01-31-2015, 09:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2015, 09:42 PM by roboknight.)
Here's the whole thing:
![[Image: LeapPad2SerialSetup.jpg]](http://robomaiden-roboknight.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LeapPad2SerialSetup.jpg)
You might be able to solder the thing right to the FTDI cable (it'll work), but the wire is a little thick. At any rate,
I use my FTDI cable in other places, so the 100 mil (0.100") header is a little handier. The bare wires are the other serial signals.
They aren't used here (in fact, in most serial TTL applications, they aren't needed). Technically, you can disconnect
and reconnect this and your kids can still play with the cartridge. Just make sure they aren't the "hey lets pull
hard on these dangly bit"-types (whose kid isn't like THAT!).
You might be able to solder the thing right to the FTDI cable (it'll work), but the wire is a little thick. At any rate,
I use my FTDI cable in other places, so the 100 mil (0.100") header is a little handier. The bare wires are the other serial signals.
They aren't used here (in fact, in most serial TTL applications, they aren't needed). Technically, you can disconnect
and reconnect this and your kids can still play with the cartridge. Just make sure they aren't the "hey lets pull
hard on these dangly bit"-types (whose kid isn't like THAT!).