Building
MC-33 DataCable1 by Avi * Connect F100 to PC * |
WARNING : The information presented
here describes my own experience.
It is NOT in any way an official suggestion nor instructions
to be followed.
Using this information is on your own risk !!!
My
work on this cable is based on the work of Marcel
Eremia and Emmanuel
Geneste which have a lot in common.
Both Marcel and Emmanuel helped me understand their design and I thank them
for it.
This project started in 2003 as a one-off cable system DataCable1
and ended up with a small batch of direct
camera-PC cable DataCable2 due to many requests
I got.
This is the schematic drawing of DataCable1:
Components
list: |
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| 1x | Maxim MAX232 IC chip (*1) | 1x | 5 KOhm resistor |
| 1x | DIP socket for the chip | 1x | 120 KOhm resistor (*3) |
| 5x | 1.0 µF electrolytic capacitors (*2) | 1x | DB-9 receptacle connector |
| 1x | small plastic box | 1x | DB-15 plug connector |
| 1x | Bread board in size to fit the box | 1x | ~2m of min. 4 wires cable |
*1.
It is possible to use MAX232A chip instead, but in this case use 0.1
µF capacitors. |
image
of DataCable1 electronics box:
image
of DataCable1:
Note: In order for
your F-100 to start recording data you must instruct it to do so from the
software.
It will not record any data until this is activated !
This page
shows you the one-off DIY DataCable1.
After I published my first design I got many requests from photographers all
over the world
to build this Data Cable since it had been
discontinued. Eventually I made a limited batch
of the NEW DataCable2 that I'm
now offering for sale.
Description of the NEW DataCable2 is found on the
next page.
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