Mares Puck PC Cable

[Bigay]

That would be nice, but unfortunately my soldering skills are not sufficient for SMD
But picture 105232468.jpg looks interesting. How is the adapter fastened to the computer?

 

[AndrewStick]

Only with help of two pins
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=168595&d=1381350325

 

[Bigay]

Just one more question:
I want to use the cable for a Puck Pro. On the back of the Puck Pro there are two screws which are labeled "PC". Are these screws already the electrical contacts or do I have to remove the screws to get access to the electrical contacts?

 

[AndrewStick]

You need "dive link usb interface" NOT "drak interface" drak is what we made here. Interfaces - Mares I dont know what is it.

 

[Bigay]

Multiple posts in this thread mentioned that the schematic also works for the Puck Pro, see here:
click, click, click, click, click, click and click.

So my question from Post #73 lasts:

Just one more question:
I want to use the cable for a Puck Pro. On the back of the Puck Pro there are two screws which are labeled "PC". Are these screws already the electrical contacts or do I have to remove the screws to get access to the electrical contacts?

 

[Tbar]

Are these screws already the electrical contacts or do I have to remove the screws to get access to the electrical contacts?

I don't have a Puck Pro but I would not expect to have to remove any screws. They provide the interface cable as a clip, it would be odd to need a screwdriver to use the interface cable.

Are they metal screws?

 

[AndrewStick]

So my question

if so, I don't think that these screws need to be unscrewed. I think you have to use a clip with spring contacts

 

[Bigay]

Yep, you were right, these screws are the contacts.

I built it with the following components (less than 6€ in Germany):
- CP2102 Breakout Board
- BAT 43 diode
- SN74HC132N Schmitt trigger
- striped PCB - see the attached picture for the PCB layout (Important note: some conducting paths are cut through (beneath the ICs).)

It works with my Puck Pro!
Thank you all for sharing your knowledge!

 

[Russoft]

Thank you Bryscus, AndrewStick, and others, for your valuable conversation here.

I'm planning to attempt a PC interface with an Arduino Leonardo I have kicking around, as the microprocessor has UART capabilities.

I'll let you know if I have any luck going this route.

 

[rcarmel]

Just posting to say a big thanks to Bryscus and everyone else that contributed to this thread. I got my cable working last night and I'm super happy about it.