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Custom Cable Fabrication

Our company provide custom cable fabrication and connector cable assembly services in Singapore.

The demand for custom cable fabrication and connector cable assembly has surged globally, driven by the growing need for specialized electronic components across various industries.

custom cable fabrication

This article explores the key aspects of this industry, the processes involved in custom cable assembly, and the benefits of tailored solutions for diverse applications.

dsub connector cable assembly drawing

The Custom Cable Assembly Process

The process of custom cable assembly starts from client providing information of the custom cable project. Cable wiring connections various from project to project.

Our engineer will obtain the relevant information or documentation of the required cable. We will also understand the context of your cabling project to ensure that the connector and cable type that we select are suitable for your application.

custom RS232 cable assembly fabrication

Material Selection: Choosing the right materials is critical for ensuring durability and functionality. This includes selecting insulation, shielding, and jacketing materials that comply with industry standards.

Connector Selection: The choice of connectors is crucial as they must be compatible with both the cable and the devices they will connect to. Proper selection enhances reliability and performance.

Manufacturing: Once designs are finalized, the manufacturing process begins. This includes cutting wires to precise lengths, stripping ends, and attaching connectors through soldering or crimping methods.

Testing: Each assembly undergoes thorough testing to verify its performance against specified standards. This may include electrical testing, environmental assessments, and functional tests.

Shipping: After passing all quality checks, the custom cables are packaged appropriately for delivery to clients.

Benefits of Custom Cable Assemblies

Custom cable assemblies provide several advantages over standard options:
Tailored Performance: Clients can specify exact requirements regarding materials and configurations, ensuring optimal performance for their unique applications.

custom JST wire assembly

This is especially for specialised communication cable type like RS232, RS485, RS422, CAN bus, Profibus, etc…

custom dsub connector cable assembly

Quality Assurance: The rigorous testing protocols associated with custom assemblies lead to higher quality control than off-the-shelf products.

Increased Efficiency: Custom assemblies can integrate multiple types of cables into a single solution, reducing clutter and minimizing potential damage from multiple connections.

Flexibility in Production: Manufacturers can produce exactly what is needed without excess inventory, allowing for better resource management.

custom cable wiring diagram

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Contact our engineer today for your custom cable wiring connection fabrication.

Design a vending machine to accept digital cashless payments.

Modern vending machine design involves integrating modern peripheral like cashless payment terminal and telemetry system. MDB Multi Drop Bus is a communication standard established in the vending industry to enable vending peripherals to talk to one another by simply plug-and-play. This made integration among the devices used on a vending machine much easier.

Most cashless payment terminal for digital and cashless payment are MDB ready. They allow you to accept payment like Visa/Master credit card, Apple Pay Google Pay, NFC payment, WeChat pay, etc…

This is where MDB to Pulse or RS232 converter comes in. They enable newly developed vending system to seamlessly connect to a modern cashless payment terminal. Through simply plug-and-play, your vending machine can accept a wide range of payment method fast. There is no need to spend time and effort in the learning and development work on the MDB protocol. communication protocol. Using converter enables your vending machine to accept a wide range of digital cashless payment instantly.

Convert Coin Vending to Cashless Payment

This solution is to buy PIC-031 to enable a modern cashless payment terminal to collect payment for the old coin vending machine. PIC-031 is an MDB to Pulse Converter.

MDB is also known as Multi Drop Bus. It is a “plug & play” standard connection commonly used in the vending industry which allows peripherals to talk to one another.

Convert old coin vending machines to accept modern cashless payment methods like credit cards, QR codes, NFC, PayPal, WeChat, etc…

Convert your coin vending machine to cashless payment

Increase your vending sales by enabling modern cashless payment method.

You can purchase a cashless payment terminal from your local area. They are configured for payment suitable for local transactions.

Most of these modern terminals can easily connect to modern vending machines that can accept MDB connect. Little to no integration effect is required. For old vending machines that were not designed to the MDB standard, it is much harder and expensive to integrate.

