topic Re: Connector or Cable for USBSPYDER08 in 8-bit Microcontrollers

Connector or Cable for USBSPYDER08

Dakota — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:32:31 GMT

Good Morning,

I searched this forum for the answer to my question, but could not find a relevant post.

Does anyone know where to purchase either a polarized, 6 contact IDC connector that will mate to the USBSPYDER08, or a ribbon cable connector with 6 contacts? The smallest connector that I can find has 10 contacts, and it will not fit in the socket.

I think that I could probably modify a 10 contact connector, or connect to the vertical 6 pin header, but there should be a cleaner way to use the BDM port.

Thank you.

Re: Connector or Cable for USBSPYDER08

baddad — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:21:37 GMT

The 6-pin IDC connectors are hard to find.

Witztronics sells a 12", 6-pin IDC cable on their web site:

www.witztronics.com

Maybe that will help.

BadDad

Re: Connector or Cable for USBSPYDER08

Dakota — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:13:22 GMT

Good Morning,

Thank you for the information. This will definitely get me started without having to cut and modify existing connectors.

In Fall 2007, I am teaching a control systems class, and it would be nice to have some 6 contact ribbon connectors (not the pre-built cable assemblies), but the cable assemblies will work if no connectors can be found by that time.