Comments on: Mouse Cables for CupCake Endstops http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=658 Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:19:24 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Keith Neufeld http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=658&cpage=1#comment-23981 Keith Neufeld Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:32:58 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=658#comment-23981 Kevin, I wouldn't mind doing that but it's not quite that simple. I suspect that not all mouse cables have the same colors (strike one); but more importantly, I wired the two cables differently, as one endstop mounts upside-down from the other but both cables are installed pointing down. I could double-check my cables for the details, but I know that what I did is look at the pinouts for the connectors on both ends and come up with a pinning that would put the right wires through to the right places (duh!). I always hate doing that because of how long it takes me to be sure that I'm looking at the plug versus the jack and the top versus the bottom, but apparently I got it right because they work. :-) Maybe I just need to provide pinouts for the <em>pair</em> of endstops. Kevin, I wouldn’t mind doing that but it’s not quite that simple. I suspect that not all mouse cables have the same colors (strike one); but more importantly, I wired the two cables differently, as one endstop mounts upside-down from the other but both cables are installed pointing down.

I could double-check my cables for the details, but I know that what I did is look at the pinouts for the connectors on both ends and come up with a pinning that would put the right wires through to the right places (duh!). I always hate doing that because of how long it takes me to be sure that I’m looking at the plug versus the jack and the top versus the bottom, but apparently I got it right because they work. :-)

Maybe I just need to provide pinouts for the pair of endstops.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=658&cpage=1#comment-23971 Kevin Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:53:32 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=658#comment-23971 Keith, This is great, much better in many ways than the ethernet cables (size, flexibility etc). I'd like to duplicate it, but am unsure about how to figure out wire placement at either end - could you explain this when you get a chance. Thanks! Keith,

This is great, much better in many ways than the ethernet cables (size, flexibility etc). I’d like to duplicate it, but am unsure about how to figure out wire placement at either end – could you explain this when you get a chance.

Thanks!

]]> By: tamberg http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=658&cpage=1#comment-23682 tamberg Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:21:57 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=658#comment-23682 Nice. Would you mind publishing a wiring diagram showing the endstop connector and the RJ45? Regards, tamberg Nice. Would you mind publishing a wiring diagram showing the endstop connector and the RJ45?

Regards,
tamberg

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