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I think that would put too much weight on the EXT connector when one holds up the Pandora to use it, if they're that short. If they go that method, the dongle should be at least a half metre.I'd prefer that the official product be a multicable-dongle (if you understand... ext connector one end, many short (5cm?) cables that end to appropriate labeled connector) with one connector for the GPIO/UART things - it should be ended with an easy to acquire connector that is still not misleading. This would allow for easier external gadget development and one standard for gadget connection. Any ideas for the connector? It would need to have a minimum of 8 connections. I'll edit this post (or post a reply) when I have my suggestion ready
EDIT: My first two ideas that I'm thinking about were 8P8C but that would be confusing(Ethernet?) or DE-9 (Serial?) but that would also be really confusing so I'm thinking of something else.
EDIT2: So after discarding those two, I'm suggesting Mini-DIN 8 ala this as the official cable end: http://www.digikey.fi/product-detail/en/MD-80/CP-2080-ND/96920 and this on your gadget if pcb http://www.digikey.fi/product-detail/en/MD-80S/CP-2480-ND/145317
Now I'm expecting people to tell me why Mini-DIN 8 is an awful solution, but IMO you should also suggest a better alternative
Have I missed something? Are we finally getting TV out cables? Was just about to post about the possibility of running a community based kickstarter to fund the production of the cables if OP GmbH does not have the time / funds / desire to get the cables made.
The ext port & connector is relatively sturdy: http://urjaman.dyndns.info/12032013.jpg
That is an ext port connector + tinybob + piece of cable to an RCA CVBS connector + an EasyCAP USB capture device, and it all hangs off the pandora ext port without visible bending or a feeling of it being too heavy. Maybe 5cm was too short, but I'm thinking of about the length of the cables on the EasyCAP in the picture. IMHO it should be two 3.5mm minijack females ("LINE IN" & "LINE OUT"), one Mini-DIN 4 "S-Video" and one Mini-DIN 8 labeled "GPIO", so also same amount of cables (4) as in the EasyCAP pictured.
Why a complete redesign? Isn't this much more expencive and time-consumpting than simply use the old, and already designed cables and let these copy by GC? Or were the old cables not good enough?Prototypes of the cables will be here in 4-5 weeks and if they're fine then production will need another 7 weeks.
So it takes a while, but we're finally getting there
For such simple cables, every company creates its own mould (as it's cheaper than moving the old ones to another company and hoping they will fit, as that also depends on the machine they're using...)Why a complete redesign? Isn't this much more expencive and time-consumpting than simply use the old, and already designed cables and let these copy by GC? Or were the old cables not good enough?Prototypes of the cables will be here in 4-5 weeks and if they're fine then production will need another 7 weeks.
So it takes a while, but we're finally getting there
Excellent news!For such simple cables, every company creates its own mould (as it's cheaper than moving the old ones to another company and hoping they will fit, as that also depends on the machine they're using...)Why a complete redesign? Isn't this much more expencive and time-consumpting than simply use the old, and already designed cables and let these copy by GC? Or were the old cables not good enough?Prototypes of the cables will be here in 4-5 weeks and if they're fine then production will need another 7 weeks.
So it takes a while, but we're finally getting there
So there's no way using the mould of the old company.
Wouldn't 0.1 inch female header be better for UART ports than 8 pin DIN ports? The header would be easier to connect to a circuit on a breadboard or circuit board.The ext port & connector is relatively sturdy: http://urjaman.dyndns.info/12032013.jpg
That is an ext port connector + tinybob + piece of cable to an RCA CVBS connector + an EasyCAP USB capture device, and it all hangs off the pandora ext port without visible bending or a feeling of it being too heavy. Maybe 5cm was too short, but I'm thinking of about the length of the cables on the EasyCAP in the picture. IMHO it should be two 3.5mm minijack females ("LINE IN" & "LINE OUT"), one Mini-DIN 4 "S-Video" and one Mini-DIN 8 labeled "GPIO", so also same amount of cables (4) as in the EasyCAP pictured.
But yeah, maybe somebody should move this discussion in a more proper thread, so sorry if off-topic - but maybe it is enough in-topic and maybe ED will take some of this advice to GC if they are still designing the cables - but I think that we are a bit late.
What I'm really trying to say is that what I'd really want to boy would be cables/adapters that allow all of the uses of the EXT port at once, without being too expensive.
What I'm against is huge cable-set with integrated (expensive) electronics for the UARTs - people who want just a TV-Out cable will not want that.
I'm just worried that the only cable that will be worth it to manufacture will be an analog only 3m monster. I will have no reason to boy that (and I'm guessing I'm not totally alone), thus making the problem of too few boyers for a cable worse.
