[Coco] CoCo Keys2USB - Problem

[Paul F]

Charlie -

The CoCo Keys2USB is my project. There are two links on the Tindie site -
one for the source code and one for the .pdf version of the documentation.
It sounds like you clicked the first link which brings you to the GitHub
repository, and the readme.md file that you mentioned in your post is an
industry standard markdown document which accompanies most git
repositories. It can be viewed with a standard text viewer or is rendered
through any HTML viewer/browser.

I believe the document you need though is the second link, which can be
accessed here -
https://github.com/wyndec/CoCoKeys2USB/blob/master/docs/CoCo%20Keys2USB%20v1.2%20Instruction%20Sheet.pdf

The thin piece of plastic you referred to in your original post is just a
clear piece of nylon cut from a milk jug. It's only purpose is to provide a
non-conductive wedge between the flat-flex mylar keyboard cable and the
2x16 card edge connector on the Keys2USB kit. As the documentation
mentions, you want to have that under (on the non-conductive) side of the
mylar cable to ensure the conductive (upper) side of the cable makes a firm
and solid contact with the card edge connector.

Also, the kit is designed so that the card edge connector could be used in
both orientations (with the micro USB connector either on the left or the
right). The important thing is that in either orientation, the nylon wedge
is on the underside of the flat-flex mylar cable.

Paul

On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 9:53 PM <coco at jechar.ca> wrote:

> Ok I found some documentation at
> https://www.tindie.com/products/fiscap0768/coco-keys2usb-kit/ but it was
> .md format I do not have a program to
> read that why did they not stick to a standard like .docx or .pdf
>
> Do you know someone who can convert it to .pdf if I email it to them.
>
> Charlie.
>
> On 2021-08-12 20:29, Christopher R. Hawks wrote:
> > On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:16:44 -0400
> > coco at jechar.ca wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hi I have a CoCo Keys2USB which I have used in the past however the
> >> piece of plastic holds in the keyboard ribbon cable must have fallen
> >> out and when I moved the keyboard and realized that the connection
> >> had come loose and I am not sure which is the correct way to plug it
> >> in nor do I know if I plug it in the wrong way If I will destroy it
> >> can't find the documentation I had nor does there seem to be a PDF
> >> online can anyone help.
> >>
> >> Charlie
> >>
> >
> >     A quick search with DuckDuckGo shows the kit web page is here:
> > https://www.tindie.com/products/fiscap0768/coco-keys2usb-kit/
> >
> >     It includes links to the documentation and source code.
> >
> >
> > Christopher R. Hawks
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