A VT100 terminal with VGA and PS/2, but also serves as USB<->serial
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This is a small serial terminal (vt100/XTerm compatible). It powers from USB or 5V. It can work as either a traditional terminal, using a PS/2 keyboard as input and a VGA display as output, or you ca…
Read More…This is a small serial terminal (vt100/XTerm compatible). It powers from USB or 5V. It can work as either a traditional terminal, using a PS/2 keyboard as input and a VGA display as output, or you can use the USB connection which acts as a USB-to-serial converter (or both at once if you like). Signal levels can either be TTL or RS232.
The original design is by Geoff Graham. It was improved by Peter Hizalev who sells these kits on Tindie as well.
So why am I selling? I did not want to pay $40 for shipping. Instead or ordering from Peter, I ordered 10 PCBs and components. One kit I am keeping, the other 9 are for sale (I am not making more, but Peter is). I am able to do this because Geoff and Peter have fully open sourced this project. Great!
Included in the kit:
PCB
socketed PIC32MX270F256B-I/SP-ND microcontroller preprogrammed with 3.0.4 firmware
MCP1700-3302E/TO-ND voltage regulator
Red LED
20MHz Crystal
7 Ceramic Capacitors
8 Resistors
USB B-Type Socket
DE-15 Female Connector
6 Pin Mini DIN Female Connector
4 way Header Connector (serial)
2 way Header Connector (power)
Header Pins (for ICSP and 4 jumpers)
Jumpers (4)
Optionally, you can add a 30cm cable with 4-way connector and either a 25pin male or 9 pin female sub-D connector.
Optionally, you can add a 30cm cable with 2-way connector for using an external power source (not necessary, you can also use USB power).
Optionally, you can get the whole kit pre-assembled and tested.
I include a 1 page assembly "manual", I do expect buyers to have basic soldering skills.
Not included are a USB-B cable nor a case. Designs for 3D printable cases can be found on the net.
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