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I am trying to connect a DB25 male cable to a DB26 male receptable.

Seems that there are no out of the box adapters available for this, so will have to solder my own.

Having trouble and a lot of confusion on how to make the correct connections, so that's why I'm basically looking for a correct wiring diagram. (seeing some weird diagrams with crossing cables etc on a google search).

Some additional context:

I am currently building the open source https://opensfx.com/ project

This means that I have no possiblity to change the plugs / receptables on both the arduino and the servo motors, they come as-is.

Normally, the servo controllers come with a DB25 connector and simply connecting with a DB25 male to DB25 male cable is enough. However, my servo controller currently has a DB26 connector, hence it is incompatible with what I would like to achieve. I have seen forum posts that people were able to connect the DB26 to their breakout board though, but they didn't specify how.

It should simply be a matter of adapting a DB25M to DB25M cable towards a DB25M to DB26 cable by attaching the correct pins.

Pinouts:

Pinout servo controller side (DB26 female):

I am using the Mige MG-DS100S-75 servo controller for the Mige 90ST-M02430 servo motor. (link to manual), however the most important part is the pinout in the following picture Pinout servo controller

Pinout Arduino breakout board (DB25 female):

Reference: https://opensfx.com/build-process-controller-wiring/

note: I am not using the default breakout connectors in the pictures, I am using the open source breakout board created by Pyroneus, however this is just a PCB version of all the wiring displayed in the wiring diagram, therefore you can see this breakout board as a simplification

Pinout arduino side

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Is your problem about what the connections should be eg pin X to pin Y? Or is the problem identifying which pin is which physically? Or something else? Also, the exact wiring may depend on why you need to make this adapter - have you got details of the two devices and the signals you are trying to connect? \$\endgroup\$
    – SamGibson ♦
    Jun 24, 2019 at 14:28
  • \$\begingroup\$ what part is confusing? the diagram or the pin number locations? or the DB25M vs F to DB26M \$\endgroup\$
    – Tony Stewart EE75
    Jun 24, 2019 at 14:34
  • \$\begingroup\$ or is this a shared data splitter? amazon.ca/… \$\endgroup\$
    – Tony Stewart EE75
    Jun 24, 2019 at 14:40
  • \$\begingroup\$ @SamGibson Updated my question with more info \$\endgroup\$
    – Dennis Jaamann
    Jun 24, 2019 at 14:53
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    \$\begingroup\$ First you need to develop a thorough understanding of the electrical signaling. One of your pieces appears to be differential, the other single ended. Sometimes you can connect a single ended signal and ground, other times you cannot. And the voltages may or may not be compatible. What you have is an electrical interfacing problem before it is a connector problem. \$\endgroup\$
    – Chris Stratton
    Jun 24, 2019 at 16:45

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I would suggest a DB25 connector where a 26-conductor ribbon cable is crimped onto the back, and then the board end you crimp on a 2x13 female connector and plug in onto male pins. Here are examples https://www.digikey.com/products/en/connectors-interconnects/d-sub-connectors/439?k=25+Dsub&k=&pkeyword=25+Dsub&sv=0&pv589=265&sf=1&FV=ffe001b7%2C160002f&quantity=&ColumnSort=0&page=1&stock=1&pageSize=25

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    \$\begingroup\$ That's not remotely going to work, as these unrelated pieces of equipment don't put the signals in the same physical places / pin numbers. It's not even entirely clear that just wire in any configuration will solve the problem, at least without some more in-depth understanding as one of the pieces appears to expect differential signals, which may or may not work with a single ended signal and ground. \$\endgroup\$
    – Chris Stratton
    Jun 24, 2019 at 16:44

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