Operating Manual CCD Camera Models ST-7E, ST-8E, ST-9E, ST-10E, ST-1001E

Appendix A - Connector Pinouts

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A. Appendix A - Connector ad Cables

This appendix describes the various connectors and cables used with the ST-

7E/8E/9E/10E/1001E.

A.1. Appendix A - Connector Pinouts

Tables A1 and A2 below show the pin-outs of the Telescope and Power connectors on the ST-

7E/8E/9E.

Pin Number Function

1 Chassis Ground

2 CFW-8 Pulse/AO-7 Data Out

3 Plus X (Active Low Open Drain)

4 Plus Y (Active Low Open Drain)

5 Signal Ground

6 Minus X (Active Low Open Drain)

7 Minus Y (Active LowOpen Drain)

8 +12 Volts Out (100mA max)

9 +5 Volts Out (300 mA max)

Shell Chassis Ground

Table A1 Telescope Connector

Pin Number Function

6, Shell Earth Ground

5 DC Ground

4 -12V DC, 100mA

3 No contact

2 +12V DC, 500mA

1 +5V DC, 2A

Table A2 Power Connector

Ground in Center

+12VDC on outside

Mating plug is 5.5mm

outside and 2.1mm inside

Figure A1 - Cooling Booster DC Power Jack

A.2. SBIG Tracking Interface Cable (TIC-78)

Many of the newer telescopes have a phone-jack connector on the drive corrector for

connecting directly to the ST-7E/8E/9E/10E/1001E Camera's Telescope Port. These include

The Open Drain outputs can sink 100 mA maximum