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J1 Connector Pinout

Manifold — an Arduino Nano inspired, automotive-grade controller board. Full pin reference for the main harness connector.

J1 · TE Connectivity AMPSEAL 776180-1
35-position · 3-row · 4 mm pitch · right-angle THT

Positions

35

Logic level

3.3 V

VIN range

9–40 V

Contact rating

8 A / pin

Sealing

IP67

Temp range

−40 – 125 °C

Physical layout

Top view, mating face. The center row is staggered a half-pitch relative to the outer rows — this is the connector's real pin numbering, not a simplification: pins run left–to–right along the top row (1–12), then the middle row (13–23), then the bottom row (24–35).

Power Ground Digital I/O Analog System
Pin 1 index · top-left
1VIN
2D0
3D1
4D2
5D3
6D4
7D5
8D6
9D7
10D8
11D9
12D10
13D11
14D12
15D13
16+5V
17+3V3
18GND
19GND
20RST
21AREF
22A0
23A1
24A2
25A3
26A4
27A5
28A6
29A7
30D14
31D15
32D16
33D17
34D18
35D19
Row 1 · pins 1–12 Row 2 (staggered) · pins 13–23 Row 3 · pins 24–35

Full pin table

Sorted by physical pin number. "MCU pin" is the real NXP S32K144 (64-pin LQFP) silicon pin behind each signal, where applicable.

Pin Signal Direction Voltage / current MCU pin Notes
1VINPower in12 V nom (9–40 V)Raw battery input. Upstream of F1 (1 A automotive fuse) and reverse-battery / load-dump protection.
2D0I/O3.3 V1Shared with onboard UART header J3 (RX).
3D1I/O3.3 V2Shared with onboard UART header J3 (TX).
4D2I/O3.3 V3
5D3I/O3.3 V4
6D4I/O3.3 V5
7D5I/O3.3 V6
8D6I/O3.3 V13
9D7I/O3.3 V14
10D8I/O3.3 V15
11D9I/O3.3 V16
12D10I/O3.3 V17
13D11I/O3.3 V18
14D12I/O3.3 V19
15D13I/O3.3 V22
16+5VPower out5 V, ≤3 ABuck regulator (U2, LMR33630-Q1) output. Not connected to the MCU — peripheral power only.
17+3V3Power out3.3 V, ≤300 mALDO (U4, TLV733P-Q1) output. Primary MCU supply rail, also exposed here for peripherals.
18GNDGround0 V10
19GNDGround0 V40
20RESETInput3.3 V, active-low6310 kΩ pull-up to +3V3 (R1) on-board.
21AREFAnalog3.3 V ref9Real ADC voltage-reference input (VREFH), not a placeholder pin.
22A0Analog in3.3 V20Real ADC-capable pin.
23A1Analog in3.3 V21Real ADC-capable pin.
24A2Analog in3.3 V25Real ADC-capable pin.
25A3Analog in3.3 V26Real ADC-capable pin.
26A4Analog in3.3 V27Real ADC-capable pin.
27A5Analog in3.3 V28Real ADC-capable pin.
28A6Analog in3.3 V29Real ADC-capable pin.
29A7Analog in3.3 V30Real ADC-capable pin.
30D14I/O3.3 V23
31D15I/O3.3 V24
32D16I/O3.3 V35
33D17I/O3.3 V36
34D18I/O3.3 V39
35D19I/O3.3 V55

Before you wire anything up

Logic is 3.3 V, not 5 V

D0–D19 and A0–A7 are all 3.3 V logic. +5V (pin 16) is a separate, dedicated power pin for peripherals — it does not reach the MCU. Feeding true 5 V logic into any D/A pin risks damaging the MCU.

D0 / D1 are shared

Both pins double as the onboard UART header's RX/TX. If a peripheral on J1 uses D0/D1 as plain GPIO, it will contend with anything wired to the UART header.

Power input protection

Pin 1 (VIN) passes through a 1 A automotive fuse, reverse-battery ideal-diode protection, and a 33 V TVS clamp before reaching the buck regulator — rated for the 9–40 V transient range typical of a 12 V vehicle electrical system (cold-crank to load-dump).

Real ADC channels throughout

Every pin labeled A0–A7 and AREF is a genuine ADC-capable / voltage-reference silicon pin on the NXP S32K144, not a relabeled digital pin — analog input here is a real capability, not just a naming convention.