Running a 16 Pins S5 blade in a 18 Pins controller?

[VirosaGITS]

So i asked previously in the S5 thread but received no replies. I am wondering i anyone knows the answer to this?;

So, i'm wondering, is the 16 pins pinout otherwise the same as the 18 pins. In short i'm wondering about running a 16pins blade into a 18pins controller safely. I'm pretty sure i read somewhere that it was done, can't find it now, so i'm wondering on how to do it safely.

Anyone knows?

Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[philipma1957]

So i asked previously in the S5 thread but received no replies. I am wondering i anyone knows the answer to this?;

So, i'm wondering, is the 16 pins pinout otherwise the same as the 18 pins. In short i'm wondering about running a 16pins blade into a 18pins controller safely. I'm pretty sure i read somewhere that it was done, can't find it now, so i'm wondering on how to do it safely.

Anyone knows?

Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

I seem to recall a post saying it works. As to finding it I think it is on the big s-5 thread.

[VirosaGITS]

So i asked previously in the S5 thread but received no replies. I am wondering i anyone knows the answer to this?;

So, i'm wondering, is the 16 pins pinout otherwise the same as the 18 pins. In short i'm wondering about running a 16pins blade into a 18pins controller safely. I'm pretty sure i read somewhere that it was done, can't find it now, so i'm wondering on how to do it safely.

Anyone knows?

Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

I seem to recall a post saying it works. As to finding it I think it is on the big s-5 thread.

Hmm, thats a lot of posts to sift through. I'm pretty sure it work too but i'd guess you still need to respect the pinout. Not sure if its the first 16 pins or the last 18 pins or which one is even considered Pin1.

I may give it a try if no one has the answer over the weekend.

[RichBC]

I remember reading it as well.. Looking at the pinout from the Back side of the board Pin 1 is the square pad on the Right. I am pretty certain the the additional pins are at the LH end.

Will check again later, but must go out now....




Ok here you go. I have put together a picture and edited the text above to match.  

Top is the 18 Pin, below it is the 16 Pin. The additional pins are on the left, the rest are marked the same on both. What they do I do not know? May be somthing to do with the additional "reset button" we gained on the 18 Pin controller?


Rich

[VirosaGITS]

I remember reading it as well.. Looking at the pinout from the Back side of the board Pin 1 is the square pad on the Right. I am pretty certain the the additional pins are at the LH end.

Will check again later, but must go out now....




Ok here you go. I have put together a picture and edited the text above to match.  

Top is the 18 Pin, below it is the 16 Pin. The additional pins are on the left, the rest are marked the same on both. What they do I do not know? May be somthing to do with the additional "reset button" we gained on the 18 Pin controller?


Rich

Thank you very much for redoing the work. I'll bookmark this one as reference if someone in the future ask the same question again.

I'll perhaps receive the blade and the cables in the following week. I'll take pics of me taking a cable to the saw and post if it works.

[RichBC]

A couple more things to add to this, both of which skirt around the question. 

I share  again one finding .

You can use new S5 Hash PCB  ( 18 pin connector)   with S5 Control PCB  (16 pin connectors) Need only a 16 pin cable.
Picture of my water cooling S5 project    3 x old blade + 1x new 18 pin blade.



Click on the image

So it looks like You can use an 18 Pin Hash with a 16 Pin Controller.

Next I took an 18 pin Hash & an 18 Pin Controller & removed the end 2 connections from the connecting cable. This Hashed without problem.

So my betting given the above is that a 16 Pin Hash with an 18 Pin controller will be fine. Just make sure you plug the 16 Pin cable in the correct end of the 18 Pin Controller socket.

Of course the outstanding question is what are the additional 2 pins for? 


Rich

[VirosaGITS]

A couple more things to add to this, both of which skirt around the question. 

I share  again one finding .

You can use new S5 Hash PCB  ( 18 pin connector)   with S5 Control PCB  (16 pin connectors) Need only a 16 pin cable.
Picture of my water cooling S5 project    3 x old blade + 1x new 18 pin blade.



Click on the image

So it looks like You can use an 18 Pin Hash with a 16 Pin Controller.

Next I took an 18 pin Hash & an 18 Pin Controller & removed the end 2 connections from the connecting cable. This Hashed without problem.

So my betting given the above is that a 16 Pin Hash with an 18 Pin controller will be fine. Just make sure you plug the 16 Pin cable in the correct end of the 18 Pin Controller socket.

Of course the outstanding question is what are the additional 2 pins for? 


Rich

I understand that the 16pin end will have 2 pins short in the 18 pin connector on the 3.3v end. Pin 1 being on the opposite end, which is also the square-ish pin. I might receive the stuff this week, i'll report back then.

Hopefully someone figure out what the extra 2 pins is for.