Alicat MC Series Mass Flow Controller - Manual (Page 71)

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Eight Pin Mini-DIN Connector Pin-Outs
If your Alicat Instrument was ordered with the standard Eight Pin Mini-DIN
connection, please be sure to reference the following pin-out diagram.
Standard 8 Pin Mini-DIN Pin-Out

  
 


1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
Pin Function
Mini-DIN
cable color
1 Inactive (or optional 4-20mA Primary Output Signal) Black
2
Static 5.12 Vdc [or optional Secondary Analog Output (4-20mA,
5Vdc, 10Vdc) or Basic Alarm]
Brown
3 Serial RS-232RX (receive) Input Signal Red
4
Meters/Gauges = Remote Tare (Ground to Tare)
Controllers = Analog Set-Point Input
Orange
5 Serial RS-232TX (send) Output Signal Yellow
6 0-5 Vdc (or optional 0-10 Vdc) Output Signal Green
7 Power In (as described above) Blue
8
Ground (common for power, digital communications, analog signals
and alarms)
Purple
Note: The above pin-out is applicable to all the flow meters and controllers with the
Mini-DIN connector. The availability of different output signals depends on the options
ordered. Optional configurations are noted on the unit’s calibration sheet.