PIC-031 is designed to resolve this issue. It converts the complex MDB protocol into simple pulse command that the old coin type of vending machine can easily understand.

Modern payment terminals can be enabled to accept a wide range of new digital and cashless modes of payment. Any new mode of payment can easily be upgraded on a payment. This is not the case for old coin-accepting vending machines.

The payment method over digital and cashless means has become more and more common. By enabling these modern payment channels, you can increase your sales compared to a vending machine that only collects physical cash coins and notes payment.

Credit Cards and Payment Networks:

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover

Mobile Wallets:

  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Samsung Pay

Digital Wallets:

  • PayPal
  • Venmo
  • Cash App

Online Payment Platforms:

  • Stripe
  • Square
  • Braintree (a PayPal service)

Unified Payments Interface (UPI):

  • Google Pay (in some regions)
  • PhonePe
  • Paytm

Contactless Payment Solutions:

  • PayWave (Visa)
  • PayPass (Mastercard)
  • Express Transit (Apple Pay)

Cryptocurrency Platforms:

  • Coinbase
  • Binance
  • Kraken

Banking Apps:

Many banks offer their mobile apps for cashless transactions.

Upgrade your old coin vending machine today.

Upgrade Old Vending Machines

Click here for more information about PIC-031 MSB to Pulse converter.

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Converting Coin/Notes Acceptor Vending Machine to Cashless Payment.

Introducing the Ultimate MDB to Pulse Converter: Revolutionize Your Vending Machine with Cashless Payment Terminals

Are you ready to take your vending machine business to the next level? Say goodbye to the limitations of traditional coin and note acceptors, and say hello to a new era of convenience and profitability. Our cutting-edge MDB to Pulse Converter is here to transform your vending machines into modern, cashless wonders that cater to today’s tech-savvy consumers.

Why Choose Our MDB to Pulse Converter?

  1. Seamless Integration: Our converter seamlessly integrates with your existing vending machine’s MDB (Multi-Drop Bus) protocol. This means you can upgrade your machines without the need for extensive technical modifications.
  2. Cashless Convenience: Tap into the growing trend of cashless payments. With our converter, your customers can pay using credit/debit cards, mobile wallets, or even NFC-enabled devices, making transactions faster and more convenient.
  3. Expanded Customer Base: By offering cashless payment options, you’re not just catering to traditional cash users. You’ll attract a broader customer base, including those who prefer digital transactions for security and convenience.
  4. Enhanced Security: Say goodbye to concerns about theft or vandalism of cash. With cashless payments, there’s no need to worry about handling and storing physical money. You don’t need manpower to collect the cash on your vending machine.
  5. Simple User-Friendly Interface: Our user-friendly interface makes it simple for customers to select items and complete transactions. The intuitive design ensures a smooth experience for every user.
  6. Customizable Solutions: We understand that each vending machine business is unique. Our converter can be tailored to your specific needs, offering customizable features to suit your business model.

How It Works:

  1. Installation: Our skilled technicians will guide you through the installation process, ensuring a hassle-free setup.
  2. Configuration: Customize the converter’s settings to match your pricing, product lineup, and branding.
  3. Go Cashless: Once installed and configured, your vending machine is ready to accept cashless payments. Watch as your customers embrace the convenience and speed of digital transactions.

Join the Cashless Revolution Today!

Upgrade your vending machines with our MDB to Pulse Converter and bring your business into the 21st century. Embrace the cashless revolution, attract new customers, and enhance your profitability. Contact us now to learn more about how our converter can transform your vending machine business. Your success is just a click away!

Click here to find out more about our MDB converter for cashless payment.

Convert old vending machines to cashless payment

How to convert your older pulse and legacy vending machines to accept modern cashless payment terminals via the MDB Interface?

