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making my own cable - what kind of connector do i need

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2002-02-25 18:36 in General Discussion
hi...i recently ordered bs2 chip (not the whole kit) and now i'm
trying to build my own cable but can't get it to work. I have found
some websites that has all the instruction to build serial cable but
either they don't have part numbers listed or they don't have
pictures to show exactly what needs to be connected to what and how.
I have db9 female connector and i got the 4 conductor cable but then
I've been reading about some connector that i need but can't find it
anywhere. The one i found does not fit on my breadboard.

Can anyone of you redirect me or tell me what exactly i need and how
do i make it happen?

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-02-23 19:17
    There are a variety of ways to plug the wires into the breadboard. Cut
    up an IC socket or just solder pins on the ends of the wires and plug
    them in. Pins 2,3,4, and 5 connect straight to the Stamp. Pin 6 and 7 on
    the DB9 should be shorted together. So you are 90% there. You just need
    a way to connect the DB9 to the Stamp. What kind of connector do you
    have for the other end?

    You can also get an adapter from us that is mechanically pretty sturdy
    and also lets you hook a 9V battery to the breadboard.
    http://www.al-williams.com/awce/asp2.htm

    Al Williams
    AWC
    * Floating point math for the Stamp, PIC, SX, or any microcontroller
    http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak1.htm



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    >
    > hi...i recently ordered bs2 chip (not the whole kit) and now i'm
    > trying to build my own cable but can't get it to work. I have found
    > some websites that has all the instruction to build serial cable but
    > either they don't have part numbers listed or they don't have
    > pictures to show exactly what needs to be connected to what
    > and how. I have db9 female connector and i got the 4
    > conductor cable but then I've been reading about some
    > connector that i need but can't find it
    > anywhere. The one i found does not fit on my breadboard.
    >
    > Can anyone of you redirect me or tell me what exactly i need and how
    > do i make it happen?
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-02-23 19:49
    Why don't you try to make the cable connection as the Basic Stamp manual
    describes? It's very easy! You only need a DB9 Female, the 4 conductor cable
    and a Snappable Header Pin, of at least, 4 connectors. So you can solder
    the cable to the DB9, and the other part of the cable to the Header Pin. The
    Header Pin is extreamly easy to use in protoboards and PCBs. You can buy
    Header Pin in Jameco, JDR, or you local Electronic Store.

    Ezequiel Leonardo Aceto
    Sunixs Micro
    Bernal,
    Argentina.

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-02-23 20:12
    Did he say RTFM?

    Ezequiel Leonardo Aceto wrote:
    >
    > Why don't you try to make the cable connection as the Basic Stamp manual
    > describes? It's very easy! You only need a DB9 Female, the 4 conductor cable
    > and a Snappable Header Pin, of at least, 4 connectors. So you can solder
    > the cable to the DB9, and the other part of the cable to the Header Pin. The
    > Header Pin is extreamly easy to use in protoboards and PCBs. You can buy
    > Header Pin in Jameco, JDR, or you local Electronic Store.
    >
    > Ezequiel Leonardo Aceto
    >
    > Sunixs Micro
    >
    > Bernal,
    >
    > Argentina.
    >
    > [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-02-23 23:21
    Umm... Download the Stamp manual from Parallax -- it has the cable wiring in
    it. Just solder the cable wires to some clipped off component leads and plug
    them into the breadboard.
    Original Message

    > hi...i recently ordered bs2 chip (not the whole kit) and now i'm
    > trying to build my own cable but can't get it to work. I have found
    > some websites that has all the instruction to build serial cable but
    > either they don't have part numbers listed or they don't have
    > pictures to show exactly what needs to be connected to what and how.
    > I have db9 female connector and i got the 4 conductor cable but then
    > I've been reading about some connector that i need but can't find it
    > anywhere. The one i found does not fit on my breadboard.
    >
    > Can anyone of you redirect me or tell me what exactly i need and how
    > do i make it happen?
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-02-24 13:16
    Hi Sam,
    I cut the cable of an old destroyed mouse.
    it is thin, flexible and already with an plug
    how to connect it to the stamp it's to see in the manual

    regards Heinz

    Original Message
    From: "sam_26880" <sam_26880@y...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 8:08 PM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] making my own cable - what kind of connector do i
    need


    > hi...i recently ordered bs2 chip (not the whole kit) and now i'm
    > trying to build my own cable but can't get it to work. I have found
    > some websites that has all the instruction to build serial cable but
    > either they don't have part numbers listed or they don't have
    > pictures to show exactly what needs to be connected to what and how.
    > I have db9 female connector and i got the 4 conductor cable but then
    > I've been reading about some connector that i need but can't find it
    > anywhere. The one i found does not fit on my breadboard.
    >
    > Can anyone of you redirect me or tell me what exactly i need and how
    > do i make it happen?
    >
    >
    > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-02-25 17:56
    what exactly does it look like? the header pin i meant..i checked
    local radioshack and they don't have it..and how do i connect it?


    --- In basicstamps@y..., "Ezequiel Leonardo Aceto" <nik@i...> wrote:
    > Why don't you try to make the cable connection as the Basic Stamp
    manual
    > describes? It's very easy! You only need a DB9 Female, the 4
    conductor cable
    > and a Snappable Header Pin, of at least, 4 connectors. So you can
    solder
    > the cable to the DB9, and the other part of the cable to the Header
    Pin. The
    > Header Pin is extreamly easy to use in protoboards and PCBs. You can
    buy
    > Header Pin in Jameco, JDR, or you local Electronic Store.
    >
    > Ezequiel Leonardo Aceto
    > Sunixs Micro
    > Bernal,
    > Argentina.
    >
    > [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-02-25 18:36
    I am NOT trying to be mean or nasty, but if you can't look at the end of
    a serial cable a figure out what kind of connector you need to mate it
    to a breadboard maybe you should consider buying one from Parallax.

    leroy

    sam_26880 wrote:
    >
    > what exactly does it look like? the header pin i meant..i checked
    > local radioshack and they don't have it..and how do i connect it?
    >
    > --- In basicstamps@y..., "Ezequiel Leonardo Aceto" <nik@i...> wrote:
    > > Why don't you try to make the cable connection as the Basic Stamp
    > manual
    > > describes? It's very easy! You only need a DB9 Female, the 4
    > conductor cable
    > > and a Snappable Header Pin, of at least, 4 connectors. So you can
    > solder
    > > the cable to the DB9, and the other part of the cable to the Header
    > Pin. The
    > > Header Pin is extreamly easy to use in protoboards and PCBs. You can
    > buy
    > > Header Pin in Jameco, JDR, or you local Electronic Store.
    > >
    > > Ezequiel Leonardo Aceto
    > > Sunixs Micro
    > > Bernal,
    > > Argentina.
    > >
    > > [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
    >
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