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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje-1.jpg|thumb|250px|'''1)''' Original cable with the 6 pin header]]
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje-1.jpg|thumb|250px|'''1)''' Original cable with the 6 pin header (''click to enlarge'') ]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje-2.jpg|thumb|250px|'''2)''' Lift the tap for pull out the wire]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje-2.jpg|thumb|250px|'''2)''' Lift the tap for pull out the wire (''click to enlarge'')]]
 
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje3.jpg|thumb|250px|'''3)''' The black wire is being pulled out from the header]]
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje3.jpg|thumb|250px|'''3)''' The black wire is being pulled out from the header (''click to enlarge'')]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje4.jpg|thumb|250px|'''4)''' All the wires have been extracted]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje4.jpg|thumb|250px|'''4)''' All the wires have been extracted (''click to enlarge'')]]
 
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=== '''Paso 2''': <font color=blue>Colocar el nuevo conector de 3 pines</font> ===
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=== '''Step 2''': <font color=blue>Place the new 3-pin header</font> ===
  
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Insertar los cables negro, amarillo y naranja en el nuevo conector. Es muy importante '''conectarlos exactamente igual''' que en las imágednes. Asegurarse que el conector está en posición correcta, con las pestañas y aberturas mirando hacia arriba (igual que en las fotos).
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Insert the black, yellow and orange wires in the new header. It is very important '''to connect them exactly in the same way''' than in the figures. Make sure the header is in the right position, with the tabs facing up (See the pictures).
  
 
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje5.jpg|thumb|250px|'''1)''' Cable con los hilos extraidos junto al nuevo conector de 3 pines a colocar]]
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje5.jpg|thumb|250px|'''1)''' The cable with extracted wires along with the 3-pin header (''click to enlarge'')]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje6.jpg|thumb|250px|'''2)''' Hilo negro colocado]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje6.jpg|thumb|250px|'''2)''' Black wire inserted (''click to enlarge'')]]
 
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje7.jpg|thumb|250px|'''3)''' Hilo amarillo colocado]]
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje7.jpg|thumb|250px|'''3)''' Yellow wire inserted (''click to enlarge'')]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje8.jpg|thumb|250px|'''4)''' Hilo naranja colocado. Conector finalizado]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje8.jpg|thumb|250px|'''4)''' Orange wire inserted (''click to enlarge'')]]
 
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=== '''Paso 3''': <font color=blue>Proteger y apartar los hilos sobrantes</font> ===
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=== '''Step 3''': <font color=blue>protect and remove the remaining wires</font> ===
  
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Poner cinta aislante alrededor de las cabezas metálicas de los hilos sobrantes para que no haya cortocircuitos. Luego doblarlos hacia atrás para dejarlos paralelos al cable. Poner cinta aislante alrededor para fijarlos. '''¡¡El cable ya está listo para su uso!!'''.
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Put insulating tape around the metal pins of the remaining wires to avoid short circuits. Then, bend back the wires until they are paralell to the cable. Put insulating tape around them. '''The download cable is ready to use!!!'''  
  
 
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje9.jpg|thumb|250px|'''1)''' Poner cinta aislante en los hilos 3 hilos sobrantes]]
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje9.jpg|thumb|250px|'''1)''' Put insulating tape arount the three remaining wires (''Click to enlarge'')]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje10.jpg|thumb|250px|'''2)''' Cable listo para ser usado con la Skycube 1.0]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje10.jpg|thumb|250px|'''2)''' The cable is ready to be used with the Skycubre board (''Click to enlarge'')]]
 
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=== '''Paso 4''': <font color=blue>Poner una etiqueta</font> ===
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=== '''Step 4''': <font color=blue>Put a label on the 3-pin header</font> ===
  
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Por último es iportante '''etiquetar el conector del cable''' para conectarlo a la Skycube con la orientación correcta, y así no equivocarnos
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It is important to '''put a label''' in the cable to identify the correct orientation for the connection to the Skycube board. This will avoid mistakes.
  
 
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje11.jpg|thumb|250px|'''1)''' El cable con una etiqueta para conectarlo con la polaridad correcta ]]
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-montaje11.jpg|thumb|250px|'''1)''' The cable with a label for connecting it in the right orientation (''Click to enlarge'') ]]
 
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== Conexión a la tarjeta Skycube ==
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== Connecting to the Skycube board ==
  
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El conector hembra de 3 pines del cable se conecta al conector M6 de la [[Skycube|Skycube 1.0]], en la misma posición indicada en las fotografías. Para evitar colocar el conector al revés, conviene poner una etiqueta, como se muestra en la foto de la derecha.
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The three-pin female header is attached to the M6 connector of the [[Skycube|Skycube board]] in the same orientation shown in the figures. To avoid connecting the header in the wrong orientation, it is useful to put a label as shown in the right figure.
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Para hacer las descargas, la [[Skycube]] tiene que estar encendida (led rojo encendido)
 
