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Carte Blanche to XILINX Platform Cable USB

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Lukazi

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Oct 28, 2009, 9:33:24 AM10/28/09
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Like me, some of you have purchased "XILINX Platform Cable USB -
DLC9G" of ebay for programming Carte Blanche. These did not come with
the necessary cables that allow connection to XILINX devices like CB.
Since the connector needed is a 14way 2mm pitch these cables are
harder to come by, especially for us outside the US. I am in the
process of getting a quote from a local Brisbane company for some
custom cables to be made up. If you are also interested in going this
route then please email me.

Hopefully by the end of this week I will have some pricing details.

Thanks.


Alex.

RedskullDC

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Oct 28, 2009, 10:11:21 AM10/28/09
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Hi Alex,
"Lukazi" <luk...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7007b334-8274-43cd...@g22g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

http://www.dlpc.com.au/interconnect/amtek/BOARDwiretoboardconn.htm

Not sure what their minimum order quantity is.

Red

Michael J. Mahon

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Oct 28, 2009, 2:11:18 PM10/28/09
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If the price is reasonable, I'd be interested (though postage from
Oz might be a problem... ;-).

-michael

NadaNet 3.0 for Apple II parallel computing!
Home page: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon/

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

sfahey

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Oct 28, 2009, 2:09:52 PM10/28/09
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To: Michael J. Mahon
Re: Re: Carte Blanche to XILINX Platform Cable USB
By: Michael J. Mahon to comp.sys.apple2 on Wed Oct 28 2009 11:11 am

> If the price is reasonable, I'd be interested (though postage from
> Oz might be a problem... ;-).

Also interested here.

Sean Fahey
www.a2central.com
bbs.a2central.com

Garberstreet Electronics

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Oct 28, 2009, 3:29:39 PM10/28/09
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"sfahey" <sfa...@a2central.com.remove-h84-this> wrote in message news:4AE888F0.1389...@a2central.com...

As also am I. You can send me 2 and I'll get one to Michael.

Would you like in on that as well, Sean? If he is, send me 3.

Bill Garber of Garberstreet Electronics
http://www.garberstreet.com


sicklittlemonkey

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Oct 29, 2009, 1:30:19 AM10/29/09
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Heh, this is why I passed on the eBay cables.
And why my CB is still just a VGA adaptor.

Need to complete the kit sometime ...

Cheers,
Nick.

Steve

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Oct 30, 2009, 12:02:59 AM10/30/09
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Yes please - I would like a few. Making them is killing me.

steve

rhohler

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Oct 30, 2009, 11:22:22 AM10/30/09
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I would like two cables as well.

Rick

a2retro

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Oct 30, 2009, 10:00:07 PM10/30/09
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I could be in for 2

Glenn

Toinet

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Oct 31, 2009, 4:46:58 AM10/31/09
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On 28 oct, 14:33, Lukazi <luk...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> (cut cut)

> custom cables to be made up. If you are also interested in going this
> route then please email me.

Alex,
Please count me in for three cables I shall distribute in France.

Thank you,

antoine

Steven Hirsch

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Oct 31, 2009, 4:03:11 PM10/31/09
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Wish I had held off.. Ended up paying $40+ to get the Xilinx part from
DigiKey. 2x what I paid for the cable itself :-).

Steve

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Nov 1, 2009, 6:56:29 PM11/1/09
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I wish I had held off too - but because I simply had to have them, I
had no other choice except to pay digikeys $28 bux per cable! And $70
shipping to AUS!
Is coarse language allowed in this forum?

Thanks for knocking these up Alex.

Steve

Lukazi

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Nov 1, 2009, 10:30:00 PM11/1/09
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I am still waiting on the quote. I don't know if a custom cable is
going to be particularly cheap but I want to go this way because it's
the shipping cost that puts me off.

For everyone's info I specified the following :-
140mm long seven 22AWG (depending on plug may need 24AWG or thinner)
coloured and labelled wires. Female 14way 2mm pitch keyed connector to
individual single female 2.54mm pitch connectors.

This was based on the cable (HW-USB-FLYLEADS-G,
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=122-1530-ND)
from DigiKey. I wanted a cable that was going to be able to do high
speed communication if needed. Since Carte Blanche is not going need
the high speeds I intend on making an extension ribbon cable so that I
can program it without having to open the Apple II case. The extension
cable should be quite easy to knock up at home.

Thanks Red for letting me know about DLPC. I have used DLPC before but
I didn't know that they stocked these connectors. Let's just hope the
custom cables come in at a decent price.


Alex.

RedskullDC

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Nov 2, 2009, 6:19:13 AM11/2/09
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Hi Alex, et al.

>
> Thanks Red for letting me know about DLPC. I have used DLPC before but
> I didn't know that they stocked these connectors. Let's just hope the
> custom cables come in at a decent price.
>
>
> Alex.

