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Sensor Pinouts

British Telecom Analog (BTA) - Right Hand

British Telecom Analog (BTA) – Right Hand

  1. Pin 1 = Sensor output (+/-10V)
  2. Pin 2 = GND
  3. Pin 3 = Vres (resistance reference)
  4. Pin 4 = AutoIDENT (not supported on all sensors)
  5. Pin 5 = Power (+5VDC)
  6. Pin 6 = Sensor output (0-5V)
British Telecom Digital (BTD) - Left Hand

British Telecom Digital (BTD) – Left Hand

Pos. Default Motion Detector 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

Circular DIN Plug – 5 pin

  1. Pin 1 = Sensor Output
  2. Pin 2 = Not used
  3. Pin 3 = ID Output (not supported on all sensors)
  4. Pin 4 = Power (+5VDC)
  5. Pin 5 = GND
Circular DIN Plug - 8 pin

Circular DIN Plug – 8 pin

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

Pin Assigments for the Phone (RJ-11) Jacks

Pin Assigments for the Phone (RJ-11) Jacks

Pin Letter Pin Port 1 Port 2 AUX8
A ID input/
Digital output
Analog In 10/
Digital Out 2
Analog In 7/
Digital Out 3
Analog In 6
B Ground Ground Ground Ground
C +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts
D Analog input Analog In 9 Analog In 8 Analog In 4
E Digital output Digital Out 0 Digital Out 1 Digital Out 0
F Digital input Digital In 0 Digital In 1  

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