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Connector Pinout Technical Reference

Presented below are the most standard wiring arrangements used for a variety of popular connectors in the theatre industry.

Disclaimer: There is always a risk that equipment may be wired using a different format than the below and so use of this information is at your own risk.

Socapex
FEMALE (viewed from wiring side)	Socapex Pinout Pin 1 Live 1 Pin 2 Neutral 1 Pin 3 Live 2 Pin 4 Neutral 2 Pin 5 Live 3 Pin 6 Neutral 3 Pin 7 Live 4 Pin 8 Neutral 4 Pin 9 Live 5 Pin 10 Neutral 5 Pin 11 Live 6 Pin 12 Neutral 6 Pin 13 Earth 1 Pin 14 Earth 2 Pin 15 Earth 3 Pin 16 Earth 4 Pin 17 Earth 5 Pin 18 Earth 6 Pin 19 Not Used

Lectriflex
FEMALE (viewed from wiring side)	Lectriflex Pinout Pin 1 Live 1 Pin 2 Live 2 Pin 3 Live 3 Pin 4 Live 4 Pin 5 Live 5 Pin 6 Live 6 Pin 7 Earth Pin 8 Earth Pin 9 Neutral 1 Pin 10 Neutral 2 Pin 11 Neutral 3 Pin 12 Neutral 4 Pin 13 Neutral 5 Pin 14 Neutral 6 Pin 15 Earth Pin 16 Earth

Bleecon
	Bleecon Pinout Pin 1 Channel 1 Pin 2 Channel 2 Pin 3 Channel 3 Pin 4 Channel 4 Pin 5 Channel 5 Pin 6 Channel 6 Pin 7 -10V DC Pin 8 Ground

XLR-3
FEMALE (viewed from wiring side)	D54 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Not Used Pin 3 Analogue Multiplex Audio Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Signal + Pin 3 Signal - Canford Audio Talkback Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 +24V DC Pin 3 Audio DMX512 (non-standard, most common configuration) Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Data - Pin 3 Data +

XLR-4
FEMALE (viewed from wiring side)	Scrollers Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Data - Pin 3 Data + Pin 4 24V DC Comms Headsets Pin 1 Microphone Ground Pin 2 Microphone Signal Pin 3 Headphone Ground Pin 4 Headphone Signal AMX192 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Clock + Pin 3 Analogue Multiplex Pin 4 Clock -

XLR-5
FEMALE (viewed from wiring side)	DMX512 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Data - Pin 3 Data + Pin 4 Spare Data - Pin 5 Spare Data + Strand Colour Call Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Data - Pin 3 Data + Pin 4 0V DC Pin 5 24V DC