second electromagnetic connector of a pluggable module to couple the pluggable module with the backplane, the second electromagnetic connector configured to form a second magnetic circuit portion and comprising a second core member and a second coil disposed about the second core member, the first core member and the second core member configured to couple the first coil to the second coil with a magnetic circuit formed from the first magnetic circuit portion and the second magnetic circuit portion when the electromagnetic connector is mated with the second electromagnetic connector, the magnetic circuit configured to induce a signal in the second coil when the first coil is energized while maintaining isolation between the module and the backplane;
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• a support frame comprising a plurality of slots for registering the pluggable module to align the first core member and the second core member when the electromagnetic connector is mated with the second electromagnetic connector, each one of the plurality of slots associated with a respective one of the plurality of electromagnetic connectors.