more modern connectors

Jan 15, 2024 Last reply: 2 years ago 4 Replies

I'm doing a bunch of boxes, in this same enclosure,



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and I'd like to have all the boxes have an auxiliary connector, with a few analog and digital i/o's and such. I could use an ancient D9 connector, but it would use a lot of panel space.



Is there a more modern, maybe circular, connector that is popular in industrial/embedded applications? Well, there are about a million but I was wondering is there is anything like a concensus of what's a good connector. Ideally there would be some standard cable assemblies, breakouts, things like that.



We mostly use M8 and M12.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

some 15 years ago I used this one, still available:

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not circular etc. and no idea how popular it is, but well, I have used it and perhaps I'll use it again.

And they aren't expensive either, the 6pin m12 I'm using is $16 per connector pair. Kinda short on space in the shell though. Tight fit.

Plus you can get pre made cables.

Cheers

Yikes, what are they, platinum?

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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