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Sensor Pinout Specification

Pinout definitions for our popular sensors
British Telecom Analog (BTA)- Right Hand
Pin 1 = Sensor output (+/-10V)
Pin 2 = GND
Pin 3 = Vres (resistance reference)
Pin 4 = AutoIDENT (not supported on all sensors)
Pin 5 = Power (+5VDC)
Pin 6 = Sensor output (0-5V)



British Telecom Digital (BTD)- Left Hand
Pos. General Purpose Sonic Ranger Photogate Radiation Monitor Rotary Motion
Pin1 I/O1 Echo Input Countinput CCWcount
Pin2 I/O2 Init     CWcount
Pin3 I/O3 AutoID      
Pin4 PWR
(5.3V)
PWR
(5.3V)
PWR
(5.3V)
PWR
(5.3V)
PWR
(5.3V)
Pin5 GND GND GND GND GND
Pin6 I/O4       X4res.


Circular DIN Plug - 5 pin
Pin 1 = Sensor Output
Pin 2 = Not used
Pin 3 = ID Output (not supported on all sensors)
Pin 4 = Power (+5VDC)
Pin 5 = GND


Circular DIN Plug - 8 pin
Pin 1 = Sensor Output
Pin 2 = Not used
Pin 3 = ID Output (not supported on all sensors)
Pin 4 = Power (+5VDC)
Pin 5 = GND
Pin 6 = +12VDC
Pin 7 = -12VDC
Pin 8 = DAC
1/4" Stereo Jack


Pin Assigments for the Phone (RJ-11) Jacks
Pin
Letter
PinPort 1Port 2AUX8
AID input/
Digital output
Analog In 10/
Digital Out 2
Analog In 7/
Digital Out 3
Analog In 6
BGroundGroundGroundGround
C+5 Volts+5 Volts+5 Volts+5 Volts
DAnalog inputAnalog In 9Analog In 8Analog In 4
EDigital outputDigital Out 0Digital Out 1Digital Out 0
FDigital inputDigital In 0Digital In 1 

Looking for a way to connect sensors to your own circuit? Check out our protoboard connectors.

Interested in making your own cable, extension, interface, or adapter? Here is where you can find BT connectors and sockets.