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Omnimaga => News => Topic started by: critor on May 09, 2012, 01:58:36 am

Title: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: critor on May 09, 2012, 01:58:36 am
The TI-CBL2 is a sensor interface for z80/68k calculators, like the Lab Cradle for Nspire calculators.

On the 1st look, the TI-CBL2 seems to be a light version of the Vernier LabPro, which adds:
(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=41&image_id=723) (http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=41&image_id=724)
(http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/13/23/13/53/labpro10.jpg) (http://i43.servimg.com/u/f43/13/23/13/53/ry9w10.jpg)

But by opening the TI-CBL2, we notice that the missing plugs connections are available - they're just unsoldered.

(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=41&image_id=827) (http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=41&image_id=828)

So in the end, the TI-CBL2 is a cut-down version of the Vernier LabPro.

Adding that both devices share the same OS, it might be possible to add the missing connectors and turn your cheap TI-CBL2 into a Vernier LabPro, increasing its value! ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)

As allready annouced on TI-Planet (http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8817), although the Vernier analog connectors are expensive with official resellers, they're just standard phone plugs used in Great Britain, meaning that you can buy them very cheap online! ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)

(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=41&image_id=489)(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=41&image_id=490)(http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image.php?mode=medium&album_id=41&image_id=491)

Note that numeric/digital connectors aren't the same: they're mirror-inversions of the previous connectors and aren't standard as far as I know.



Cross-posted from TI-Planet:
http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9239
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: Jim Bauwens on May 09, 2012, 03:19:59 am
Interesting :)
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2012, 08:38:35 am
nice, what's the price difference between those 2? i doubt it would be possible to add a USB socket to the CBL2, since i don't see any place for it on the PCB xs and there seem to be some chips missing, do you know why they would be there?
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: critor on May 09, 2012, 11:56:16 am
Yes I don't think you'll be able to add the usb connector, but soldering the missing sensor connectors seems perfectly possible;
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: hellninjas on May 09, 2012, 02:56:23 pm
I have been amazed, yet again..
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: jsj795 on May 09, 2012, 08:09:16 pm
typical of TI, to rip ppl off of their customer's money. I wonder where they spend all those money they're getting, selling TI-83+'s at over $80 when it probably costs them $10 to make :/
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: Yeong on May 09, 2012, 08:10:22 pm
Probably less than $10. XD (Since it's made in China. No racial stuff or anything)
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: apcalc on May 11, 2012, 06:07:17 pm
Very interesting!  I used the CBL a lot this year in Physics, so this information is quite nice! :)
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: CompSystems on September 26, 2012, 02:18:28 pm
Is possible connect the TI83/89/Voyage200 laboratory (TI-CBL2) with a ti-nspire(CX/CAS) calculator?.

TI-CBL2 ~= TI-labCradle ?

TI-CBL2
(http://education.ti.com/images/rightcolumn/products/datacollection/CBL_2_L.jpg)


TI-labCradle for TI-nspire(CX/CAS
(http://education.ti.com/images/rightcolumn/science/labcradle_cx-laptop.jpg)

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/productDetail/us_nspire_labcradle.html
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: critor on September 26, 2012, 02:39:05 pm
Unfortunately, you cannot connect the TI-CBL or TI-CBL2 to a TI-Nspire as it requires a mini-Jack plug.

The only way would be to use the TI-84+ keypad, but it's probably not what you want to achieve.


You need the TI-Nspire Lab Station Cradle (internally nicknamed as TI-CBL3).
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: CompSystems on September 26, 2012, 03:17:38 pm
But the mini-Jack plug connector TI-CBL2, could have its equivalent connection with connector TInspire and TI-CBL3, (RS232?)

Please could you experience this with cables from mini-Jack plug to TInspire

Critor have a CBL2?
Title: Re: More sensors on your TI-CBL2 thanks to hidden connectors!
Post by: critor on September 26, 2012, 03:45:50 pm
I don't think the TI-Nspire Lab Cradle is using the RS232 contacts from the Dock connector.

It's probably using the USB contacts from the 2nd USB plug included in the Dock connector.