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eqvinoxtoday at 12:02 AM1 replyview on HN

And where do I put Vref, RTS, CTS, and plug detect? That's 7 pins ;)

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Less of a joke though: those aren't polarized, how do you not accidentally 180° them? Are they magnetically polarized or what?

[ed.: I didn't initially see it, they're mechanically polarized, one "short end" is flat, the other rounded.]


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throwaway219450today at 2:01 AM

You'll be wanting these: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/edac-inc/686C0731...

And yes, they're magnetically polarized according to the datasheet. To answer the sibling comment, they're through-hole soldered but frustratingly are 2.7mm not 2.54 so you'd be squeezing a little into an existing header (ignoring clearance on the side anyway). I'm not sure why the 7-pin is obsolete, they make up to 5-way active.

Or Adafruit? https://www.adafruit.com/product/5468

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