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* [https://www.adafruit.com/product/70 Adafruit FTDI 5V] | * [https://www.adafruit.com/product/70 Adafruit FTDI 5V 1m adapter cable] | ||
* JST-PH 2.00mm pitch 4-pin with wires | * JST-PH 2.00mm pitch 4-pin with wires | ||
Or build one from adapters, cable and connector: | Or build one from adapters, cable and connector: | ||
* Sparkfun FTDI 5V RS232 adapter | * Sparkfun FTDI 5V RS232 Mini-USB adapter | ||
* JST-PH 2.00mm pitch 4-pin connector | * JST-PH 2.00mm pitch 4-pin connector | ||
* 4 Wire cable 1m | * 4 Wire cable 1m | ||
Revision as of 01:45, 30 November 2016
If you broke or lost the VE.Direct cable for your Victron device, you can make your own. The original cable is a RS232/Serial-to-USB converter. This means that any device that appears as an COM/serial device in the operating system will work for this purpose.
Connection
Materials
This requires the following parts:
- Adafruit FTDI 5V 1m adapter cable
- JST-PH 2.00mm pitch 4-pin with wires
Or build one from adapters, cable and connector:
- Sparkfun FTDI 5V RS232 Mini-USB adapter
- JST-PH 2.00mm pitch 4-pin connector
- 4 Wire cable 1m
