This cable is designed to work with our Micro Metal Gearmotor Encoders with top-entry connector and with side-entry connector. It consists of six twisted 28 AWG color-coded wires that are terminated on both ends by female JST SH-type connectors.
You can use the cable to connect an encoder to our JST SH-style connector breakout board (available in top-entry and side-entry versions), allowing you to easily access the motor and encoder pins on a standard solderless breadboard. Alternatively, a cable with two connector breakout boards could serve as a removable general-purpose interconnect between different parts of a modular system.
Use with Micro Metal Gearmotor Encoders
When used with our encoders, the wire color scheme is as follows:
| Color | Function |
| Red | motor power (connects to one motor terminal) |
| Black | motor power (connects to the other motor terminal) |
| Blue | encoder Vcc |
| Yellow | encoder A output |
| White | encoder B output |
| Green | encoder GND |
For more information on how to use the encoders, see the encoder product pages.
Available options
Our female-female cables are available in five lengths:
- 10 cm (4″)
- 16 cm (6.3″)
- 25 cm (10″)
- 40 cm (16″)
- 63 cm (25″)
We also have single-ended cables, with a female JST SH-style connector on one end and unterminated wires on the other end, available in three cable lengths:
- 12 cm (4.5″)
- 30 cm (12″)
- 75 cm (30″)
