DIY Pal-2 adaptor board

[Jeremy Starcher]

I am a total klutz, the kind of person who should never be left around loose wires andthings that can plugged in wrong.

Or things that get lose.

The USB->UART adaptor that came with my PAL-2 is already attached to the board, but just for power.  Will likely get removed in the future.

I hooked up a second USB->UART, a power switch and a LED/TTY switch via a small hand-wired board.

I've seen people make those boards into works of art.  Mine is not one.  But it works.

[Jimmy Ipock]

Funny. I took the same route. 

A switch to flip between serial and onboard. An rgb led to show connection status and also connected the third color to D0 for blinking purposes. 

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I am a total klutz, the kind of person who should never be left around loose wires andthings that can plugged in wrong.

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[GN Liu]

YES, more stable connections!!!

[John Bischoff]

Good to see these examples! 

I'm having difficulty finding the right USB-C cable to make the connection between my MacBook Air port and the HW-234 input. I want to use that method to both power the PAL-II AND communicate with it. Anyone have a good spec for the cable, maybe even a link where to purchase it?

John B.

[GN L]

Hi John,

Any USB-C data cable will be OK. Some cables that come with cellphones might be charge-only with just two wires and may not work.

Liu