B+ fittings/ connections

[david]

I have just received my screen/box and Pi expecting everything to snap in place. However, it didn’t. With the newer/longer 40-pin GPIO socket the standard ribbon cable end doesn’t fit, unless it is forced over the pins. Two will be bent sideways and are un-useable. If I resort to using the screen fitted directly the case won’t fit because the pins at the other side project out and there is no cutout on that side. A bit of a pigs ear it seems. David Wadge

[Mark Williams]

Unfortunately, the B+ was released halfway through the development of PiScreen. Therefore all development was based on these models.
You could use a ribbon cable like this;
http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2014/07/22/new-products-downgrade-gpio-ribbon-cable-for-raspberry-pi-model-b-40-pins-to-26-pins-gpio-ribbon-cable-for-raspberry-pi-model-b-40-pins/

Mark --OzzMaker.com --

[anthonyjclarke]

All very excited to see the arrival of my PiScreen today.. then deflated…. when I couldnt connect it to my Pi 🙁

Do you have a local supplier for these cables so I can use it….?

As a suggestion for others, I would say you should put on the order page / eBay listing that “B+ is supported, but the cable to connect needs to be purchased separately”..

[Mark Williams]

sorry about the confusion.

I will update the product page to mention this. We are working on making some of these to go with PiScreen.

Adafruit sell a 40 to 26pin ribbon cable;
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1986

Mark --OzzMaker.com --

[anthonyjclarke]

Thanks, I see adafruit sell them… do you know of anywhere in Oz that have these cables?

[Mark Williams]

We have ordered some. However it will be about four weeks as they are being custom made.

We know of no one else selling these in Oz… sorry.

Mark --OzzMaker.com --

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