What’s the correct cable to connect to the extra pins via the SP/CE connector, on the Pico Plus 2 ?
Is this it? :
8 Pin JST-SH Cable (SP/CE)
JST-SH to DuPont sockets
CAB0247
If so, shouldn’t one or both product pages say so?
Yes, that cable is probably the easiest way of getting at the pins, if you’re planning on connecting the PPP2 up to pin headers on another board or such?
Looks like we already link to the SP/CE cables in the extras?
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Thanks, Hel. I’ve looked at the Pico Plus 2 page multiple times but never noticed that.
Maybe the information should be added to the cable page too?
I don’t see a way to get from the Plus 2 page to that cable page, incidentally. I assume that’s intentional? When looking at an extra, it would be nice to be able to get to the full page for it.
Also, although not a current problem for me, I don’t quite get how to use the “extras” feature - it doesn’t seem to add the selected extra, so it’s either not working for me in Firefox, or isn’t all that intuitive. Maybe a link to the item would work better.
I also stumbled across this problem (the extras not linking to the full page).
Regarding the “add” feature: clicking on the item marks it and then you press the “add to cart button”. If you are not careful and already did this for the main item, you will find it two times in your cart. Already happened to me and I noticed it only after ordering.
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Yep, if you’re adding stuff from extras you need to click on it and then click add to cart (which will add the main item to your cart as well).
I’ve linked the Qw/ST and SP/CE cables from the text which should hopefully make them a little easier to find :)
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I’ve tried again, with an empty basket (after ordering) and adding the extra is working now, but didn’t seem to before. I think the reason I didn’t see it on the Pico Plus 2 page is that it only shows the JST-SH to JST-SH cable. It’s not immediately obvious that there are more options by clicking that.
The concept of an SP/CE cable is new to me, and since I wouldn’t have any other use for it, I had no confidence that it was the right one, (from finding it on the Deals page). Since they have limited uses, I think it would be worth spelling out some of the things they fit, including the Pico Plus 2, on the page for the cable, rather than just having the “View all things SP/CE!” link.
For example, adding something before that, like, “This is the type of cable you need to connect to the extra pins on the underside of the Pimoroni Pico Plus 2, or to the Pico Display Pack 2.8”
I’ve added a bit more info to the cable page :)
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Good. That’s much better :)