figured an altoids tins would be choice #1 for most people on this forum
so i bought one, now im wondering how i would make the pcb mountable in the tin
keep in mind the db-9 has to come through the side of the tin and the board cant touch the bottom of the tin so it wont possibly short it out. any ideas on this? i was also thinking of chopping up a usb2serial cable and have just a usb-mini poking out of the side and just use a usb-mini to usb-a cord to attach but didnt want to waste the cable in case i need it for a future project
also ive soldered a dipswitch between the board and9volt in order to turn it off and on instead of detaching the battery everytime and was even debating on mounting the simcard holder on top of the tin in order to reduce stress on the board when inserting and removing the card everytime
any ideas welcome,, been debating this for a week or two now so im not really in a hurry
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These are great, but can be expensive/hard to find. The cheapest way is to just use double sided tape or pieces of some sort of plastic tube/dowel glued to the enclosure (use Gorilla Glue). Use screws or hot glue to attach the PCB to the plastic for easier removal.
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I'd suggest picking up the FTDI TTL-232R cable and using that to interface with the sim reader on the 6-pin header via USB. I grabbed one along with the kit and it's been useful on other projects too.
If you want something more integrated than the external cable, I think you can pick up effectively the same device as a break-out and attach it directly.
(http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Evalua ... 2R-3V3.htm)
If you want something more integrated than the external cable, I think you can pick up effectively the same device as a break-out and attach it directly.
(http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Evalua ... 2R-3V3.htm)
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.