wiring.md

Creating Wires for Tricont Pumps

This tutorial will guide you in creating the necessary wires for Tricontinent pumps.

Necessary Componenets and Where To Buy

For all the necessary componenets and where to purchase them, please see the Useful Links page.

Creating the USB serial cable

First, start off with the serial cable:

Next, remove the male connection and strip the wire like so:

You want to select the following cables:

• Red
• Purple
• Brown
• Yellow

You can cut the rest of the cables to make room:

Strip the ends of the 4 cables:

Add 4 male connectors to the stripped cables like so and secure them in place:

Add a connector cover:

Finally, secure with shrink tubing:

That's it for the USB Serial cable!

##Tricont Plug Creation This plug will have the following connections:

• Power supply connection
• USB connection
• "Daisy Chain" connection - For connecting multiple Tricont Pumps

First, start off with the bare essentials of the plug:

Next, obtain the appropriate wires:

• 2x Red Wires
• 2x Green Wires
• 2x Blue Wires
• 1x Yellow Wire
• 3x Black Wires

Strip both ends of the wires:

Next, you want to put the wires in the appropriate slot in the connector:

• 2x Red Wires in Slot 1
• 1x Green Wire in Slot 2
• 1x Blue Wire in Slot 3
• 1x Yellow Wire in Slot 4
• 2x Black Wires in Slot 9
• 1x Black Wire in Slot 10
• 1x Green Wire in Port 11
• 1x Blue WIre in Port 12

Solder these wires in place:

Add shrink tubing:

The next step is to add the relevant connectors to the ends of the wire:

• Power Connection:
  • 1x Red (Slot 1)
  • 1x Black (Slot 9)
  • Female connectors
• USB Connection:
  • 1x Green (Slot 2)
  • 1x Blue (Slot 3)
  • 1x Yellow (Slot 4)
  • 1x Black (Slot 10)
  • Female connectors
• "Daisy Chain" Connection:
  • 1x Red (Slot 1)
  • 1x Black (Slot 9)
  • 1x Green (Slot 11)
  • 1x Blue (Slot 12)
  • Male connectors

Power Connection example:

Next, add the appropriate connector covers:

The end product should look like this:

Next, secure the cables in the plug frame:

Add the screws:

Add the top of the plug frame and screw in place: !Alt text

Add the top of the plug and screw in place:

You're done!

##Daisy Chain Plug Creation:

This plug will have the following connections:

• Male "Daisy Chain" connection
• Female "Daisy Chain" connection

First, start off with the bare essentials of the plug:

Next, obtain the appropriate wires:

• 2x Red Wires
• 2x Black Wires
• 2x Green Wires
• 2x Blue Wires

Strip both ends of the wires like so:

Next you want to place the wires in the relevant slots in the plug:

• 2x Red Wires in Slot 1
• 2x Black Wires in Slot 9
• 2x Green Wires in Slot 11
• 2x Blue Wires in Slot 12

Solder these in place:

Add shrink tubing:

Now add the connectors to the ends of the wires:

• Female Connector:
  • 1x Red Wire
  • 1x Black Wire
  • 1x Green Wire
  • 1x Blue Wire

Do the same for the other 4 wires using male connectors:

To the male connectors, add a relevant cover:

Do the same for the female connectors:

Secure the wires in the plug frame:

Add the screws:

Finally, add the top of the plug frame and screw in place:

That's it!