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[[Image:Cable_connector pinout.png|thumb|TV cable connector]]
 
[[Image:Cable_connector pinout.png|thumb|TV cable connector]]
''What does it have?''
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==What does it have?==
 
* UART2
 
* UART2
 
* UART3
 
* UART3
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* The UART lines can also be used as GPIO (six of them) and PWM lines (four of them).
 
* The UART lines can also be used as GPIO (six of them) and PWM lines (four of them).
  
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==Astron Connector==
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* Astron, part number 3111014-301-R
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* Available from DragonBox for 7 EUR each [https://www.dragonbox.de/en/pandora/59-ext-stecker-1.html]
  
''Where can we get the connectors from?''
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==Tyco Connector==
 
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* Tyco Electronics, part number 1717169-2 [http://www.te.com/catalog/pn/en/1717169-2]
* The connector appears to be a Tyco Electronics connector, part number 1717169-2
 
 
* The manufacturer does *not* stock these for engineering samples, and very few vendors carry them
 
* The manufacturer does *not* stock these for engineering samples, and very few vendors carry them
* Community member [http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/user/157-wizardstan/ WizardStan] has ordered a bunch and is selling them at $2 a piece plus shipping from Canada, [http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/2675-ext-connectors/ see here (thread)] or [http://pandorapress.net/2011/05/18/ext-connectors-have-arrived/ here (article)]
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* Community member WizardStan ordered a bunch and sold them for $2 each plus shipping from Canada [http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/2675-ext-connectors/]
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* Community members peca and Nardella designed and manufactured a break-out-board for easier soldering [http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/3743-break-out-bord-for-ext-pcb-designer-needed/]
  
===How Do I Make a TV-Out Cable?===
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==Configuration==
* There are some useful tips in the [http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/2675-ext-connectors/ EXT Connectors] thread.
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[[Configuring_ext_signals | Configuring EXT signals]]
* A guide explaining one way of creating the video cables can be found [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,23,465 here]
 
* MarkoeZ Has written a blog post about it [http://markoez.pirategames.co.uk/index.php/blog/pandora-ext-tv-out-explained/ here]
 

Revision as of 18:36, 23 May 2014

TV cable connector

What does it have?

  • UART2
  • UART3
  • TV out
  • Stereo line out
  • Stereo line in
  • The UART lines can also be used as GPIO (six of them) and PWM lines (four of them).

Astron Connector

  • Astron, part number 3111014-301-R
  • Available from DragonBox for 7 EUR each [1]

Tyco Connector

  • Tyco Electronics, part number 1717169-2 [2]
  • The manufacturer does *not* stock these for engineering samples, and very few vendors carry them
  • Community member WizardStan ordered a bunch and sold them for $2 each plus shipping from Canada [3]
  • Community members peca and Nardella designed and manufactured a break-out-board for easier soldering [4]

Configuration

Configuring EXT signals