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

[joem]

On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 07:35 +0000, joem wrote:
> 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.


Thought I was going mad!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA

The standard IDE cable is 40 pin though there are 44 pin ones for 2.5"
drives.

Easy enough to get hold of http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/44-pin-ide-cable