Appendix A Pin Configurations
ALARM Connector and Cable
Table A-1. ALARM Connector Pin Assignments and Cable Pigtail Color Code
(COMCODE 300164290)
Connector
Pin
2
Audible Critical Alarm COM
13
Audible Critical Alarm NC
1
Audible Critical Alarm NO
4
Audible Major Alarm COM contact
14
Audible Major Alarm NC contact
3
Audible Major Alarm NO contact
6
Audible Minor Alarm COM contact
15
Audible Minor Alarm NC contact
5
Audible Minor Alarm NO contact
20
Battery Return
26
Frame Ground
24
Remote Alarm Cutoff Battery Return
23
Remote Alarm Cutoff input
19
Unused
21
Unused
22
Unused
25
Unused
8
Visible Critical Alarm COM contact
16
Visible Critical Alarm NC contact
7
Visible Critical Alarm NO contact
10
Visible Major Alarm COM contact
17
Visible Major Alarm NC contact
9
Visible Major Alarm NO contact
12
Visible Minor Alarm COM contact
18
Visible Minor Alarm NC contact
11
Visible Minor Alarm NO contact
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Color code subject to change without notice.
†
COM is common relay contact between NC and NO contacts.
‡
Audible and visible critical alarm relays are shown normally energized when no alarm is
being generated. A critical alarm is generated through a command that de-energizes the
relay or when power is lost.
§
NC is normally closed relay contact.
¶
NO is normally open relay contact.
**
Battery Return is used typically for -48 V dc operation.
††
Contact closure or input command is sensed by opto-isolator.
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The pin assignments for the
pigtail color code are described in Table A-1.
Description
§
¶
**
connector and the shielded Lucent cable
ALARM
Cable Pigtail Color Code
†
‡
contact
White/Brown
contact
White/Violet
contact
White/Tan
White/Pink
White/Gray
Brown/White
White/Orange
Tan/Brown
Pink/White
Orange/Tan
Yellow/Tan
Pink/Tan
††
Brown/Tan
Tan/Orange
Violet/White
Gray/White
Tan/Yellow
‡
White/Yellow
Tan/Pink
Orange/White
Tan/White
Yellow/White
White/Green
Blue/White
Green/White
White/Blue
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