Creating custom cables – Wavetronix SmartSensor Advance Extended Range (SS-200E) - User Guide User Manual
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APPENDIX
cable connector and the corresponding wire in the cable. The sensor itself also contains
internal wires that connect to the protective earth lug.
Pin
Cable Wire
Signal Description
A
Red
DC+
B
Orange and white stripe
Data bus 485+ (Sensor port 2)
C
Orange
Data bus 485- (Sensor port 2)
D
Drain / Shield
Drain
E
Blue and white stripe
Control 485+ (Sensor port 1)
F
Blue
Control 485- (Sensor port 1)
G
Black
Common (Ground)
H
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Reserved
Table A.1 – Pinout for Power and Communication Signals
Creating Custom Cables
Proper connector crimping tools are necessary to create custom cables. The SmartSensor
6-conductor cable connector uses a MILC-C-26482 Series 1 connector, crimping contacts
and a watertight back shell. A kit with these parts can be ordered directly from Wavetronix.
Size 20 contacts are used to accommodate the 20 and 22 AWG wires in the cable. (The
SmartSensor 6-conductor cable’s red and black wires provide a 20 AWG wire pair. The other
pairs on the SmartSensor 6-conductor cable are 22 AWG and are normally used for com-
munication.)
Follow the steps below to create a custom cable (see Figure A.2):
1 Slide the strain relief, follower, grommet and back shell over the cable.
2 Strip the cable jacket and shielding back about 11/2 in. (4 cm).
3 Strip each of the seven SmartSensor cable wires back about 1/4 in. (0.6 cm).
4 Insert the wires into the contacts and verify the wire is visible through the contact
inspection hole.
5 Crimp the wires by following the crimping tool instructions. Daniels Manufacturing
Company provides professional grade crimping tools and detailed instructions on
crimping. Wavetronix recommends the DMF AF8 M22520/1-01 or equivalent tool for
crimping.
6 Manually press the contacts into the back side of the connector plug.
7 Use a DMC DAK20 (or equivalent) insertion tool to fully seat the contact into the con-
nector plug. Check the mating face of the connector to ensure that all the contacts are
fully inserted. A DMC DRK20 extractions tool (or equivalent) is necessary to remove
a misplaced or misaligned contact.
8 Thread the back shell onto the connector plug. To keep the connector from rotating
during the threading process, connect the plug and coupling ring to a sensor connec-
tor receptacle.