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#1 2010-09-10 15:24:24
- Grautex44fr
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[Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
Hello,
i own a DNS 323 revB1, and i want to plug a serial cable on the small picoblade connector. (to be able to restore the original FW if anything goes wrong).
I read http://dns323.randomhacking.net/, but my problem is: Where to find an appropriate crimped cable on the internet ? i don't want to buy 10 molex connectors, 100 crimp terminals and so on ^^... Just one cable !
And i'm not very confident about soldering anything directly on the board ^^
Does anybody here had the same problem, and found a website to order from ?
(ps: i'm from france, sorry for my english...)
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#2 2010-09-10 18:25:11
- Isildur
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
You can buy nokia's cable and simply modify it.
For details look here: http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index.ph … inkstation
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#3 2010-09-14 07:58:16
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
This looks like a 4 wire pico blade cable
http://www.rangevideo.com/index.php?mai … ucts_id=41
DNS-323 • 2x Seagate Barracuda ES 7200.10 ST3250620NS 250GB SATAII (3.0Gb/s) 7200RPM 16MB • RAID1 • FW1.03 • ext2
Fonz's v0.3 fun_plug http://www.inreto.de/dns323/fun-plug
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#4 2010-09-17 21:46:33
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
Mig: Hmm... seems to, yes ! Thanks 
Isildur: It could be a solution if i was confident enough about soldering anything on a really small board like the dns motherboard ^^ (i've no problem handling software, but hardware .... err...)... But your advice is precious, thanks too
I'll be back ! if my experience can help anybody else...
Thanks again !
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#5 2010-09-18 00:48:43
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
Hey !! i think i've found an other solution !
By surfing again over the internet, i've found these pieces of hardware at Newark ( = Farnell in europe)
a cable assembly with a crimp socket terminal at the end:
http://www.newark.com/molex/06-66-0015/ … dp/93K4877
(specs here: http://datasheet.octopart.com/500798100 … 331197.pdf)
and an empty receptacle:
http://www.newark.com/molex/51021-0400/ … dp/38C9871
I think there is no need for a crimper, as it seems we can put the socket-ended cable directly into the receptacle without any tool. Do you think i'm right ?
Last edited by Grautex44fr (2010-09-18 00:57:07)
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#6 2010-09-18 01:37:42
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
... and i will ask a friend to solder the wires on this piece of hardware:
http://www.gce-electronics.com/nos-prod … 2-ttl.html
(FYI only... sorry the website is in french 
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#7 2010-09-21 13:58:28
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
I've just received the wires and receptacles from RS: it's easy to assemble, just need my eyes and my nails ^^ (it's very small, but easy, it took me maybe 2min!).
It costs me around 20euros, it's expensive, but it works ^^ (and i did'nt burn my dns ^^)
Thanks !
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#8 2010-09-21 14:04:11
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
Any photo of the finished cable?
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#9 2010-09-22 11:25:28
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
Yep !
received.jpg: wires and receptacles
cable.jpg: ready to plug !
Now i'm waiting for the usb/ttl converter !
To be continued...
Last edited by Grautex44fr (2010-09-22 11:27:17)
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#10 2010-09-22 11:30:35
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
(2nd picture)
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#11 2010-09-22 13:15:50
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
Grautex44fr: please, could you post a step-by-step once you have it all working? It would be much appreciated by the rest of us...
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#12 2010-09-22 15:23:37
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Re: [Serial Connection] Where can i find ready-to-use "picoblade" wires ?
Okay ! i'm waiting for the usb/ttl converter, and once it is all working i'll post here.
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