Table T5. Pin assignments of underwater mateable stab plate connectors.

Function (OBH) Connection of downhole cable  
Connection inside
of MEG
  Connection inside of OBH
Connector for OBH
(MSSK-8#20-CCP)
Seacon blue cable
Neutral
buoyancy
cable
UMC pin/A,B
MEG D-sub9 (for OBH)
OBH D-sub15
Cable inside
of OBH
Connector of OBH
(Seacon MSSK-8#20-BCR)
Power +Vin 1 Brown Red/in 1/A
8 (red)
8 Red 1
0Vin 2 Gray Black/in 2/A
9 (green)
7 Green 2
0Vin 3 White Blue/out 2/B
9 (green)
7 Green 3
Signal GND 4 Yellow Green/out 1/B
5 (black)
9 Black 4
Rx(+) 5 Orange Red/out 3/B
3 (orange)
3 Blue 5
Rx(-) 6 Red Yellow/out 4/B
4 (white)
10 Pink 6
Tx(+) 7 Blue Green/in 3/A
2 (blue)
1 Orange 7
Tx(-) 8 Green Blue/in 4/A
1 (pink)
2 Pink 8

Notes: MEG = multiple-access expandable gateway, OBH = ocean borehole seismometer, UMC = underwater mateable connector. Function abbreviations: Rx = receive, Tx = transmit, GND = ground, Vin = power supply input.