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Head connector and cables
NOTE: For maximum immunity from electrical noise, Renishaw recommends that:
1. Mating connectors must be metal bodied.
2. The overall cable screen is continuous and connected to the system ground on the user's equipment through the bodies of the connectors.
CAUTION: For correct system function, the maximum overall single core resistance between the head and PHC10-3 should be 2.5 ohm.
Head connector cables
Machine cable | Probe head cable | ||||||
Signal | 15-way male D-type connections | Cable PLM 6, 7, 8, 9 | 14-way LEMO connections | 12 core coiled cable colours | 14-way TUCHEL socket female connections | Maximum line current | |
B-axis feedback | 14 | Black | (F) 1 (M) | Yellow | E | n/a | |
Ground sense | 1 | Brown | (F) 2 (M) | Red | D | n/a | |
DC reference 12 V | 6 | Violet | (F) 3 (M) | Brown | C | n/a | |
0 V | 4 | Green/red | (F) 4 (M) * | Grey | M | 1000 mA | |
Locking motor 8V DC nominal | 10 | Green | (F) 5 (M) | White | H | 350 mA | |
A-axis | 12 | Red | (F) 6 (M) | Green | L | 350 mA | |
Head present | 2 | Turquoise | (F) 7 (M) * | Not connected | - | - | |
A-axis | 11 | White | (M) 8 (F) | Dark blue | F | 350 mA | |
B-axis motor/probe contact | 7 | Pink | (M) 9 (F) | Violet | A | 350 mA | |
B-axis motor/probe contact | 15 | Orange | (M) 10 (F) | Black | B | 350 mA | |
Screen | Body | Screen | (M) 11 (F) | Screen | N,O | - | |
A-axis feedback | 3 | Yellow | (M) 12 (F) | Orange | G | n/a | |
LED and datum | 8 | Blue | (M) 13 (F) | Turquoise | J | 15 mA | |
Motor probe switch | 5 | Grey | (M) 14 (F) | Pink | K | 40 mA | |
NOTE: The male pins numbered 4 and 7 of the 14 way LEMO connector are linked together.
Motorised head cables
Table below shows the standard range of motorised head cables available from Renishaw.
PHC: Probe head cable
MC: Machine cable
Cable |
| Length | Type | Connector | Connects to | Connector | Connects to |
PHC | PL5 PL6 PL12 PL13 | 0.4 - 0.8 m 0.8 - 1.8 m 0.1 m 0.1 - 0.2 m | Coiled Coiled Plain Coiled | PH10 style TUCHEL | Head Head Head Head | 14-pin LEMO plug 14-pin LEMO plug 14-pin LEMO plug 14-pin LEMO plug | MC MC MC MC |
MC | PLM6 PLM7 PLM8 PLM9 | 6.0 m 4.0 m 6.0 m 4.0 m | Plain Plain Plain Plain | 15-pin D-plug 15-pin D-plug 15-pin D-plug 15-pin D-plug | PHC10-2 PHC10-2 PHC10-2 PHC10-2 | 14-pin LEMO Chassis socket Line socket | PHC PHC PHC PHC |
Raw Probe connector pinouts
Pin | Description | Pin | Description |
1
3 4 | Head LED cathode Ground Head LED cathode Probe return | 5 6 7 | Probe signal Probe inhibit Probe inhibit |