I tried to make an arduino-based storage device that worked via the M102's cassette port, but I didn't get very far with it. On Mar 28, 2016 5:37 PM, "Ken Pettit" <petti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I actually looked at putting an STM32 chip with USB OTG on a board in one > of those 25 pin hoods, though I was looking more at plugging it into the > parallel port for the TDock idea I had / have. > > Ken > > On 3/28/16 1:57 PM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > > John, > > Fantastic idea. My thoughts would be to house everything in the DB25 hood > and instead of having a cable hang out it it, just put a Micro or Mini USB > jack. That way whatever device you want to attach to can just hook up to it > with a standard USB cable. A MUCH cleaner solution than piecing everything > together. > > Kurt > > > On Monday, March 28, 2016 9:44 AM, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> > <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Willard Goosey <goo...@sdc.org> wrote: > > > I'm still investigating Bluetooth options. Amazon's Bluetooth to rs232 > options are pretty pricey for finished, packaged devices. Raw circuit > boards are cheaper but then I'd have to make my own box. > > > > Seems like we need a custom cable. It would be nice to have a cable had > USB OTG, USB Serial, DB25, and proper full-null wiring all built into one > cable. They make the FTDI chips pretty small. We'd also need a small PCB > and the FTDI chip surface mounted to it. > > Even if we kept the "OTG" feature separate I think this would be really > neat M100 peripheral. > > One could use a glue blob to protect the components or for a better look > 3d print a shell. 3d printers are becoming pretty common we could print > some batch of custom cases. A work friend has offered to print me some > parts to make a 3d printer, I will give it a shot if that ever comes > through. > > -- John. > > > >
