Old Microsoft Serial DB-9 Mouse (O/T)

[Kyle]

Sorry for the off-topic post, couldn't really find a
topic it fit under.

Anyway, I have an old Microsoft serial mouse. I need to
use the serial cable for something else so I chopped the
mouse off and spliced open the cable. My question is,
does anyone know what color wires go to what pinholes on
the female DB-9 end of the cable? Thanks.

 

[Nathan McNulty]

Try:
http://www.zytrax.com/tech/layer_1/cables/tech_rs232.htm#db9

 

[Kyle]

I was able to find out what all the pin locations do, but
my problem is I have a cord that I cut the mouse off of.
On one end I have the female Serial end and on the other
I have 7 wires (blue, green, red, yellow, orange, black,
white) and I do not know which pinholes these wires go to.

 

[HillBillyBuddhist]

|I was able to find out what all the pin locations do, but
| my problem is I have a cord that I cut the mouse off of.
| On one end I have the female Serial end and on the other
| I have 7 wires (blue, green, red, yellow, orange, black,
| white) and I do not know which pinholes these wires go to.
|
|


An ohm meter or a continuity tester should clear it up. In a pinch a battery
a flashlight bulb and a short length of wire will due.

--
D

I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
I was just trying to help.
Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
advice herein.
No warranty is expressed or implied.
Your mileage may vary.
See store for details.

Remove shoes to E-mail.

 

[Kyle]

Forgive me for asking a dumb question, but how would I
use any of these methods to test which wires were which?

 

[HillBillyBuddhist]

| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >|I was able to find out what all the pin locations do,
| but
| >| my problem is I have a cord that I cut the mouse off
| of.
| >| On one end I have the female Serial end and on the
| other
| >| I have 7 wires (blue, green, red, yellow, orange,
| black,
| >| white) and I do not know which pinholes these wires go
| to.
| >|
| >|
| >
| >
| >An ohm meter or a continuity tester should clear it up.
| In a pinch a battery
| >a flashlight bulb and a short length of wire will due.
| >
| >--
| >D
| >
| >I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
| >I was just trying to help.
| >Please use your own best judgment before implementing
| any suggestions or
| >advice herein.
| >No warranty is expressed or implied.
| >Your mileage may vary.
| >See store for details.
| >
| >Remove shoes to E-mail.


| Forgive me for asking a dumb question, but how would I
| use any of these methods to test which wires were which?
|
|


One at a time see which pinhole completes a circuit with which wire.

 

[Guest]

Spend the $5.00 and buy a properly assembled serial cable.

It's 99% guaranteed to work!

 

[Kyle]

Yeah, that would work except for I don't just need a
serial cable. The one end will be serial and the other
end is for a HP49 calculator. If I can't do the whole
thing from spare parts without any cost involved I'll
just buy the $15 cable from HP.

 

[Bob I]

Spend the 15 bucks!

Yeah, that would work except for I don't just need a
serial cable. The one end will be serial and the other
end is for a HP49 calculator. If I can't do the whole
thing from spare parts without any cost involved I'll
just buy the $15 cable from HP.



wires go

with which wire.