Wouldn't bother with the quote anymore!!

Digilent now seel the fly-lead assembly for $3.95 US!!!

http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Catalog.cfm?NavPath=2,395&Cat=5

"XUP Fly Wire Assembly"
Second item on the page :)

Cheers,
Red

Michael J. Mahon

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Nov 2, 2009, 12:41:40 PM11/2/09
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Thanks--that's a price that's hard to beat!

rhohler

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Nov 2, 2009, 2:24:00 PM11/2/09
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I just ordered two. Great deal!

Rick

Steve

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Nov 3, 2009, 5:26:41 AM11/3/09
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... I cant see the little PCB that adapts the Xilinx DL series JTAG
adaptors 2mm header to the 2.54mm header - this is the tricky bit..
unless its terminated with a 2mm female boxed header.. but, cant see
it. Need a bit more info.

> Rick- Hide quoted text -
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RedskullDC

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Nov 3, 2009, 6:07:05 AM11/3/09
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Hi Steve,


"Steve" <srk...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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... I cant see the little PCB that adapts the Xilinx DL series JTAG
adaptors 2mm header to the 2.54mm header - this is the tricky bit..
unless its terminated with a 2mm female boxed header.. but, cant see
it. Need a bit more info.

Says it suits the XUP programmer above it. If you look at the blow-up
pic of the programmer it has a 2mm Male socket on it.
Fly leads must have a matching header to plug in to it...

Could always email them to check I guess..

Xilinx USB programmers only come with the PCB adapter thingy coz
Xilinx were too cheap to buy proper headers...

Red

Steve

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Nov 3, 2009, 7:04:44 AM11/3/09
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Hi Red,

No worries - I cant seem to download the pic from here, but if it
looks 2mm, then thats the one.
Losing the PCB is the way to go for sure.

steve

Steven Hirsch

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Nov 3, 2009, 7:47:22 AM11/3/09
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RedskullDC wrote:
> Hi Alex, et al.
>
>>
>> Thanks Red for letting me know about DLPC. I have used DLPC before but
>> I didn't know that they stocked these connectors. Let's just hope the
>> custom cables come in at a decent price.
>>
>>
>> Alex.
>
> Wouldn't bother with the quote anymore!!
>
> Digilent now seel the fly-lead assembly for $3.95 US!!!

)(*^)*&^(*^% (unprintable..)

Great timing - a month after I shell out the big bucks for the Xilinx adapter.

Still, thanks for the update! I'll be set for the next one :-)

Garberstreet Electronics

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Nov 3, 2009, 10:03:03 AM11/3/09
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"Steve" <srk...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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14g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> Hi Red,
>
> No worries - I cant seem to download the
> pic from here, but if it looks 2mm, then
> thats the one. Losing the PCB is the way
> to go for sure.
>
> steve

When you go to the "Cable above" listing,
here is what it says about it's connector.

Connector(s):Micro USB
Xilinx 14-pin JTAG connector

Since the cable is compatible with this,
then I'd be willing to get it and trust
in it. Or, wait until someone who has
ordered it tells us that it works. :-)))

Lukazi

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Nov 4, 2009, 9:23:12 PM11/4/09
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I dropped in to the cable manufacturer to see how my quote was going
but due to staff shortages it has yet be be completed. I am now
expecting to get it this coming Monday.

Looks like you US users have a solution. For the rest of us there is
still the postage issue to consider. Once I get the quote I can re-
evaluate to see which is going to be best option and collectively we
should be able to reduce costs one way or another.

Thanks,


Alex.

Garberstreet Electronics

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Nov 4, 2009, 10:14:28 PM11/4/09
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"Lukazi" <luk...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:287ef420-f08a-499e...@x6g2000prc.googlegroups.com...


Yes, I ordered the J-TAG portion, and the retractable
USB A-B part for my Xilinx Platform Cable Model DLC9LP,
that I got from eBay. Pretty good deal from Digilent.

Hopefully, by the time they arrive, I'll have space
cleared to set-up my Apple //e and get the Carte Blanche
going. One of the first to receive it, and probably the
last to set it up. :-((((((

rhohler

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Nov 6, 2009, 10:16:04 PM11/6/09
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On Nov 3, 9:03 am, "Garberstreet Electronics" <willy4...@comcast.net>
wrote:

I received my cable today. It plugged into the (JTAG connector) USB
device perfectly. I haven't used it with the CB yet but believe it
works fine.

Rick

Michael J. Mahon

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Nov 7, 2009, 3:46:54 AM11/7/09
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Ditto. ;-)

mdj

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Nov 7, 2009, 4:09:48 AM11/7/09
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OK, hands up all Australians who need one of these. No sense us all
paying intl shipping, I'll forward them onto everybody.

Matt

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