I don't seem to be able to find the 30cm go!cable's for sale anywhere. Does anyone have a source? I need the length for the location of the touch screen in this project.
30cm go!cable
Started by NXTwoThou, Aug 06 2012 01:21 PM
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Posted 06 August 2012 - 11:49 PM
I don't seem to be able to find the 30cm go!cable's for sale anywhere. Does anyone have a source? I need the length for the location of the touch screen in this project.
I'm more curious if anyone has tried a 30cm cable. I'd be concerned about that much antenna.
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 06:19 AM
I bought it directly from nwazet: http://www.nwazet.com/gocable30
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 06:44 AM
I don't seem to be able to find the 30cm go!cable's for sale anywhere. Does anyone have a source? I need the length for the location of the touch screen in this project.
You can make these kinds of things really easily. They require no soldering and you only need tools to do it if you want to make it easy for yourself. The Netduino Go uses standard 10-way header sockets(5x2 pin array) that have locator notches. The items you need to make cables are:
- 10-way plugs (one per end if required)
- Ribbon cable (grey or multi coloured are fine)
- Clamping tool (less than $10 and reduces chance of mistakes)
You can get all of these from electronics hobby shops and electronics parts retailers/suppliers. The 10-way plugs usually come packaged individually with three parts to them. The larger part has sharp contacts that pierce the ribbon cable wires when you clamp it. The other two pieces clip into the main piece. One is smaller than the other. The smaller one is used to clamp the ribbon into the sharp contacts. Line the ribbon up with the contacts and push down hard with the second piece(using the clamping tool makes this really easy). Once clamped, fold the ribbon back over the plug and use the final piece to brace the ribbon. It prevents tugging from ripping the ribbon out of the plug.
The ribbon cable can be bought in lengths you require. If you can't get ribbon with 10 wires in it, just buy anything larger than that. I personally have a massive roll of 16-way that I use for everything and strip off what I don't need for a particular cable. Sometimes you can buy bundles from electronics hobby shops which have breadboard wires and ribbon cable in them with other junk if they don't sell ribbon cable.
Not sure what country you live in but I've never seen these cables pre-made purely because they're not used in consumer electronics for external purposes. I have read that packs of 10-way cables for the Netduino will be sold soon within the USA for people who aren't hardware savey. Not sure what the status on that is.
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 06:47 AM
http://www.amazon.co...44321970&sr=1-5I have read that packs of 10-way cables for the Netduino will be sold soon within the USA for people who aren't hardware savey. Not sure what the status on that is.
They're 10cm though
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 06:54 AM
Not sure what country you live in but I've never seen these cables pre-made purely because they're not used in consumer electronics for external purposes. I have read that packs of 10-way cables for the Netduino will be sold soon within the USA for people who aren't hardware savey. Not sure what the status on that is.
I bought 10cm cables here:
http://www.proto-adv...o-IDCcables.php
and as stated earlier, I bought 30cm cables from nwazet: http://www.nwazet.co...duct/connectors
He seems to be within USA (according to the profile), I'm from Norway, and did not have any problem ordering.
For me it is more difficult to get plugs and cables loose to make my own, than to get these readymade.
Both Nwazet and proto-advantage have reasonable shippingcosts.
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 11:52 AM
Well, Netduino Go does not use standard 0.1" (2.54 mm) pitch headers, but smaller ones with 0.05" (1.27 mm) pitch. Also, separating wires of 0.025" ribbon cable is harder (it's 80-wire vs. 40-wire IDE cable).You can make these kinds of things really easily. ... The Netduino Go uses standard 10-way header sockets(5x2 pin array) that have locator notches.
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 12:44 PM
I had attempted to order 30cm from Nwazet in June. That part of my order got canceled with the note "We apologize: the 30cm cables are out of stock. Secret Labs, our supplier has not yet delivered our order and did not provide an ETA.". If you look at the site now it says "Out of stock until further notice". I guess I'll try and track down headers/cable/tool.
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 05:18 PM
You can buy direct from Samtec (part code FFSD-05-D-12.00-01-N) although shipping is a bit pricey, they do samples though...
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Posted 24 September 2012 - 10:20 AM
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