Vending machines provide convenient 24-hour transactions for buyers as well as sellers. It is a very efficient way of distributing daily needs products. Vending is made possible with the cash coin/notes acceptor which uses pulsed output to activate the machine to dispense.

With the advancement trend in payment, more and more people are using digital cashless payment.

  • Credit Card
  • QR code payment
  • Mobile phone NFC
  • etc…

Many of these new payment modules has adopted the vending industry MDB (multi-drop bus) interface. Using MDB interface allows vending machine and its peripheral to use the same language to communicate with each other, making the entire vending system plug & play. This means that it is simple to install and integrate. No matter the vending accessories you buy, you know that it is going to be compatible work when the MDB cable is connected to your machine.

Older legacy machines that are still using the old pulsed output coin/notes acceptor will find difficulty in integrating into the modern MDB payment collecting module.

Introducing PIC-031 MDB to Pulse converter

PIC-031 MDB to Pulse converter is designed to support older legacy machines or simple machines that accept pulse input as a means to start operating. With PIC-031 converter board, your machine can now accept modern MDB based cashless payment terminals. Your legacy machine can now accept cashless payment modes like Credit Card, QR code, NFC payment from your customers.

For developer of vending or gaming machines, you do not need to understand the technical details of the MDB (Multi-Drop Bus). Simply use PIC-031 MDB to Pulse converter, and you can interface your machine to a MDB cashless device to help you collect payment.

Click here to find out more about our MDB converter for cashless payment.

Pelican Case Supplier in Singapore

Pelican Case supplier in Singapore

Pelican is a very popular branded box case in Singapore. This case is widely used for protecting fragile or sensitive equipment on the move.

You can easily purchase this online or from many stores in Singapore.

Here is a list of stores (online and physical stores) in Singapore selling Pelican cases.

List of Pelican Case Suppliers in Singapore

North of Singapore

South of Singapore

East of Singapore

West of Singapore

Online Supplier in Singapore

More box case to choose from.

Looking for an alternative box case to Pelican brand?
Click here to check up for more box cases for your equipment storage.

Custom RS232 Cable Production

We can help you custom mould RS232 cables (Dsub09 connectors) or other types of cables for your production. Customised your cable connection.

custom mould RS232 cable

RS232 cable connection

Default of two color to choose from. Black or Light Grey in color.

  • Connector type (Dsub09, Dsub15, etc…)
  • Cable color (Black, Light Grey, etc…)
  • Number of copper wires core. (3 cores, 7 cores)
  • Cable copper wiring size (AWG, 3*0.3mm2, 7*0.1mm)
  • Custom wiring connection, shielding connection.
  • Cable length

Contact us

Contact our sales engineer today to custom make your RS232 cable requirement.

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Rain Sensor Awning Controller

This is a timer clock awning controller for rain sensor application.

This awning will automated lower down the awning when rain is detected. A timer is available for you to set the operation timing through the week.

User Operation Introduction

Rain sensor switch with a green LED indicator.
Awning manual control switch

Rain Sensor Switch

This switch on the wall enables user to switch the rain sensing function On/Off.

There is a green LED indicator on this switch. If there is no light on this indicator, it means that the sensing function is not in operation.

A green light on the indicator means that the rain sensing function is enable. A blinking green light indicates rain sensing enable and rain is detected.

If the rain sensing function is enable, the controller will open up the awning when rain is detected.

If the sensing function is disable or when there is no rain detected, the controller allows user to control the awning manually via the awning switches on the wall.

Rain Controller Description

There is a timer on the controller which allows you to set the non-operating hours of the system. Awning can be programmed to retract itself when it is off operating hour. This ensure that the possibility of damage to the awning can be minimise during windy days. When not in operation the controller will roll up the awning to keep the awning properly intact. You may also add your own wind speed sensor to signal the awning to roll up when heavy wind is detected.

