I added a version that might or might not be more acceptable for NEC.
I have the pcb hanging down so the bottom edge of the pcb is just above
the bottom corner of the laptop. That positions the usb cable far enough
down that the very end of the molded boot is still below the top edge of
the laptop. I don't know if this arrangement is the best, but it was
easy to try and see, and doesn't interfere with either the serial or
phone ports.
https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/pU895scG
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bkw
On 7/13/20 4:50 PM, Brian K. White wrote:
Here's yet another option, instead of a special cable, an adapter that
just provides a usb jack, and you use whatever cable you might need.
https://github.com/bkw777/BCR_USB_PWR
I've already ordered the parts to try it.
I was worried about needing to figure out some kind of spacers and
maybe a 2nd small pcb just to get the usb jack a little further away
from the pcb surface to make room for the molding around the male usb
plug, but I measured several ordinary usb cables and at least by the
numbers they should all all just exactly fit. That dimension is
probably part of a standard.
The direction the usb cable exits is good for M100/102/200, And works
on a PC-8201/PC-8300 but the usb cable blocks the phone or sio2 port.
Pointing the other way is no good because that's the serial port. I
could make a version that points the usb cable straight up, which
won't actually stick up that far because the pcb can extend down to
the base of the machine and the usb plug can start pretty close to the
table.
It could point directly away from the laptop but I personally just
don't like that because it's always a recipe for breaking plugs from
the leverage. But the connectors to do that exist and it would be easy
to make.
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bkw
