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

[joem]

On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 07:30 +0000, joem wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 02:08 +0100, luke.leighton 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.
> 
> IDC connector

Nope IDE cable!

> > > 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.
> 
> The power pins and LCD pins are at opposite ends of the connector.
> All 44 pins needed.
> Alternative is to have a separate power connector
> on the VGA board.

Apologies - I imagined IDE was a 40 pin connector - it is 44 pin.
That be OK.

Hopefully VGA board can now finish between today and tomorrow.