Features

  1. Auto draw down awning when raining and pull up after rain is stopped.
  2. Allow manual awning control.
  3. Control awning/rain-sensor operation time period throughout the days of a week. Flexible timer controlled.
  4. Solid state power control of two awning.
  5. Allow installation of up to 2 sensor rain. For redundancy.
Rain sensor & Awning installation
Rain sensor & Awning installation

TM-630A timer module settings

The timer module is using a standard product from SINOTIMER model TM-630A. It is used to shutdown the rain sensing system operation during the day/time of the whole week.

The operating manual can be downloaded here. (0.5Mb)
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The module is by default in a lock state. The keypad will not be responsive until the button panel is unlocked.

SINOTIMER model TM-630A

Unlock or Lock TM-630A timer module

  1. Press the button C/R 4 times, the lock symbol on the screen will disappeared.
  2. If left unlock for a period of time, the panel will return to the locked state.
  3. You can press the button C/R 4 times to lock the panel at any time.

Manually control the relay output of this timer module

  1. After unlocking the panel, press on the Red button (labelled Manual) to toggle the relay output, On and Off.

Setting the relay output to turn on for a specific date/time of the week

  1. After unlocking the panel, press on the button P to cycle through the programming settings.
  2. The display will cycle through 1on, 1off, 2on, 2off, 3on, 3off, …. up to 28on, 28off. This allows us to set 28 different period of timing to on/off the relay output.
  3. 1on means the first set of timing to switch On the relay. (output shorted circuit)
  4. 1off means the first set of timing to switch Off the relay. (output opened circuit)
  5. 2on 2off are the 2nd set of timing to switch the relay output on/off. You can set up to 28 sets of day/timing for the whole week.
  6. Eg. For 1on setup, press the respective button H+, M+, and D+ to set the hour/min/day/days of the week to activate the relay output.
  7. The same goes to 1off to set the time/day to deactivate the relay out.
  8. Press on the button P to cycle to the next set. This will also save your settings.
  9. You can press on the button Clock to exit the programming, and press the button C/R 4 times to lock the panel.

Setting the TM-630A module’s clock

  1. After unlocking the panel, press the button CLOCK together with the button H+ to set the clock’s hour.
  2. Press the button CLOCK together with the button M+ to set the clock’s minutes.
  3. Press the button CLOCK together with the button D+ to set the day of the week.

Controller Operation

  1. User is able to enable rain sensing mode, which will pass the rights to the sensor to controlling the awning. Disabling the rain sensing mode, allows user to manually control the awning.
  2. When user leave the system on manual mode, rolling the awning up/down can be controlled via the awning wall switches.
  3. User can manually control awning when rain sensing mode is enabled and there is no raining detected.
    When raining is detected, the system will not allow user to control the awning. The awning will automatically lower down the awning. The awning will not be rolled up. If the user want the awning to automatically roll up when the rain stopped, user can permanently leave the wall switch in the up position. When the rain stopped is detected, the control will be returned to the wall switches. Though if the wall switch is at the roll up position, the awning will proceed to roll up when the rain stops.
  4. After office hour features. This feature will force the awning to roll up after its operating hour. This is to minimise the duration of the awning opened, which minimise the chance of awning being damage by strong wind.
    When the rain sensor is enabled, the awning will be force to roll up. If it is still raining after the office hour, the system will allow the awning to be in the lowered position till the rain stops. Once the rain stopped, the awning will be rolled up automatically.
  5. When the timer output is enabled, the rain sensing system will tends to auto roll up to keep the awning during time/day/days set by the timer. If this after-office-hour feature is not needed, the timer module can be removed or unplugged from the system.
  6. The solid state relay will always be switched off while the relay is switching, and will switch back after the relay switching is done. This is to protect the relay of arching.
  7. Top relay Off = Manual operation.
    Top relay On = Auto Rain Sensor operated.
    Bottom relay Off = Force awning to lower. (While top relay is activated)
    Bottom relay On = Force awning to roll up. (While top relay is activated)

Indicator Status

RUN LED Indicator

  • LED Off – No power or Rain sensing mode is not enabled
  • LED On – Rain sensor enabled (but no rain)
  • LED Blinking – Rain sensor enabled (and rain is detected)

Rain Mode Indicator

  • Off – Manual Operation (Wall switch control by user)
  • On – Auto Operation (Sensor board controlling)

Auto Up Indicator (when Rain Mode = Auto Operation)

  • Off – Force awning to open up (roll down awning to shelter from rain)
  • On – Force awning to close up (roll up awning to prevent damage from wind)

Rain Sensing Controller Schematic

Rain awning schematic

Main Switch Function

The Neutral line is common to all. Live1 is the AC power line when the main switch is in On position (switch is downwards). This will activate the microcontroller and rain sensing electronic to function.

When the main switch is in the Off position (switch upwards), the entire electronic is not power up, and is not in operation. You will only see the green LED for 230Vac faintly lighted up. The rest of the LED are off. In this position the awning get access to direct power connection. This is as if the awning system works manually as normal. The Rain sensor controller is being by-pass. This allows for direct troubleshooting works on the awning without involving the rain sensing controller.

Relay U5

The function of this relay is to divert the incoming 230Vac (through the solid state relay U8) to either the manual control wall switches or to Relay U9 which forces the awning to open up, or roll up. Default relay position is allow manual control from the wall switch.

Relay U9

The function of this relay is to force the awning to open or roll up when Relay U5 is activated. Default relay position is to force awning to open its shelter for sheltering from the rain.

Solid State Relay U8

The function of this relay is to switch off the 230Vac power source while the relay U5 and U9 takes their time to switch. Doing this can prevent the mechanical relay U5 and U9 from contact welding problem. Meaning the relay switch becomes sticky because of the high voltage spark created during the switching. It improve the life span of the mechanical relay.

Reference

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Cable Tester Singapore

This cable tester is now available in Singapore.

Helps you to test your cable instantly within a second.

This tester can learn from a good master cable and help you check if the rest of your cables has the same connection as your master cable.

It can also generate a report to show you how an unknown set of cable is wired up internally.

The pluggable terminals allows you to easier connects to any cables for your testing.

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Switching Relay Output using Audio Signal

Audio Controlled Relay ST-ACR1

Application

  • Switching Controlled by Audio Signal
  • Switching from Mic or Line Signals
  • Silence Sensing
  • DPST switching relay output
  • Open-collector slave output

Connection Setup

Audio input, Light output
Alarm signal trigger system

Device Wiring Connection

Audio wiring input connection

The module uses 24Vdc for powering up the audio sensing input and relay output.

Power supply connection

Manual input to control the output relay.

Adding manual control

You can purchase the module ST-LCR1 to extend out for more relay outputs.

Adding more relay output for interfacing to external system.

Specification

  • Audio input: 10Kohm balanced bridging
  • Input connections: may be connected balanced or unbalanced
  • Control output: open-collectpr @ 25mA
  • Retrigger delay: 250ms
  • Relay output DPDT (up to 230Vac, 2A)
  • Activation response time: 25ms
  • Dimension: 17 x 76 x 39mm

Dimension

Product dimension size

Size Dimension

Audio Controlled Relays (other models)

ST-ACR1 Audio Controlled Relay

Relay is actuated by audio line level source.

ST-ACR1M Audio Controlled Relay

Relay is actuated by microphone input source.

ST-ACR2 Audio Controlled Relay

Can be used as a silence sensor detection device. Relay release delay is extended by 5-50sec.

ST-LCR1 Logic Controlled Relay

Logic controlled relay. Relay output is DPDT (dual pole dual throw)

ST-LCR2 Logic Controlled Relay

Pulsed controlled relay. Relay output is DPDT (dual pole dual throw)

ST-VOX1 Voice Activated Relay

Voice controlled relay output. Input voice can be from microphone or audio line level. Can be used in a voice intercom setup.

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