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

----

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.

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