User Manual

- J-6 Digital Output Cables -
In all animation systems made by Gilderfluke & Company all input and output cabling on the Smart
Bricks is through what we call ÔJ-6Õ standard output cables. These are 40 wire cables which are made up
of four identical eight bit wide ÔchannelsÕ. A J-6 cable is often split up into four individual channels. As
each channel also includes a common power supply and ground wire, each Ô1/4 J-6Õ cable is made up
of 10 wires, and can be used to control eight individual ÔdigitalÕ (off/on) devices, or one eight bit wide
ÔanalogÕ device.
In all animation systems made by Gilderfluke & Company, all outputs are open collector switches to
ground, and all inputs are opto isolators. Flyback diodes are included in the outputs for driving inductive
loads:
typical output
typical input
fuse
flyback
diode
supply supply
To simplify wiring to any MACs animation system, the connectors used on the J-6 cables are what
are called Ôinsulation displacement connectorsÕ. These simply snap on to an entire cable, automatically
ÔdisplacingÕ the wire insulation and making contact with the wires within. This means that an entire 40
wire cable can be terminated in seconds. All connectors are polarized, to keep them from being
plugged in backwards. Although there are tools made specifically for installing these connectors, the
tool we find works best is a small bench vise.
Each J-6 cable is arranged in the following order:
wire number color wire function
1 brown circuit ground
2 red channel 0 data bit 7
3 orange channel 0 data bit 6
4 yellow channel 0 data bit 5
5 green channel 0 data bit 4
6 blue channel 0 data bit 3
7 violet channel 0 data bit 2
8 gray channel 0 data bit 1
9 white channel 0 data bit 0
10 black +15 VDC unregulated power supply (fused for 1 amp)
11 brown circuit ground
12 red channel 1 data bit 7
13 orange channel 1 data bit 6
14 yellow channel 1 data bit 5
15 green channel 1 data bit 4
16 blue channel 1 data bit 3
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