This 40 cm (16″) cable has six 28 AWG wires and 6-pin female JST SH-type connectors on both ends. These connectors work with our Micro Metal Gearmotor Encoders with top-entry connectors and with side-entry connectors as well as our breakout boards with top-entry and side-entry connectors.
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This cable is designed to work with our Micro Metal Gearmotor Encoders with top-entry connector and with side-entry connector. It consists of six twisted 28 AWG colour-coded wires that are terminated on both ends by female JST SH-type connectors.
You can use the cable to connect an encoder to our JST SH-style connector breakout board (available in top-entry and side-entry versions), allowing you to easily access the motor and encoder pins on a standard solderless breadboard. Alternatively, a cable with two connector breakout boards could serve as a removable general-purpose interconnect between different parts of a modular system.
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When used with our encoders, the wire colour scheme is as follows:
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| Colour | Function |
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| Red | motor power (connects to one motor terminal) |
| Black | motor power (connects to the other motor terminal) |
| Blue | encoder Vcc |
| Yellow | encoder A output |
| White | encoder B output |
| Green | encoder GND |
For more information on how to use the encoders, see the encoder product pages.
Our female-female cables are available in five lengths:
We also have single-ended cables, with a female JST SH-style connector on one end and unterminated wires on the other end, available in three cable lengths:
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| Pins: | 1×6 |
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| Length: | 40 cm |
| Weight: | 4 g |
| Gender: | Female-Female |
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| Wire gauge: | 28 AWG |
| Connector: | JST SH-type |