[SI-LIST] Re: "Crossover" Sata Cables

> Does anyone know a source for a 7-pin SATA II cable that has on one of
> the connectors reversed so that it can be used to loopback TX and RX
> between a couple of standard SATA connectors?  A cable like this was
> included in the Xilinx ML405/505/506 Evaluation platform. 

Can you make one?  I'm thinking of 2 connectors back to back with the pins 
soldered together.  Use it to join 2 normal SATA cables.

If you have 7 pins in a row, there are 2 ways to match them.  Thinking should 
work, but my head starts to hurt.  Trial and error might be faster than an 
ohmmeter.

It's obviously not good enough for a production run, but it's probably good 
enough for lab use or software development.  (If you have klutzy software 
guys, encase the thing in a blob of epoxy.)

If you need something official looking and can't find the right cable house, 
you could make a tiny PCB with nothing but two connectors.


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