Daktronics CE-1010 - Manual (Page 15)

Section 3: Electrical Installation
3.1 Signal
Cables
The conductor connector used in the
network is an industry standard 6-pin
RJ11 or an 8-pin RJ45. This
connector can be found on many
telephones and LANs.
Electrical Installation 3-1
The cable used in the network is a
standard flat six-conductor telephone
cable (standard flipped cable). Refer
to Figure 4. This cable has one end
that is the mirror image of the other end (i.e. the cable is flipped). Refer to Figure 5
for a standard flipped cable.
Figure 4: Six conductor RJ11 Connector and
Cable
Notice in Figure 5 that the color code on one connector must be made the opposite
on the other connector. When installing a network, it is not easy to remember in
which direction the previous end was oriented. One simple way to avoid confusion
is to standardize the color code, having one color for the connector going into the
output of a sign, and the opposite color for a connector going into the input of a
sign. This will help ensure correct cabling since cables are always installed from the
output jack of one sign to the input jack of the next sign.
Figure 5: Flipped Cable with RJ Connectors
Installing an RJ11 Connector
Installing an RJ11 connector on the end of the six-
conductor cable is a simple task when the correct tools are
used. The RJ11 crimping tool (Daktronics part number TH-
1033) performs two separate steps.
First, use the crimping tool to strip the outer insulation from the inner wires. This
does not result in bare wires since only the gray outer jacket is removed. After
correct stripping, the wire will appear as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6: Wire with Outer
Jacket Stripped