# Z axis motor pinout **URL:** \ **Category:** Electronics\ **Created:** [June 12, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194 "2019-06-12T16:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![acamer14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@acamer14](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/acamer14)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/1 "2019-06-12T16:52:30Z")
Does anyone know the the pinout of the z axis kit motor? I am playing around with some arduino programming. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/2 "2019-06-12T17:08:32Z")
The picture @Bar has shared has a so low resolution that it’s hard to read. My guess is: - motor - - motor + - hall sensor Vcc - hall sensor Grnd - hall sensor A {Vout?) - hall sensor B {Vout?) ![ET-SGM37_MotorSpecs](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/c/c90ac94431febec2e01f0ed23f26a4deb9997f20.png) Kind regards, Gero ---
**Author:** ![Keith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/keith/32/1332_2.png) [@Keith](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Keith)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/3 "2019-06-12T18:07:26Z")
Here’s a clearer copy… ![z-motor](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/a/a735651cb6faf5c46aa26a7133aec1e49cf9ad35.png) ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/4 "2019-06-12T18:37:04Z")
@Keith How and where did you get that? Tried all search methods i could come up with. The post i have it from mentioned that Bar has put it on GitHub. I remember taking a copy from there with the same low resolution. Today i could not find it on GitHub within 3 minutes. If that low resolution image is still there, it would be worth to replace it. ---
**Author:** ![Keith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/keith/32/1332_2.png) [@Keith](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Keith)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/5 "2019-06-12T18:53:24Z")
I think I got it from the mfg site, but I don’t remember. I downloaded it and have a copy in my photos along with the spec sheet for the other motor. ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/6 "2019-06-12T19:07:39Z")
Something i would never do… i did 🤪 I abused my rights and edited @bar 's post here > [@Z-Axis Motor Specs](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-specs/340/21): > > I’ve added the datasheet to the GitHub repository here. It should help with finding a comparable motor, but it does not list the gear ratio so we may still need to take one apart for full documentation Edit: and mine below Next to find it on Git and a place to add it in the Wiki ---
**Author:** ![acamer14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@acamer14](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/acamer14)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/7 "2019-06-12T19:11:39Z")
It seems the setup is not a stepper motor. It is a standard DC motor with encoder feedback. I am guessing Motor + is Vin… Motor - is GND. This is powered with PWM for speed control. Does anyone know the format of the hall A and B output? ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/8 "2019-06-12T19:12:42Z")
Defiantly no steppers on the Maslow in original version. All 3 DC with encoders. Edit: Not sure if it helps, anyway: Take a look at the system.cpp in the Firmware. > ``` > else if(pcbVersion == 1){ > > ``` ``` //PCB v1.1 Detected //MP1 - Right Motor encoder1A = 20; // INPUT encoder1B = 21; // INPUT in1 = 6; // OUTPUT in2 = 4; // OUTPUT enA = 5; // PWM //MP2 - Z-axis encoder2A = 19; // INPUT encoder2B = 18; // INPUT in3 = 9; // OUTPUT in4 = 7; // OUTPUT enB = 8; // PWM //MP3 - Left Motor encoder3A = 2; // INPUT encoder3B = 3; // INPUT in5 = 10; // OUTPUT in6 = 11; // OUTPUT enC = 12; // PWM ``` Edit 2: ‘Defiantly’ was not the word i was looking for… (foreign language member) Kindly ignore that word. Perhaps ‘certainly’ would fit more 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Keith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/keith/32/1332_2.png) [@Keith](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Keith)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/9 "2019-06-12T20:54:05Z")
> [@acamer14](#): > > Does anyone know the format of the hall A and B output? I think there has been some work on this in the forums. You might want to try a search on “encoders”. I would find some threads for you, but I am just on a quick break at work at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/10 "2019-06-12T22:11:48Z")
note the difference between the pins on the arduino/motor board and the motor board/motor they are very different David Lang ---
**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/11 "2019-06-12T22:13:47Z")
the hall A and B outputs are standard quadrature encoder outputs David Lang k ---
**Author:** ![acamer14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@acamer14](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/acamer14)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/12 "2019-06-13T13:00:39Z")
@dlang Thank you. The word I was looking for was quadrature. I am working on converting my maslow over to a more conventional XY rectangular system. I will make some post about this when I get there. ---
**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/13 "2019-06-14T00:09:54Z")
take a look at [corexy.com](http://corexy.com) that approach can make it so you only have the Z motor moving (easier wiring) and can avoid having any chain under the workpiece to collect sawdust. David Lang ---
**Author:** ![marcething](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@marcething](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/marcething)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/14 "2019-09-24T03:38:14Z")
Hi, does anyone know what connector is used on the original z-motor, or at least that one from Makers Made? I didn’t have the original one in my early kit, so ordered a replacement z-axis motor, assuming they all have the same connectors. I now have the motor ( Z-axis replacement motor from Makers Made ) , but not the cable, and it seems to be with a smaller connector than the X and Y motor… Could someone help out please? Many thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![Bee](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bee/32/2160_2.png) [@Bee](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Bee)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/15 "2019-09-24T04:54:51Z")
@marcething that is correct, the original motor also has the smaller connector. Maker Made is the same parts source as the original Maslow. Do you have a Z cable from a Maslow kit? or are you saying you have a 3rd chain drive motor cable? Or you need to get a cable for Z? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![blurfl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/blurfl/32/9_2.png) [@blurfl](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/blurfl)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/16 "2019-09-24T15:00:35Z")
> [@marcething](#): > > does anyone know what connector is used on the original z-motor [Here](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/zaxis-motor-cable-connector/10976) you go. The connector on the motor itself is [this one](https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/jst-sales-america-inc/B6B-PH-K-S-LF-SN/455-1708-ND/926615). ---
**Author:** ![marcething](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@marcething](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/marcething)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-motor-pinout/10194/17 "2019-09-24T16:45:33Z")
Super, Thanks a lot