Header Connector to connect BS1 Project Board to custom daughter board

KatyBri

Hello,

I would like to plug a cable into the female row header on a BS1 project board and plug the other end into a male header strip on a daughter board.

Does anyone have a part number for such a cable?

Thanks.

Chris Savage

Well, there most likely wouldn't be a cable pre-made for something like this since it is not an industry standard connection, however I can give you the part number for a wire kit that we sell which would accomplish the same thing. The connections would be made one at a time, but then you could tie the bundle of wires together and achieve the same effect. Our part number is #800-00029.

If you truly need a cable made you have two options. Both involve buying the parts and tool to make the cable from a distributor like Jameco, Digi-Key or Mouser. You can buy a tool which let's you crimp male/female connectors of various sizes onto wire and they do sell various size header/socker connection housings which these wires plug into to effectively make a cable assembly. For a ribbon cable you would need that tool, the ribbon cable and the proper ends (female), and then on one end you could use a SIP header to connect the two female connectors together.

RDL2004

If you insert a male header into the socket on the board, you can use something like these female to female cables.

www.ebay.com/itm/4-Pin-Dual-female-Jumper-Wire-600mm-10pcs-pack-/280716024956

Possibly, if you search long enough on eBay you may find someone selling exactly what you need (pin to socket). I found those by seaching "jumper wire female".

I have an LCD connected to a Propeller board with individual male to female jumper wires and it's a tangled mess.


If you want to try making your own cable, this post may help a little:

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?84325-SX-Key-Strain-Relief

edit: The Molex male pins are not very sturdy (they're just pieces of flat metal that's folded), plugging header pins into the socket on the board and using female to female on the cable is probably a better way to go.

erco

I needed a similar cable last night, but 6-conductor. I used two servo cable extenders (3 conductors each), which have a male on one end and a female on the other. Just had to clip away a thin plastic shield on the male end with an X-acto knife. In a pinch, toenail scissors would work too.

You could use 3 such servo cables to get 9 conductors. Parallax sells 'em, or if you can wait a few weeks, Ebay China is cheap, 5 for $1.37! http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-150mm-RC-servo-Extension-Cord-Cable-wire-lead-JR-R-C-/220752252054?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3365dc0c96

Discussion at http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?138176-3-Pin-Extension-Cables-coming-soon-to-a-store-near-you!&p=1077134&viewfull=1#post1077134

I used them to connect a BoE to a 4-relay board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHzxgpUCjiU

RDL2004

Another option would be to use a few of the regular F/F 3 wire extensions Parallax has, the ones that come with the 3 pin header. The fact that the wires are stuck together would help cut down on the "tangled mess".

http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/CablesConverters/tabid/166/CategoryID/40/List/0/SortField/0/Level/a/ProductID/385/Default.aspx


You can get pre-crimped wires along with the connector housings from Pololu and assemble your own custom cables. This may be a good way to go if you don't want to deal with doing the crimping yourself (note that the male pins are the somewhat flimsy folded metal type).

http://www.pololu.com/catalog/category/39