# Stagehand Pro 5: Making The Connections

## **Plug in your Stagehand**

**What you will need**

* [5hp AC Induction Machine](/docs/machinery.md)
* [Showstopper Base](/docs/showstopper/showstopper-base.md)
* [PC Computer](/docs/spikemark/spikemark-installation.md) running Spikemark Software
* Cables

### Back panel overview

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1. [**Input Power**](/docs/stagehand/stagehand-pro-5/stagehand-pro-5-making-the-connections/stagehand-pro-5-power-input.md) - Plug in your L21-30 Cable to your power source
   1. Power source: 3 Phase 30 Amp 200-240VAC via L21-30 wall outlet or power distribution unit
2. [**Motor Output**](/docs/stagehand/stagehand-pro-5/stagehand-pro-5-making-the-connections/stagehand-pro-5-motor-and-brake-output.md) - Plug your Pro Motor Cable in between your machine and Stagehand Pro
3. [**Signal Input**](/docs/stagehand/stagehand-pro-5/stagehand-pro-5-making-the-connections/stagehand-pro-5-sensor-input.md) - Plug your Signal Cable in between your machine and Stagehand Pro
4. [**Interlock Input**](/docs/stagehand/stagehand-pro-5/stagehand-pro-5-making-the-connections/stagehand-pro-5-interlock-inputs.md)
   * If you are not using interlock switches or safety bumpers in your system, plug in the included Interlock Jumper
   * If you are using interlock switches or safety bumpers in your system, you will need to connect this to a [Safety Interlock Pro](/docs/showstopper/safety-interlock/safety-interlock-pro-4.md)
5. Fuse Protection - Control & Encoder Protection
6. [**Ethernet Input**](/docs/stagehand/stagehand-pro-5/stagehand-pro-5-making-the-connections/stagehand-pro-5-ethernet-input.md) - Using Ethernet Cables, plug in your Stagehand, Computer, and any other networked gear into a Network Switch. So you can Make It Move! Through [Spikemark!](/docs/spikemark/quickstart.md)
7. [**E-Stop Input**](/docs/stagehand/stagehand-pro-5/stagehand-pro-5-making-the-connections/stagehand-pro-5-showstopper-emergency-stop-input.md) - Plug in your Showstopper Cable (5 Pin XLR) between the Showstopper Base and the Stagehand pro
8. Commissioning port - Factory Use

## System Diagram

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