  
 
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-conexion-skycube-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Conexión del cable FTDI modificado a la Skycube 1.0]]
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| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-conexion-skycube-1.jpg|thumb|250px| Connection of the modified FTDI cable to the skycube board (''Click to enlarge'')]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-conexionb-skycube-2.jpg|thumb|250px|Conexión del cable FTDI modificado y etiquetado a la Skycube 1.0]]
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|| [[Imagen:Cable-ftdi-conexionb-skycube-2.jpg|thumb|250px| Connection of the modified FTDI cable with a label in the header that shows the right orientation (''Click to enlarge'')]]
 
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== Fotos ==
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== Pictures ==
  
 
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| [http://fotos.iearobotics.com/index.php?album=skycube-1-0-cable-ftdi Álbum de fotos]
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| [http://fotos.iearobotics.com/index.php?album=skycube-1-0-cable-ftdi Photo album]
 
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== Enlaces ==
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== Links ==
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* [http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/TTL-232R.htm Cable FTDI TTL-232R-5V]. Página del fabricante
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* [[Training on modular snake robots|Training on modular snake robots (Main page)]]
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* [http://svn.iearobotics.com/Skycube/skycube-1.0/datasheet/DS_TTL-232R_CABLES_V201.pdf Hoja técnica del cable (PDF)]
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* [http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/TTL-232R.htm FTDI TTL-232R-5V cable]. Manufacturer web page
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* [http://svn.iearobotics.com/Skycube/skycube-1.0/datasheet/DS_TTL-232R_CABLES_V201.pdf Cable datasheet (PDF)]
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* [[Skycube|Skycube board]]
  
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== Noticias ==
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== News ==
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* '''22/Dic/2009''': Primera versión de la documentación terminada
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* '''19/Feb/2011''': This page is started!
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* '''21/Dic/2009''':  Comenzada esta página
 
  
 
[[Categoría:Hardware]]
 
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Revisión actual del 13:30 19 feb 2011

The FTDI TTL-232R-5V download cable (Click to enlarge)

Introduction

For downloading software into the Skycube board or controlling modular robots from the PC, the TTL-232R-5V FTDI cable is used. This cable is connect on one side to the USB port in the PC and on the other side to the Skycube board, by means of a three-pins header. Originally, this cable comes give a six-pin female straight header. It has to be changed by a three-pin header for connecting to the Skycube board. This process is reversible, so that the original cable can be recovered anytime.

Original FTDI cable. 6-pin female header] (Click to enlarge)
Modified FTDI cable for download software into the Skycube board with a 3-pin header (Click to enlarge)


Modifying the cable

Step 1: Remove the 6-pin header

The 6 wires should be pull out one. Using a flathead screwdriver lift the tap and pull out the wire.

1) Original cable with the 6 pin header (click to enlarge)
2) Lift the tap for pull out the wire (click to enlarge)
3) The black wire is being pulled out from the header (click to enlarge)
4) All the wires have been extracted (click to enlarge)

Step 2: Place the new 3-pin header

Insert the black, yellow and orange wires in the new header. It is very important to connect them exactly in the same way than in the figures. Make sure the header is in the right position, with the tabs facing up (See the pictures).

1) The cable with extracted wires along with the 3-pin header (click to enlarge)
2) Black wire inserted (click to enlarge)
3) Yellow wire inserted (click to enlarge)
4) Orange wire inserted (click to enlarge)

Step 3: protect and remove the remaining wires

Put insulating tape around the metal pins of the remaining wires to avoid short circuits. Then, bend back the wires until they are paralell to the cable. Put insulating tape around them. The download cable is ready to use!!!

1) Put insulating tape arount the three remaining wires (Click to enlarge)
2) The cable is ready to be used with the Skycubre board (Click to enlarge)

Step 4: Put a label on the 3-pin header

It is important to put a label in the cable to identify the correct orientation for the connection to the Skycube board. This will avoid mistakes.

1) The cable with a label for connecting it in the right orientation (Click to enlarge)


Connecting to the Skycube board

The three-pin female header is attached to the M6 connector of the Skycube board in the same orientation shown in the figures. To avoid connecting the header in the wrong orientation, it is useful to put a label as shown in the right figure.

Connection of the modified FTDI cable to the skycube board (Click to enlarge)
Connection of the modified FTDI cable with a label in the header that shows the right orientation (Click to enlarge)

Pictures

Photo album

Links

News

  • 19/Feb/2011: This page is started!
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