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Follow-up:
The Farnell 1096979 suggested by REB is the right part and we will go with it.  The matching 1106769 will be used to 'plug' that connector on production boards so nothing else is inadvertently stuck into it.

The suggested Mouser 6 pin header 
http://www.mouser.com/catalog/626/1029.pdf
has latches which are too large to fit on our boards where space is a premium.

The AVRISP MkI did come with a 10 pin cable but the MkII does not, 6 pin only.  I can't find MkI's anywhere or I'd buy a handful.

For now we will solve the conversion from 6 to 10 on our existing boards by crimping a 10 pin header on the 6 pin cable from the MkII.

I've asked Kanda if they have a converter or adaptor cable that will plug into the 6 pin cable from a MKII then plug into their original 10 pin (STK200) header on our current boards.  A straight cable won't do it, it would require switching some pins around so we will see what they come up with.  That would be a somewhat cleaner solution than peeling apart the ribbon cable and crimping on a 10 pin header.

We successfully went through the dance of upgrading to Codevision 1.25.0a, Studio 4 latest, then updating the firmware in the MKII's so we could program our boards.  Only had to do the 'manual' upgrade process on one of the MKII's - lucky I guess.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Jim




  AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com wrote:
  > wd0e wrote:
  >> Can anyone point me to a 6 pin keyed header for ISP programming to
  >> match the AVRISP-II? To put on a PCB we build. Digikey would be nice
  >> but I'm having no luck finding them anywhere and nothing in the board
  >> history either. A pointer in a message to Farnell 302-1993 is for the
  >> IDC connector but no luck finding the matching header at Farnell
  >> either. 
  > 
  > The AVRISP (mk I) that I have came with two cables: you'd
  > snap it apart, then choose the 6-pin or 10-pin cable.
  > 
  > Didn't the mk II come with these?
  > 
  > Alternatively, it would be simple to make an adapter cable.
  > They're the same signals, after all...
  > 

  No, the AVRISP MK2 only has the 6 pin header, for some reason. But as
  you say it would be simple to make an adapter.

  -- 
  Tim Mitchell
  tim@sabretechnology.co.uk
  http://www.sabretechnology.co.uk


   

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