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Keyboard Wedge PowerLink Cable 
MLPN 
53-53702x-3  
Pin  Function 
1 Keyboard Clock 
2 Keyboard Data 
3 No Connect 
4 Power Ground 
5 +5 VDC 
5-Pin DIN, Female 
Pin  Function 
1 PC Data 
2 No Connect 
3 Power Ground 
4 +5 VDC 
5 PC Clock 
6 No Connect 
6-Pin DIN, Male 
Metrologic will supply an adapter cable with a 5-pin DIN male connector on one 
end and a 6-pin mini DIN female connector on the other.  According to the 
termination required, connect the appropriate end of the adapter cable to the 
PowerLink cable, leaving the necessary termination exposed for connecting to 
the keyboard and the keyboard port on the PC. 
Keyboard Wedge Adapter Cable 
Pin  Function 
1 PC Clock 
2 PC Data 
3 No Connect 
4 Power Ground 
5 +5 VDC 
5-Pin DIN, Male 
Pin  Function 
1 Keyboard Data 
2 No Connect 
3 Power Ground 
4 +5 VDC 
5 Keyboard Clock 
6 No Connect 
6-pin Mini DIN, Female