I like living dangerously. :) And thank you, by the way, for creating this on the fly.
Gary On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 7:22 PM Brian K. White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK this version should be good. > If you want to wait I'll order a set and check it out. > But I think it's pretty likely to be ok now. > https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/Yw7tRYf7 > > -- > bkw > > > On 7/7/20 7:29 PM, Gary Weber wrote: > > Brian, that looks to be a great solution actually! I may indeed have > > Oshpark build me one. > > > > Yes it does require USB power and I've been trying to figure out how to > > supply that by alternate means. I believe the WiModem232 with OLED > > would draw way too much current to power from a BCR port though. Maybe > > a battery solution like you suggest is the right way to go. > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 4:21 PM Brian K. White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com > > <mailto:b.kenyo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Looking at the wimodem... > > how about this? > > > > https://oshpark.com/projects/1DZoRBEt > > > > Untested since I just drew it up now. It acts as a male-male > > gender-changer for the rs232 pins, connecting pin2 to pn2, 3 to 3 > etc, > > for pins 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,20,22 > > > > The WiModem stands up instead of projecting out of the back, and the > > light and oled faces the user. > > > > Seems power is awkward for the WiModem though. If it needs a usb > power > > source, then standing up like this you'd really want a right-angle > usb > > cord. Myself, I would probably hack on a lipo battery and usb charger > > module or get power from the system bus or barcode ports on the M100 > or > > something. > > > > -- > > bkw > > > > > > On 7/7/20 12:46 PM, Gary Weber wrote: > > > > Won't you run into the same (actually worse) problem in that > case? > > > > > > Jim, you're absolutely right; trying to adapt that would be even > > worse... > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 8:16 AM Jim Anderson <jim.ander...@kpu.ca > > <mailto:jim.ander...@kpu.ca> > > > <mailto:jim.ander...@kpu.ca <mailto:jim.ander...@kpu.ca>>> wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > I'm halfway tempted to desolder the female DB25 on my > > WiModem232 and > > > > replace it with a male version just to eliminate the > > gender change > > > > entirely. > > > > > > Won't you run into the same (actually worse) problem in that > > case? > > > The pin order of the male connector is left-right reversed > > from the > > > pin order of the female connector... unless you put a bit of > > > adapting cable/PCB in between... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > jim > > > > > > > > > -- > > bkw > > > > > -- > bkw >
