Trampas is right and i misread the data sheet (im getting senile i guess). It was .127mm and I found an adapter board at DigiKey. Thanks all.
Mea culpa Charles J. Lord, PE President, Blue Ridge Advanced Design and Automation Past Chair, IEEE-USA Consultants Committee Life Member Chair, IEEE Western NC Section Chair, IEEE NC Council Co-Chair, IEEE SoutheastCon 2025 [email protected] On Fri, Jan 30, 2026, 4:40 PM Trampas Stern <[email protected]> wrote: > I assume you meant 50mils (1.27mm), not 100mils (2.54mm) pitch connector > not really the 0.5mm for the IDC connector? > > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM Trampas Stern <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256810387685808.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.4.4404l3yRl3yRjp&aem_p4p_detail=202601301338153740085786613140001107788&algo_pvid=76b3a8ea-77ec-43fa-bd69-16e80f08c971&algo_exp_id=76b3a8ea-77ec-43fa-bd69-16e80f08c971-3&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%224%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21USD%213.78%213.78%21%21%2126.09%2126.09%21%402103122117698090951294390eca99%2112000052863803206%21sea%21US%210%21ABX%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29910%3Bd%3A88d5e72d%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=HTyOTN1YWByv&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005010574000560%7C_p_origin_prod%3A&search_p4p_id=202601301338153740085786613140001107788_1 >> >> >> https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832486681011.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.4404l3yRl3yRjp&algo_pvid=76b3a8ea-77ec-43fa-bd69-16e80f08c971&algo_exp_id=76b3a8ea-77ec-43fa-bd69-16e80f08c971-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%221%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21USD%213.05%213.05%21%21%2121.09%2121.09%21%402103122117698090951294390eca99%2160103193656%21sea%21US%210%21ABX%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29910%3Bd%3A88d5e72d%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=the7TsYHRlHl&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A32672995763%7C_p_origin_prod%3A >> >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM Charles J. Lord, PE via TriEmbed < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> No - the one on the White board is not the standard 0.1 in connector. It >>> is 0.5 mm. That is the problem. And it is the same ribbon as the blue >>> board. >>> >>> Charles J. Lord, PE >>> President, Blue Ridge Advanced Design and Automation >>> Past Chair, IEEE-USA Consultants Committee >>> Life Member Chair, IEEE Western NC Section >>> Chair, IEEE NC Council >>> Co-Chair, IEEE SoutheastCon 2025 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2026, 4:22 PM Carl Nobile <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The 1st one on the blue board is a flat cable connector that is often >>>> used to connect a keyboard to a computer, and is not easy to work with. The >>>> one on the white board is a more standard 40-pin connector, probably >>>> compatible with the one I was talking about before; however, there's no >>>> locking mechanism, as the one from Amazon has. I see no easy way to mate >>>> the two since they would use different types of cables without an >>>> intermediate board that has two connectors on it. >>>> Someone else may have more experience with this than I do, however. >>>> >>>> ~Carl >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM Charles J. Lord, PE via TriEmbed < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all- >>>>> >>>>> I'm stuck trying to find what should be a simple cable or connection. >>>>> I'm working with a development board that brings all of its I/O through a >>>>> female 40 pin IDC connector with 0.5mm pitch (see pic 1) and i need to >>>>> bring it out, preferably to a 0.1" pitch that i can work with. All im >>>>> finding are cables designed for FFC /FPC zif connectors like the example >>>>> breakout board in the second pic (even Amazon stocks that kind of board). >>>>> Any pointers to that cable? Thanks in advance! >>>>> >>>>> NOTE - THIS IS NOT A 0.1" SPACING CONNECTOR >>>>> >>>>> Charles >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Charles J. Lord, PE >>>>> President, Blue Ridge Advanced Design and Automation >>>>> Past Chair, IEEE-USA Consultants Committee >>>>> Life Member Chair, IEEE Western NC Section >>>>> Chair, IEEE NC Council >>>>> Co-Chair, IEEE SoutheastCon 2025 >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list >>>>> >>>>> To post message: [email protected] >>>>> List info: >>>>> http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org >>>>> TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org >>>>> To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: >>>>> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe >>>>> Searchable email archive available at >>>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Carl J. 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