Overview
This cable is designed to work with the encoders on our Micro Metal Gearmotors, which are also available separately with top-entry connector and with side-entry connector. It consists of six 28 AWG color-coded wires that are terminated on one end by a female JST SH-type connector.
The other ends of the wires are unterminated and can be cut to match the length of your application. You can use our male or female crimp pins and crimp connector housings to make a connector for the unterminated end of the cable that is compatible with standard solderless breadboards, perfboards, 0.1″ male headers, and 0.1″ female headers.
This cable also works with our JST SH-style connector breakout board (available in top-entry and side-entry versions):
Use with Micro Metal Gearmotor Encoders
When used with our encoders, the wire color scheme is as follows:
| Cable color |
Function |
| Red |
motor power M1 (“+” terminal) |
| Black |
motor power M2 (other terminal) |
| Blue |
encoder Vcc (2.7 V to 18 V) |
| Yellow |
encoder channel A output |
| White |
encoder channel B output |
| Green |
encoder GND |
 | Micro Metal Gearmotor with 12 CPR encoder, side connector (cable not included). |
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 | Micro Metal Gearmotor with 12 CPR encoder, back connector (cable not included). |
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For more information on how to use the encoders, see the gearmotor or encoder product pages.
Available options
These cables are available in double-ended and single-ended versions in a variety of lengths:
People often buy this product together with:
