16-pin DIP header for IDC ribbon cable
The 746611-6: That pitch transition is the whole point — it lets a standard ribbon cable land on a DIP footprint without a separate adapter.
Cable termination is IDC, and the connector accepts 28 AWG stranded wire or 26-30 AWG solid. That covers the common ribbon cable gauges used in mass-termination harnesses — no need to change wire stock if you're running 28 AWG stranded. The housing is black, with a feed-through feature that lets the cable pass straight through the connector body — useful for daisy-chaining or when the cable exit needs to be on the same side as the board.
Peer comparison: 1-216791-6
The closest functional sibling is 1-216791-6, also a 16-position AMP-Latch DIP header. The key difference: 1-216791-6 uses tin contacts (118.1 µin / 3.00 µm) instead of gold, and its row spacing is 0.100" (2.54 mm) rather than the 0.300" (7.62 mm) on the 746611-6. That row-spacing change means the two parts are not footprint-interchangeable — the 746611-6's wider row pitch takes up more board space. The 1-216791-6 also uses a press-fit mounting option, while the 746611-6 is standard through-hole. If your assembly line is set up for press-fit, the 1-216791-6 is the one to look at; otherwise, the 746611-6 solders in with a standard wave process.