[Arm-netbook] 44 pin micro engineering board header side entry connector

[Christopher]

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On Aug 13, 2013, at 8:08 PM, "luke.leighton" <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 10:35 PM, joem <joem at martindale-electric.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm looking at
>> http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/micro_engineering_board/
>> and looking at that 44 pin header to connect the VGA board.
>> 
>> Mouser has this:
>> http://uk.mouser.com/ProductDetail/3M/960244-8100-AR-TP/?qs=%2fha2pyFaduit1IEF99wy%2f9TlMVgnA1ON0qOtApgTHoBST0iAMXqKpg%3d%3d
>> 
>> Digikey has this:
>> http://www.digikey.co.uk/product-detail/en/960244-8100-AR-TP/960244-8100-AR-TP-ND/2073940
>> 
>> Its the 3M 44 pin side ways entry 0.1" header socket
>> 960244-8100-AR-TP
>> 
>> Just to emphasis 44 is thought of as a silly number in marketing
> 
> IDE, mate.

If you use an IDE cable, ensure it doesn't have the center pin block off. As well as the side locators. 

 l made that mistake myself and bent a pin (not a hard repair considering the pins are robust).

However, this is what we ordered. Haven't received them yet. 

http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&pa=105057&productId=105057&CID=pdfSKU

>> Any ideas how best to connect VGA / expansion boards to the 44 pin header?
>> Need a decision to lay out the VGA board.
> 
> skip the lower pins - you only need 1-30.

What he said. 

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