Need a freaking ICSP cable

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I can't seem to find a 2x3 (6-pin) ICSP cable ANYWHERE.

I searched DigiKey and all other usual suppliers as well as eBay, and no matter how hard I try, no one seems to carry it.

I've tried searching for ICSP cable, and even just went through the DigiKey filters looking for a 2x3 female-female cable, but neither seem to find one.

I have female headers and some ribbon cable, but I just don't have to patience to solder wire-to-header like that (I tried, it's a nightmare).

Should I buy 6 female-female jumpers and tape them all together? Or perhaps 2 female-female servo cables?

Any suggestions? Or does anyone have one they don't need that they want to send my way? ;D

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In futurlec.com they have crimp connectors, so no soldering needed:
PCB Headers

Scroll down till you see:
Double Row Header Connector
and a bit down in the page there is Header Pins

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I don't see 6-position double row headers, and I don't have any kind of crimper.

Also, where is futurlec located? I hate waiting for things to come from across seas. :frowning:

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FHEADD6 6 Pin .100" St. Female Double Headers

Futurlec is in the USA:
US and North America

Futurlec
1133 Broadway,
Suite 706,
New York,
NY 10010
USA

And you only need a plier to crimp the headers, or something to bang then as they have already an O shape where you insert the wire, only need to thigh that O shape with a plier or a hammer(lol)

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Ah but FHEADD6 is not a crimp header.

I could just use 2 of the 3 pin crimp headers probably.

Which of the header pins (the ones that go into the sockets)? Female?

Any idea what shipping is like from Futurlec?

[edit]Never mind, I found it here: http://www.futurlec.com/Delivery.shtml[/edit]

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You buy the header to put the crimpe female headers inside after you crimped the wires to then, then you have a nice professional looking cable with female headers ready to connect in the icsp male headers.

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OK thanks.

By the way, everything I've read says that Futurlec is actually based in Taiwan, the New York address you provided is just a place to contact with questions.

I may look elsewhere now that I know I don't need a crimper to use it.

Thanks for your help.

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Usually they don't take longer than one week, even less to ship from where they are to Portugal, it could be faster to usa, but you could search those components in digikey or rs or farnell.

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Yeah I'm browsing digikey right now, looking for those female crimp headers. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Nevermind again, I found them :).

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TchnclFl:

If you have the proper ribbon cable, I believe the connectors are called "IDC" connectors. You basically line the ribbon cable up with some indentations on a sliding crimp cover, and squeeze the cover in place using a vice (recommended) or a pair of pliers (not ideal, but can be used in a pinch). You could also use a pair of pliers like the following which have flat jaws hinged to the handles - like these:

The only thing is - I don't know if you can get them in 3x2...?

:slight_smile:

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Thanks for the info, cr0sh.

Unfortunately, I already submitted an order to digikey for the crimp connectors, etc.

I'll bare that in mind for next time, though :).

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Here's a couple alternatives:

http://www.nkcelectronics.com/idc-ribbon-cable-gray-2x3-female-to-female-avr-i23.html

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Good finds, BenF - I guess you can get them in 3x2 - for that size, you would likely only need a pair of standard pliers, and not the tools I suggested (I'm used to working with larger IDC connectors, where its easier to use a vice or the pliers I mentioned to crimp the connection, because of the large area and having parallel jaws).

:slight_smile:

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heh yea I always used a bench vice