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Suggested Standard Wire Color Code
- Mark Chaffey / Ed Mellinger (Tiburon)
| Color |
Designation |
| Black |
Power Grounds |
| Brown |
Signal Grounds |
| Red |
Logic Power |
| Orange |
+12Vdc, +15Vdc |
| Yellow |
+48Vdc |
| Green |
Chassis / Frame / Seawater Ground; RS-485 Common |
| Blue |
RS - 485A |
| Violet |
RS - 485B |
| Grey |
-12Vdc, -15Vdc |
| White |
+240Vdc, +375Vdc |
| Color |
Designation |
| Black |
Ground |
| Brown |
Analog Ground |
| Red |
+24Vdc |
| Orange |
+12Vdc |
| Yellow |
+5Vdc |
| Green |
Comm Ground |
| Blue |
RS-485A / USB+ |
| Violet |
RxD |
| Grey |
RS-485B / USB- |
| White |
TxD |
| Red/Yellow Stripe |
+375Vdc |
| Red/Green Stripe |
+36Vdc |
| Color |
Designation |
| Black |
Com, PWR Ground |
| Brown |
|
| Red |
+24Vdc |
| Orange |
+12Vdc |
| Yellow |
Video |
| Green |
RX-232 |
| Blue |
TX-232 |
| Violet |
|
| Grey |
|
| White |
|
*Based on existing ROV wiring
| Color |
Designation |
| Black |
Power Grounds |
| Brown |
Signal Grounds |
| Red |
Logic Power |
| Orange |
+12Vdc, +15Vdc |
| Yellow |
+48Vdc |
| Green |
Chassis / Frame / Seawater Ground; RS-485 Common |
| Blue |
RS - 485A |
| Violet |
RS - 485B |
| Grey |
-12Vdc, -15Vdc |
| White |
+240Vdc, +375Vdc |
| White/Black Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| White/Brown Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| White/Red Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| White/Orange Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| White/Yellow Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| White/Green Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| White/Blue Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| White/Violet Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| White/Grey Stripe |
MISC 24-22AWG wire / Misc Signal |
| Color |
Designation |
| Black |
|
| Brown |
|
| Red |
+5Vdc |
| Orange |
|
| Yellow |
+12Vdc |
| Green |
|
| Blue |
-12Vdc |
| Violet |
|
| Grey |
|
| White |
|
| Color |
Designation |
| Black |
|
| Brown |
|
| Red |
|
| Orange |
|
| Yellow |
|
| Green |
+12V, +24V |
| Blue |
|
| Violet |
|
| Grey |
|
| White |
Ground |
*Based on Seabird oceanagraphic cables
- Craig Okuda
| Color |
Designation |
| Black |
1 |
| Brown |
2 |
| Red |
3 |
| Orange |
4 |
| Yellow |
5 |
| Green |
6 |
| Blue |
7 |
| Violet |
8 |
| Grey |
9 |
| White |
10 |
| White/Black Stripe |
11 |
| White/Brown Stripe |
12 |
| White/Red Stripe |
13 |
| White/Orange Stripe |
14 |
| White/Yellow Stripe |
15 |
| White/Green Stripe |
16 |
| White/Blue Stripe |
17 |
| White/Violet Stripe |
18 |
| White/Grey Stripe |
19 |
*Based on Mil-Spec-681
- Thomas Hoover
Colors for chassis and Interconnecting wire system by function
| Color |
Alternate Color |
Designation |
| Black |
White/Black |
Transistor Bases |
| Brown |
White/Brown |
Heaters or filaments |
| Red |
White/Red |
Power Supply B+ |
| Orange |
White/Orange |
Screen Grids Clock |
| Yellow |
White/Yellow |
Transistor Emitters |
| Green |
Green |
Ground, Grounded elements |
| Blue |
White/Blue |
Transistor Collectors |
| Violet |
White/Violet |
Power Supply, Minus |
Colors for Interconnecting by Voltage
| Color |
Designation |
| Red |
+151V to +500V |
| White/Red |
+61V to +150V |
| White/Brown/Red |
+26V to +60V |
| White/Red/Orange |
+7V to +25V |
| Violet |
-26V to -60V |
| White/Violet |
-11V to -25V |
| White/Violet/Yellow |
-2V to -10V |
| Green |
Ground |
Color Coding for AC Wiring
| Service |
Phase A |
Phase B |
Phase C |
Neutral |
Ground |
| 115V 60Hz 1 F |
Black |
— |
— |
White |
Green |
| 208V 60Hz 3 F "Y" |
Black |
Red |
Orange or Blue |
White |
Green |
| 230V 60Hz 3 F Delta |
Black |
Red |
Orange or Blue |
— |
Green |
| 115V 400Hz 3 F Delta |
Black |
Red |
Orange or Blue |
— |
Green |
| 208V 400Hz 3 F "Y" |
Black |
Red |
Orange or Blue |
White |
Green |
Commercial Coding for AC Wiring
| Service |
US |
Europe |
UK |
| 115V/240V 60Hz |
Black |
Brown |
Brown |
| Common |
White |
Blue |
Blue |
| Ground |
Green |
Green/Yellow |
Green/Yellow |
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