[NTLK] MessagePad 2x00 Interconnect plugs

[Michael Sheflin]

Very impressive.  For the less technically adept, would either of these fit?

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/molex/0877159900/3264780

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/molex/0877159901/3264781

On Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 10:34 AM Ionos: robowerk.de <m.melcher at robowerk.de>
wrote:

>
> Hmm, I think I found a matching plug for the MP2x00 Interconnect Port.
> It involves a little bit of cutting in filing, but the plug itself is
> available for a few bucks and still mass-produced.
>
> I searched through the catalogs of Farnell, RS, and all the other
> electronics suppliers I could find, and lo and behold, there is *one*
> plug that fits perfectly, except it's too long. But it's nothing a knife
> couldn't fix.
>
> The Molex 71439-1164 Mezzanine plug has not only the very rare 1mm
> pitch, the somewhat rare parallel configuration vs. stacked, it even has
> the required depth, with, and pin distance.
>
> https://www.molex.com/molex/products/part-detail/pcb_receptacles/0714391164
>
> This is the dongle and the receptable on the MP side:
>
> http://messagepad.org/Downloads/20210421_151608.jpg
>
> This is the Molex plug:
>
> http://messagepad.org/Downloads/20210421_152259.jpg
>
> Filed down to size:
>
> http://messagepad.org/Downloads/20210421_151650.jpg
>
> And snugly plugged into the MessagePad port:
>
> http://messagepad.org/Downloads/20210421_151739.jpg
>
> All the pins make contact.
>
> The port provides power for external devices, takes power for charging,
> even has audio in and out (mono), and two serial ports for NCU over USB,
> debugging, a modem (ESP32 wifi connection, for example), keyboards, and
> whatever else the heart desires. All without opening the message pad!
>
> Hope to see a few noew hardware projects evolve from this ;-) . I know I
> will build myself a USB adapter for sure!
>
>   - Matthias
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