12 Pin Connector?

[spwath]

Im looking for the smallest 12 pin connector to use for a project. Ideas?

[VTF5252]

six by two dupont maybe? 

[Unimportant]

Board to wire? Wire to Wire? Current required ?

[spwath]

2 minutes ago, Unimportant said:

Board to wire? Wire to Wire? Current required ?

Basically, Im making a keyboard, hand wiring it, its split, soo I need to connect to halves with a cable, with 12 connections, just sensing if there is an electrical connection or not.

[W-L]

7 hours ago, spwath said:

Basically, Im making a keyboard, hand wiring it, its split, soo I need to connect to halves with a cable, with 12 connections, just sensing if there is an electrical connection or not.

As mentioned a dupont connectors would probably be the most compact another good one may be pre-crimped balance charge leads for batteries.

[Unimportant]

17 hours ago, spwath said:

Basically, Im making a keyboard, hand wiring it, its split, soo I need to connect to halves with a cable, with 12 connections, just sensing if there is an electrical connection or not.

That still tells us little about the type of connector you need. Do you want to connect both circuit boards together , requiring board to wire connectors. Or do you need something you can build into a enclosure ?

[spwath]

9 minutes ago, Unimportant said:

That still tells us little about the type of connector you need. Do you want to connect both circuit boards together , requiring board to wire connectors. Or do you need something you can build into a enclosure ?

They are hand wired, so i Will basically have 12 wires on one half, 12 wires on another half, and i need a connector i can build into the enclosure, with the cable between them. There is no pcb.

[Unimportant]

12 pin panel mount receptacle's and plugs:

http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15001&langId=44&storeId=10151&categoryId=700000005037&showResults=true&aa=true&pf=113176151

 

You need to match the correct plug and receptacle's off course.

A cheaper option would be your common DSUB style connector but those are bigger.

[spwath]

32 minutes ago, Unimportant said:

12 pin panel mount receptacle's and plugs:

http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15001&langId=44&storeId=10151&categoryId=700000005037&showResults=true&aa=true&pf=113176151

 

You need to match the correct plug and receptacle's off course.

A cheaper option would be your common DSUB style connector but those are bigger.

What i probably will jjust do is have a controller in each half, and a usb cable to each. That means 2 usb cables, but then no bulky connector between them

[Unimportant]

2 usb cables = 8 wires (6 if you don't run power and ground twice).

An Ethernet cable has 8 internal wires. You can buy nice panel mounted Ethernet sockets you can build into your enclosure on both sides and then run an Ethernet cable between them.

 

Something like this: http://www.dhresource.com/albu_344239912_00-1.0x0/5pcs-0-6m-23-6-screw-panel-mount-cat5-rj45.jpg

I've used them like this, just cut off the connector from the cable and connect the wires to your own. I don't think there's any affordable connectors much more compact then this and you can use existing ethernet cable.

[spwath]

3 minutes ago, Unimportant said:

2 usb cables = 8 wires (6 if you don't run power and ground twice).

An Ethernet cable has 8 internal wires. You can buy nice panel mounted Ethernet sockets you can build into your enclosure on both sides and then run an Ethernet cable between them.

 

Something like this: http://www.dhresource.com/albu_344239912_00-1.0x0/5pcs-0-6m-23-6-screw-panel-mount-cat5-rj45.jpg

I've used them like this, just cut off the connector from the cable and connect the wires to your own. I don't think there's any affordable connectors much more compact then this and you can use existing ethernet cable.

No, im saying I use a seperate USB controller in each half of the keyboard, so I no longer need a link of 12 wires between them.

[rhyseyness]

Molex picoblade series?

They're tiny

[t0wer]

On 6/25/2016 at 10:43 AM, spwath said:

No, im saying I use a seperate USB controller in each half of the keyboard, so I no longer need a link of 12 wires between them.

 

I had the exact same problem, same number of connectors too, and sounds like a similar project.

 

The only connectors that looked easy enough to solder were huge 12pin molex connectors.

 

I just went with the dual controllers.

 

 

[spwath]

21 minutes ago, t0wer said:

 

I had the exact same problem, same number of connectors too, and sounds like a similar project.

 

The only connectors that looked easy enough to solder were huge 12pin molex connectors.

 

I just went with the dual controllers.

 

 

Oooh,nice keyboard. Mine is pretty similar, but more standard, my own custom layout.

((not wired yet)