On Jun 21, 2006, at 7:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Four problems with using an RJ-45 for the port on the K2:
- Only 8 wires
- Not shielded
- Could be mistaken for something else just as easily as a DB-9
Don't use it as a serial port -- use it as a 10BaseT connection.
And now the big one:
Crimping an RJ-45 plug requires a special tool (mine "only" cost
$30), and
the plugs are one-shot items. DB-9 is no harder to solder than a PC
board, no
special tool, and you can reuse them.
I just buy pre-fabbed RJ-45 jumpers, the can be found at any computer
store, and at most better home improvement stores.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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