This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the D-Shaped, Centronics Cables category on DigiKey.com
Products in this family are lengths of cable material terminated at one or both ends with a Centronix style connector, characterized by a mating end having a D-shaped shroud surrounding a rectangular contact set similar in form to a card edge interconnect system. Named after the computer equipment company that popularized its use in the 1970s and '80s, its use for peripheral interconnect applications in computer systems has since been largely supplanted by other systems.
SelectionCharacteristics
Configuration: The connector size and gender configuration of the cable, describing its overall shape.
Length: The length of the cable assembly, this length may or may not include the connectors. Please consult the individual datasheets.
Cable Type: The cross-sectional shape and color of the cabling used in the assembly.
Shielding: Whether or not the device possesses an electrically insulating barrier that helps to reduce or eliminate electromechanical interference, and if so what type of barrier.
Style: Indicates the style of cable, usually indicating pinout or connection standard.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 14B26-SZLB-050-0LC |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 3M155824-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | 3M |
| DESCRIPTION | Centronics 26 pos Male to Male Assembly 1.64’ (500.00mm) Round, Beige |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 1SF26-L120-00C-200 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 3M155830-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | 3M |
| DESCRIPTION | Centronics 26 pos Male to Male Assembly 6.56’ (2.00m) Round, Beige |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | AK138-2 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | AE1362-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Assmann WSW Components |
| DESCRIPTION | Centronics 36 pos Male to Male Assembly 6.56’ (2.00m) Round, Beige |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | GP-IE515546DS-005 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 3272-GP-IE515546DS-005-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Amphenol Cables on Demand |
| DESCRIPTION | Centronics 24 pos Female to Male Assembly 16.40’ (5.00m) Round, Gray |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |