- Home
- GagePort Interfaces
- What's a GagePort?
- GagePort-to-USB cable
- What's a FlashCable?
- Mitutoyo FlashCables
- MarConnect FlashCables
- Current Price List
- Contact Us
What's a FlashCable?
A FlashCable is a cable that contains all of the wiring and circuitry required to connect a particular Digital or DC Analog gage to a Digital or Combo GagePort. In addition, a FlashCable contains a flash memory chip that holds information such as the gage name, gage type, and calibration date. A GagePort will automatically read this information from the FlashCable so that it knows exactly what type of gage is connected. This makes setting up the gage configuration in the GagePort much easier, and often it makes it completely plug-and-play.
There are two basic varieties of FlashCables available: Digital FlashCables for gages with digital outputs, and Analog FlashCables for gages with analog DC outputs. Digital FlashCables can be used with the GP-2102NT or GP-2104NT Digital GagePorts or GP-3102NT Combo GagePort, while Analog FlashCables can be used with the GP-3102NT Combo GagePort only.
The standard length for FlashCables is 5 feet long. Often there is an S-xx designation for longer versions of a particular FlashCable. For example, the 10-foot version of the GF-0190-III is the GF-0190-III-S-10. Sometimes a FlashCable is intended to be used as an adapter to another cable, and in that case the FlashCable might be less than one foot long and be called a "FlashCable Adapter." One such example is the Mitutoyo FlashCable Adapter, GF-MTI-CONV.
There are two basic varieties of FlashCables available: Digital FlashCables for gages with digital outputs, and Analog FlashCables for gages with analog DC outputs. Digital FlashCables can be used with the GP-2102NT or GP-2104NT Digital GagePorts or GP-3102NT Combo GagePort, while Analog FlashCables can be used with the GP-3102NT Combo GagePort only.
The standard length for FlashCables is 5 feet long. Often there is an S-xx designation for longer versions of a particular FlashCable. For example, the 10-foot version of the GF-0190-III is the GF-0190-III-S-10. Sometimes a FlashCable is intended to be used as an adapter to another cable, and in that case the FlashCable might be less than one foot long and be called a "FlashCable Adapter." One such example is the Mitutoyo FlashCable Adapter, GF-MTI-CONV.