A simple freakin' ICSP cable!

[ArtemisGoldfish]

I scoured Sparkfun, and Jameco, and Digikey, but no one seems to carry a simple PIC ICSP cable! What's the dilly, yo? Links or websites where I can buy one are greatly appreciated.

 

[blueroomelectronics]

Microchip RJ12 or 2x5 IDC like mine or 1x6 ?

 

[3v0]

I scoured Sparkfun, and Jameco, and Digikey, but no one seems to carry a simple PIC ICSP cable! What's the dilly, yo? Links or websites where I can buy one are greatly appreciated.

ICSP cables come in several flavors. Which one are you looking for?

 

[ArtemisGoldfish]

1x6, it's what's on my serial cheap-o JVR.

 

[zanes]

Buy some 0.1 pitch header pins, and solder and heatshrink some multi-core wire on them. (pins on both ends, obviously! ) Works a treat, and is cheap.

 

[blueroomelectronics]

Here's a typical header to ribbon cable.
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[Krumlink]

What I do on my one row headers, is to solder the short ends together (two strips together with shorties on the inside) and solder them. I then have 2 long leads on both side to use. Works great with the 2x5 header.

 

[zanes]

Blueroom, did you make those cables yourself? If so, any tips for stripping the ribbon cable? Last time I tried it went nowhere, and messed up!
Edit: The reason I suggested pins on both end is that I use a PICkit 2, and breadboard. Other systems, obviously, will need different connectors. Principle is the same, it's quick, easy n' cheap!

 

[blueroomelectronics]

Those cables came with my Hobbyscope but I've made them before.
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[Omar.M]

Zanes,
I think Spency's Tutorials (by Gramo on Electro-Tech) included a video tutorial about making cables (perhaps not ICSP, but same idea)-- he used ribbon cable, so perhaps you can pick up the technique:

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Look for the "DIY - Polarized Headers and Straight Header Leads (7 Minutes)"

-Omar

 

[zanes]

Cheers Omar, just what I needed. Don't know whether I'll ever use it, but it's good to have the knowledge!

 

[gramo]

What do you know, it helped someone