External connectors
Overview of external SimuCUBE connectors.
Legend
| Color
|
| Supply pin
|
| Input pin
|
| Output pin
|
X1 - Motor & E-stop connector
| Pin number |
Signal name |
Usage
|
| 1 |
U / PH1 |
Motor phase 1 / Servo U
|
| 2 |
V / PH2 |
Motor phase 2 / Servo V
|
| 3 |
W / PH3 |
Motor phase 3 / Servo W
|
| 4 |
PH4 |
Motor phase 4
|
| 5 |
GND |
Ground voltage (0 V) of the SimuCUBE, shield
|
| 6 |
E-Stop / STO |
External stop / Safe Torque Off input pin (active high)
|
| 7 |
+5 V |
5 V supply voltage
|
X16 - Motor position sensor connector
A, B, and C indicate the quadrature encoder differential signals.
| Pin # |
Pin name |
Electrical type (in most feedback device modes)
|
| Shell |
GND |
Earth / 0 V
|
| 1 |
HALL_W |
Hall sensor digital input W
|
| 2 |
HALL_V |
Hall sensor digital input V
|
| 3 |
HALL_U |
Hall sensor digital input U
|
| 4 |
GND |
Encoder supply ground / 0 V
|
| 5 |
B- |
Encoder differential input B-
|
| 6 |
B+ |
Encoder differential input B+
|
| 7 |
A- |
Encoder differential input A-
|
| 8 |
A+ |
Encoder differential input A+
|
| 9 |
5V_OUT |
Encoder supply +5 V output
|
| 10 |
GND |
Encoder supply ground / 0 V
|
| 11 |
GPI3 |
IONI GPI3 input
|
| 12 |
GPI2 |
IONI GPI2 input
|
| 13 |
GPI1 |
IONI GPI1 input
|
| 14 |
C- |
Encoder differential input C-
|
| 15 |
C+ |
Encoder differential input C+
|
X12-upper
Pin 1 is the right-most. These are active-low with an internal 3.3 kOhm pull-up resistor.
Use with a RJ45 (8P8C) modular connector. Can be used with straight unshielded or shielded CAT3/5/5e cables (don't use crossover cables!)
| Pin number |
Signal name |
STM32F407 pin |
Usage
|
| 1 |
Button 1 |
PC11 |
Digital input for button
|
| 2 |
Button 2 |
PC6 |
Digital input for button
|
| 3 |
Button 3 |
PC7 |
Digital input for button
|
| 4 |
Button 4 |
PC8 |
Digital input for button
|
| 5 |
Button 5 |
PC9 |
Digital input for button
|
| 6 |
Button 6 |
PE5 |
Digital input for button
|
| 7 |
Button 7 |
PC10 |
Digital input for button
|
| 8 |
GND / 0 V |
|
Ground
|
X12-lower
Pin 1 is the left-most. These are active-low with an internal 3.3 kOhm pull-up resistor.
Use with a RJ45 (8P8C) modular connector. Can be used with straight unshielded or shielded CAT3/5/5e cables (don't use crossover cables!)
| Pin number |
Signal name |
STM32F407 pin |
Usage
|
| 1 |
Button 8 |
PE2 |
Digital input for button
|
| 2 |
Button 9 |
PE3 |
Digital input for button
|
| 3 |
Button 10 |
PE1 |
Digital input for button
|
| 4 |
Button 11 |
PE0 |
Digital input for button
|
| 5 |
Button 12 |
PC12 |
Digital input for button
|
| 6 |
Button 13 |
PC13 |
Digital input for button
|
| 7 |
Button 14 |
PC14 |
Digital input for button
|
| 8 |
GND / 0 V |
|
Ground
|
X11-upper
Pin 1 is the right-most.
Use with a RJ45 (8P8C) modular connector. Can be used with straight unshielded or shielded CAT3/5/5e cables (don't use crossover cables!)
| Pin number |
Signal name |
STM32F407 pin |
Usage
|
| 1 |
ADC12_IN9 |
PB1 |
ADC input for brake pedal
|
| 2 |
ADC12_IN8 |
PB0 |
ADC input for throttle pedal
|
| 3 |
ADC12_IN14 |
PC5 |
ADC input
|
| 4 |
VCC_OUT |
|
+3.3 V supply
|
| 5 |
ADC12_IN4 |
PC4 |
ADC input for clutch pedal
|
| 6 |
ADC12_IN7 |
PA7 |
ADC input
|
| 7 |
HX711_CLKOUT |
PE12 |
Reserved for future use
|
| 8 |
GND / 0 V |
|
Ground
|
X11-lower
Pin 1 is the left-most.
Use with a RJ45 (8P8C) modular connector. Can be used with straight unshielded or shielded CAT3/5/5e cables (don't use crossover cables!)
| Pin number |
Signal name |
STM32F407 pin |
Usage
|
| 1 |
Button 15 |
PC15 |
Digital input for button
|
| 2 |
ADC123_IN13 |
PC3 |
ADC input
|
| 3 |
ADC123_IN3 |
PC3 |
ADC input
|
| 4 |
VCC_OUT |
|
+3.3 V supply
|
| 5 |
ADC12_IN4 / DAC1 |
PA4 |
ADC input (/ DAC output)
|
| 6 |
ADC12_IN5 / DAC2 |
PA5 |
ADC input (/ DAC output)
|
| 7 |
ADC12_IN6 |
PA6 |
ADC input
|
| 8 |
GND / 0 V |
|
Ground
|
USB Connectors
| Connector |
Usage |
Notes
|
| X3 |
USB connector for the STM32F4 |
|
| X4 |
USB connector for the IONI |
|
Basic wiring scheme
SimuCUBE basic wiring scheme. Please see the motor position sensor table for the DB15 connector pinout.
RJ45 connector wiring examples
Example of how to wire buttons and analog signals to SimuCUBE.
Easiest way to wire the rj45 connectors are through a terminal block adapter such as this. Items like this can be obtained for example from eBay (try
this search).
Internal connector pinouts
| EXT-LEDS connector is directly wired to microcontroller I/O pins without any protection devices (such as ESD clamp diodes, or resistors). Any miswiring may cause permanent damage to the drive. |
| Damage caused through EXT-LEDS connector is not covered by the warranty. |
SimuCUBE internal connectors.
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