A Wiki For Cable and Connector Pin-Outs 107
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kdawson
from the admit-it-you-read-pin-ups dept.
from the admit-it-you-read-pin-ups dept.
Nicola Asuni writes to let us know about a new resource for hardware hackers: a wiki about pinouts — hardware interfaces of modern and obsolete hardware. "Created with the same MediaWiki software that was developed for the Wikipedia project, AllPinouts.org is a wiki that allows users to get and share information about hardware interfaces, including pinouts of ports, expansion slots, and other connectors of computers and different electronic devices (i.e. cellular phones, GPS, PDA, game consoles, etc.). All text is available under the GNU Free Documentation License and may be distributed or linked accordingly. The 'pinout' (or 'pin-out') of a connector identifies each individual pin, which is critical when creating, repairing or hacking cable assemblies and adapters."
Re:/.ed (Score:5, Interesting)
/greger
Re:Why not put this Wikipedia? (Score:5, Interesting)
That's one reason writing content for the internet is more fun than writing it for a company: you don't have to argue about whether it's a good idea. You put it out there, you tell a few people about it, and it either works or it doesn't. If the Wikipedia content works out to be more complete and/or reliable, then I guess allpinouts.com won't last long; if people find it easier to locate the pinout for their vintage graphics tablet, or contributors find less hassle in uploading information, then it will probably become a trusted resource.
They do need to address scalability though. Still /.ed.
Re:Yay! (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Looks promising (Score:3, Interesting)
Not that this wiki has the deepest list of automotive pinouts I've ever seen but it's got a nice list of PCM/ECU pinouts which is a great start.
That's what Wikia is for (Score:2, Interesting)
"Wikia.com" for all the stuff you can't put on Wikipedia. - not an advert for them it's just true.