What plug to use?

[numanair]

Hello everyone, I'm new here.
I have not yet received my 9x, but I've been looking at getting a cheap USBasp from ebay as well as a connector to mount on the tx. I've seen some people use different connectors here, including ps/2 and d-sub. I was originally just going to use a male connector like that on the USBasp, but finding a 10 pin IDC header for ribbon cables (with strain relief piece?) seems to be impossible. Where can I find one?

[erazz]

http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10877
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8506

But the connector is not easy to use. Using a connector designed to be plugged and unplugged is much easier.


Also, consider leaving the programmer in the radio and plugging in with a USB plug.

[numanair]

Thanks, but those don't seem to be for use with ribbon cables. Is there a specific connector you recommend?

[Kilrah]

I did this:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=607&p=8812#p8812

The USB breakout board comes from Sparkfun.

[jonlowe]

I found this the easiest to wire up:

http://er9x.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/do ... hookup.pdf

You can also see my original guide here:

http://er9x.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/do ... e%209x.pdf

BTW, the programmer HobbyKing sells is cheap and works great:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... duct=21321

Hope this helps.

Jon