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Re: Gyro/Accelerometer Wiring Questions

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
That won't work for a couple of reasons. First, a PWM cable has the right connector at one end, but it has pins at the other end. You'd need to cut two of them and splice the proper ends together in order to get a cable with a "socket" at both ends.

The other reason is that the gyro connections have to go to an analog input on the Analog Breakout, not a digital one on the Digital Sidecar.


If you intend to make your own cables, I second the recommendation for Hansen Hobbies.
Why wouldn't a PWM cable work? One end is male, the other is female. The female end goes to the Analog breakout, while the male end goes into the gyro. You can then trim the pins and solder them in place. Makes a much cleaner system than cutting the wires and soldering the wires in place.

Now... if the team wants to put in some header pins, then that is a different story.
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