RCX C-Link User’s Guide
Pinouts
EDT, Inc. November 2006
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Pinouts
Table 4 shows the MDR-26 connector pin assignments for base-, medium-, and full-mode systems.
Options
Your RCX C-Link can be customized in various ways. Some of these options can be ordered from
EDT; others are available from third-party vendors.
NOTE
The final two digits of EDT part numbers indicate the revision level; specify a final
-xx
to obtain
the most recent revision of a product.
•
Custom transceivers (extended range of 5 km or more, 1310 nm, CWDM, single-fiber PON).
•
DualTX and DualRX RCX C-Link versions for use on the secondary port of full-mode cameras.
Table 4. MDR-26 Pin Assignments
Camera end
Frame-grabber
end
Camera Link signal
base mode
(primary connector)
Camera Link signal
medium mode
(secondary connector)
Camera Link signal
full mode
(secondary connector)
1
1
inner shield
inner shield
inner shield
14
14
inner shield
inner shield
inner shield
2
25
X0–
Y0–
Y0–
15
12
X0+
Y0+
Y0+
3
24
X1–
Y1–
Y1–
16
11
X1+
Y1+
Y1+
4
23
X2–
Y2–
Y2–
17
10
X2+
Y2+
Y2+
5
22
Xclk–
Yclk–
Yclk–
18
9
Xclk+
Yclk+
Yclk+
6
21
X3–
Y3–
Y3–
19
8
X3+
Y3+
Y3+
7
20
SerTC+
unused
100 ohms
20
7
SerTC–
unused
terminated
8
19
SerTFG–
unused
Z0–
21
6
unused
Z0+
9
18
CC1–
unused
Z1–
22
5
CC1+
unused
Z1+
10
17
CC2+
unused
Z2–
23
4
CC2–
unused
Z2+
11
16
CC3–
unused
Zclk–
24
3
CC3+
unused
Zclk+
12
15
CC4+
unused
Z3–
25
2
CC4–
unused
Z3+
13
13
inner shield
inner shield
inner shield
26
26
inner shield
inner shield
inner shield