From: Brad F. <bra...@gm...> - 2008-09-18 13:56:18
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I have a verdex stack with a verdex, netmicroSD and breakout-vx boards. Unfortunately I can't stick the the tweener on the motherboard and still have the netmicroSD. Does it suppose to this way? The housing for the RJ45 hangs down too far for the tweener to "tween" between the motherboard and the net board. Am I configuring them incorrectly? If I am correct in this arrangement, would another console board be better suited for this stack? -- Brad Fuller www.bradfuller.com |
From: Dave H. <dhy...@gm...> - 2008-09-18 15:09:48
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Hi Brad, On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Brad Fuller <bra...@gm...> wrote: > I have a verdex stack with a verdex, netmicroSD and breakout-vx > boards. Unfortunately I can't stick the the tweener on the motherboard > and still have the netmicroSD. Does it suppose to this way? The > housing for the RJ45 hangs down too far for the tweener to "tween" > between the motherboard and the net board. Am I configuring them > incorrectly? > > If I am correct in this arrangement, would another console board be > better suited for this stack? Yeah - the tweener doesn't work with a couple of the net cards. You could either use a console board, or get a RS-232 level converter and connect it upto the FFUART pins on the breakout board. <http://docswiki.gumstix.com/Serial_adapters> -- Dave Hylands Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.DaveHylands.com/ |
From: <bra...@gm...> - 2008-09-18 16:09:55
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On 2008-09-18, Dave Hylands <dhy...@gm...> wrote: > Yeah - the tweener doesn't work with a couple of the net cards. > > You could either use a console board, or get a RS-232 level converter > and connect it upto the FFUART pins on the breakout board. > > <http://docswiki.gumstix.com/Serial_adapters> Hi Dave, Getting a RS-232 level converter sounds like the way to go for me. Thanks for the suggestion. Which one do you recommend? Which works best with the breakout-vx? -- Brad Fuller www.bradfuller.com |
From: Dave H. <dhy...@gm...> - 2008-09-18 16:39:19
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HI Brad, >> You could either use a console board, or get a RS-232 level converter >> and connect it upto the FFUART pins on the breakout board. >> >> <http://docswiki.gumstix.com/Serial_adapters> > > Hi Dave, > > Getting a RS-232 level converter sounds like the way to go for me. > Thanks for the suggestion. Which one do you recommend? Which works > best with the breakout-vx? They all work fairly well. The Acroname one plugs right into the robostix, but otherwise there really isn't anything to favor one over the other. If you go the USB route, I'd pick one with the FTDI chip. Some only do Rx & TX, while some do all of the signals. So it depends on the size/features you need. Make sure you get one that will work with 3.3v -- Dave Hylands Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.DaveHylands.com/ |
From: Brad F. <bra...@gm...> - 2008-09-22 22:03:55
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On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Dave Hylands <dhy...@gm...> wrote: > HI Brad, > >>> You could either use a console board, or get a RS-232 level converter >>> and connect it upto the FFUART pins on the breakout board. >>> >>> <http://docswiki.gumstix.com/Serial_adapters> >> >> Hi Dave, >> >> Getting a RS-232 level converter sounds like the way to go for me. >> Thanks for the suggestion. Which one do you recommend? Which works >> best with the breakout-vx? > > They all work fairly well. The Acroname one plugs right into the > robostix, but otherwise there really isn't anything to favor one over > the other. > > If you go the USB route, I'd pick one with the FTDI chip. > > Some only do Rx & TX, while some do all of the signals. So it depends > on the size/features you need. > > Make sure you get one that will work with 3.3v > Thanks Dave, Anyone know what would be best to use with the breakout-vx board? I'd like to make a very compact board stack. -- Brad Fuller www.bradfuller.com |