Form Number F048-00-00 Revision D
— ©2014 Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. — 1 May 2014
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MCBL-6 AND MCBL-20 ROGRAMMABLE CABLES
MCBL-6 and MCBL-20 have 15-pin D-Style connectors on one end for attachment to the PROBE INPUT
connector on the back panel of a Lake Shore gaussmeter. Four tinned wires are provided for connection
to the Hall sensor. The leads may be soldered directly to these wires. See Figure 1-2.
CAUTION:
Care must be exercised when handling the Hall sensor. The Hall sensor is very fragile.
Stressing the Hall sensor can alter its output. Any excess force can easily break the Hall
sensor. Broken Hall sensors are not repairable.
CAUTION:
The Hall sensor should be isolated from all line voltages (or voltages referenced to earth ground).
If not, damage to the gaussmeter is almost a certainty.
CAUTION:
The probe must be connected to the rear of the instrument before applying power to the
gaussmeter. Probe memory may be erased if connected with power on.
The DA-15 connector is detailed in Figure 1-3. Once connections are made, refer to Paragraph 1.3 for
instructions on using the Hallcall.exe program to store probe parameters in the internal EPROM.
MCBL6.eps
Figure 1-2. Model MCBL-6 and MCBL-20 Programmable Cables
Connector.eps
Pin
Description
Pin
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
INPUT +
NC
NC
ITEMP +
ITEMP
–
NC
NC
Ic +
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
INPUT
–
NC
GND 1
Vcc
A/D CLK
EE-DATA
Ic –
Figure 1-3. DA-15 Connector Details
Blue Wire (+)
Yellow Wire (
–)
Green Wire (
–)
Red Wire (+)
6 Foot or 20 Foot
Cable to Gaussmeter
Hall Voltage
from Sensor
Current to
Sensor
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