Electrical Connectors and Pinouts

Connecting your instrument to power and communications

Whether you have a favorite connector type or have standardized on a pinout from another company, it’s easy to get to the right connector. Aside from industrial protocols that require specific connectors, most Alicat instruments come with our default 8-pin min-DIN connector and barrel-type power jack. Other options include locking circular connectors and power jacks, 9 and 15-pin D-sub connectors and RJ-45.

8-pin and 6-pin Connectors

• 8-pin mini-DIN with barrel-type power jack, default for most instruments (8-pin pinout)
• 8-pin mini-DIN and 6-pin locking industrial connector with barrel-type power jack (I 6-pin pinout)
• 6-pin locking industrial connector without power jack (IO)
• 8-pin threaded M12 connector with locking industrial power jack (M12-IPJ)
• 8-pin threaded M12 connector without power jack (M12O)

Industrial Sensor Connector (EXTSEN units only)

• 8-pin mini-DIN with barrel-type power jack, plus dedicated 4-pin locking industrial connector for communications with the external sensor (ISC)

9-pin and 15-pin D-sub Connectors

• 9-pin D-sub connector with barrel-type power jack
  • Alicat default 9-pin pinout, female connector (DB9)
  • Alicat 9-pin pinout, male connector (DB9M)
  • Aera®-style 9-pin pinout (DB9A)
  • Bronkhorst®-style 9-pin pinout (DB9R)
  • MKS®-style 9-pin pinout (DB9K)
  • P-Nucleus®-style 9-pin pinout (DB9N)
  • Tylan®-style 9-pin pinout (DB9T)
  • Unit®-style 9-pin pinout (DB9U)

• 15-pin D-sub connector with barrel-type power jack
  • Alicat default 15-pin pinout, male connector (DB15)
  • Aalborg®-style 15-pin pinout (DB15A)
  • Brooks®-style 15-pin pinouts (DB15B and DB15O)
  • Hastings®-style 15-pin pinout (DB15H)
  • MKS®-style 15-pin pinout (DB15K)
  • Sierra®-style 15-pin pinout (DB15S)

• 15-pin IP67 D-sub connector without power jack (Legacy support only)
  • Alicat default high-density 15-pin pinout (DB15HD)

M12 Locking Connectors

• M12 locking connector only
  • Alicat default 8 pin pinout, male connector (M12O)

Other Connectors

• Single 8-pin RJ-45 connector with barrel-type power jack (RJ45)
• Connector pinouts for DeviceNet
• Connector pinouts for PROFIBUS