Thread: Driver Station 0.1" 3x20 Header Cable?
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Driver Station 0.1" 3x20 Header Cable?
Has anyone located a source for a receptacle and cable (multicolor ribbon, preferably) that mates to the 3 high x 20 wide bank of 0.1" I/O header pins on the Driver Station? I'd like to run a single cable connection to a custom button box and pick and choose which I/O I wish to use from inside the box. This is analogous to what we used to do with the 4 D-SUB ports on the IFI Operator Interface.

I don't want to pick and choose using PWM cables plugged into the DS, because I don't want to leave any pins exposed, increasing the risk of Mr. E(S)D rearing its ugly head. I also do not want a spaghetti mess of cables.

I've looked through Digikey but haven't found anything exactly matching what I need. Maybe it's possible to break the connections up (4, 8, 8)?

Any help is appreciated.
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