ANNOUNCING: navX MXP Robotics Navigation Sensor

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Originally Posted by rich2202

A lot of USB cables are 24-28 AWG. Per R38, it would need to be 22 AWG.

Also, a lot of those type cables to not strip nicely.

Finally, regarding custom cables: I'm guessing that Andymark has sold 200 of the navX boards, and have another batch arriving soon. If half bought the cable, it might be worthwhile. I know that we would buy two for the two navX boards we have.

Not necessarily. Is there a spec on the current required for the NavX? I don't see anything on the board that indicates it would require greater than 500mA, thus it would be covered by the signal level output (28 AWG).

Digikey and Mouser don't carry custom cables (at least as listed under USB cables) aside from the regular USB male plug to cable leads. Unless you want to pay $20-30 a cable, it's unlikely worthwhile for any vendor to carry the mini USB to bare wire cable.

I think one off-the-shelf solution may be this: http://www.amazon.com/USB-Female-Min...le+usb+to+mini and this http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...363-ND/1531290. I'll keep searching for a single cable.