Cables & Cable Kits

Cables: Connect your system

Cables Cables connect Data Acquisition Processors to Eurocards and provide connections between DAPs and between Eurocards. Cable Kits also are available for creating custom solutions. Eurocard part number suffixes contain information on connecting DAPs to Eurocards as well as on enclosure options.

For EMC-compliant systems, Microstar Laboratories Eurocards connect to a DAP through an enclosure backplane, interface, and cables. An analog backplane connects through its interface and a 68-line round, shielded cable to the DAP analog connector in the PC back panel. A digital backplane connects through its interface and a 100-line round, shielded cable to a digital connector in the PC back panel with integral digital filter board; this occupies the PC slot next to the DAP and connects through a short ribbon cable to its onboard digital connector. The short ribbon cable runs entirely within the PC enclosure, and this shields it.

This list describes the cables most commonly used with DAP boards. Most -L36 cables also come in standard lengths of 18 inches, 54 inches, and 72 inches. Daisy-chain and Custom cables are available: contact Microstar Laboratories for details of these and other options.

The CE mark indicates that the cable meets the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.

Note: 50-line cables are used with the DAP 840. 68-line cables connect to the analog connector of a-Series DAPs. 100-line cables connect to a DAP digital port. 40-line cables and MSCBL 014 are used with older DAP models, and may be required by customers who already use those boards.

All 68-line and all current 50-line cables have the D-style connectors. All 40-line and 10-line cables have square connectors. Connectors for 100-line cables can be either square or D-style.

68-Line Cables and Kits -- Analog

MSCBL 040-01-L36, 68-line round shielded cable, 36 inches, CE
MSCBL 043-01K, 68-line discrete wiring cable kit, D connector, shell (for round shielded cables)

MSCBL 041-01-L36, 68-line ribbon cable, 36 inches
MSCBL 060-01-L4.5, 68-line board to panel mount, 4.5 inches (for use with enclosures)
MSCBL 052-01K, 68-line ribbon IDC cable kit, D connector

100-Line Cables and Kits -- Digital

MSCBL 054-01-L36, 100-line round shielded cable, D-style connector, 36 inches, CE

MSCBL 036-01-L36, 100-line ribbon cable, square connector, 36 inches
MSCBL 059-01-L18, 100-line panel mount adapter ribbon cable, 18 inches, CE
(square connector to panel mount D-style connector; for use with enclosures)
MSCBL 059-01-L4.5, 100-line panel mount adapter ribbon cable, 4.5 inches, CE
(square connector to panel mount D-style connector; for use with enclosures)
MSCBL 038-01K, 100-line ribbon IDC cable kit, square connectors

50-Line Cables and Kits -- DAP 840 and iDSC boards

MSCBL 048-01-L36, 50-line round shielded cable for DAP 840 and iDSC boards, 36inches, CE
MSCBL 049-01K, 50-line discrete wiring cable kit for DAP 840, D-style connectors, shell (for round shielded cables)

MSCBL 050-01-L36, 50-line ribbon cable for DAP 840, 36 inches
MSCBL 051-01K, 50-line ribbon IDC kit for DAP 840, D-style connectors

Cable Adapters

MSCBL 037-01, 100-line to 40-line cable adapter, cable to PCB
MSCBL 037-02, 100-line to 40-line cable adapter, cable to cable
MSCBL 042-01, 100-line square PC back panel termination for digital port
(makes the DAP digital port available at the adjacent PC back panel)
MSCBL 046-01, 100-line D PC back panel with digital filter adapter board, for the ISA bus only, CE
(makes the DAP digital port available at the adjacent PC back panel)
MSCBL 076-01, 100-line D PC back panel with digital filter adapter board, for the PCI bus only, CE
(makes the DAP digital port available at the adjacent PC back panel)

MSCBL 072-01, 68-line to 40-line cable adapter, 68-line cable to 40/10-line expansion board
MSCBL 072-02, 68-line to 40-line cable adapter, 68-line cable to 40/10-line cable
MSCBL 112-01, Cable adapter for connecting a DAP 100-line digital input/output port to an HD-62 connector on a PC Backpanel

Special Cables and Cable Kits

MSCBL 014-01-L36, analog expansion control cable, required for use of isolated analog outputs, 36 inches
MSCBL 014-01-L0.7, synchronization (master/slave) cable for multi-iDSC 816 system, 0.7 inches
MSCBL 015-01, synchronization (master/slave) cable for multi-DAP system, 8 inches
MSCBL 027-01K, external board power conversion kit, PCB connector, cable connector, pins
MSCBL 035-01K, external board power connector kit, 3-pin Molex cable connector, pins
MSCBL 033-01-L18, external power cable, PC 5VDC power to 3-pin Molex, 18 inches
MSCBL 078-01-L01, synchronization (master/slave) cable for two-iDSC 1816 system, 1 inch (versions for larger numbers of iDSC boards available)
MSCBL 101-01, synchronization (master/slave) cable for two-DAP system, 3.2 inches each segment (versions for larger numbers of DAP boards available)
MSCBL 109-01K, 62-line discrete wire cable kit for High Density D-Sub Connector
MSCBL 116-01, Round shielded HD-78 male to HD-78 male cable
MSCBL 117-01K, 78-line discrete wire cable kit for High Density D-Sub Connector

Cables and Cable Kits for Older DAP boards

MSCBL 006-01, 40-line ribbon cable, 18 inches
MSCBL 021-01, 40-line twisted ribbon cable, 20 inches
MSCBL 022-01, 40-line twisted ribbon cable, 80 inches
MSCBL 023-01, 40-line twisted shielded ribbon cable, 19 inches
MSCBL 024-01, 40-line twisted shielded ribbon cable, 79 inches

MSCBL 004-01K, 40-line cable kit
MSCBL 005-01K, 10-line cable kit
MSCBL 019-01K, 40-line IDC kit
MSCBL 020-01K, 10-line IDC kit

MSCBL 062-01, 50-line panel mount adapter cable, 18 inches (for use with enclosures)
MSCBL 113-01, PCI Digital Cable Adapter Board with rectangular connector - MSCBL 113-01 is a digital cable adapter for connection to older termination boards and expansion boards through MSCBL 036.

Connector Styles

Cables may use two styles of connectors: "square" and "D-style".

A square connector is an unshielded plastic connector that is square in shape. It fits inside the complementary DAP or Eurocard connector.

A D-style connector is metal and plastic, and fits over the complementary DAP or Eurocard connector, shielding the connection. Because of the D-style connector design, and because cables that use the D-style connector are generally shielded, Microstar Laboratories recommends these cables for EMC-Compliant systems. However, remember that ribbon cables with D-style connectors are only compliant when used in an enclosure.