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Originally Posted by MiR
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Here are pictures of my rs-232 connector. I've used the power-adapter that came with the x50v.
I did not find out anything myself, everything was documented here in the forum, many thanks to the real contributers!
!!!!!WARNING!!!!!
Please note that the RXD/TXD pins are TTL-Level (3.3V) Never directly attach something to this pins that uses standard RS-232 Voltages (~ +/- 7-15 V) because this will for sure kill your x50v !!
!!!!!WARNING!!!!!
You can safely connect a xaiox x3 mouse, it has both TTL and standard RS-232 output. The Layout of their connector is documented on their homepage.http://www.xaiox.com/gps-x3.htm
Please Note that I did not connect pin#12 with gnd as in the original power-connector. I did choose not to do so to make soldering easier.
I also did some tests, TomTom correctly detects the X3-Mouse and Navigation works fine. :approve:
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Roughly how much space is there between the 2 rows of pins? I could easily build up a few breakout boards that a person would 'plug' in between the 2 rows, solder the pins to the pads on the board, then plug into those pins on a header type connector.
And I ordered a couple of extra power connectors from Dell directly last week. They've since cancelled my order. What's up with that? Maybe they read some posts here and know what we;re all trying to do...