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-====== LEGO cable for Pixy ======
+====== LEGO cable for Pixy2 ======
-You can order a cable through some of our distributors. Notably, Robotshop is selling them [[http://www.robotshop.com/en/pixy-cmucam5-lego-cable.html|here]].
+You can order a cable through some of our distributors, just be sure to get the "Pixy2 LEGO Cable" instead of the "Pixy LEGO Cable" which is slightly different.
-Making your own LEGO cable requires a few parts. It's recommended that you use a 10-pin IDC connector, like [[https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8535|this]], which is already crimped with a ribbon cable, or [[https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10650|this]]. You also need a LEGO Mindstorms sensor/motor cable that you don't mind chopping up, because those offset modular connectors are pretty hard to find. If you have a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 or NXT kit, you have several of these, but if you don't want to sacrifice one, you can buy them [[http://shop.lego.com/en-US/EV3-Cable-Pack-45514|here]] or [[http://www.amazon.com/Lego-Mindstorms-45514-Cable-Pack/dp/B00I7POITY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443631923|here]], or possibly lots of other places too.
-Below is the connection diagram:
+Making your own LEGO cable requires a few parts. It's recommended that you use a 10-pin IDC connector, like [[https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8535|this]], which is already crimped with a ribbon cable, or [[https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10650|this]]. You also need a LEGO Mindstorms sensor/motor cable that you don't mind chopping up, because those offset modular connectors are pretty hard to find. If you have a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit, you have several of these, but if you don't want to sacrifice one, you can buy them [[http://shop.lego.com/en-US/EV3-Cable-Pack-45514|here]] or [[http://www.amazon.com/Lego-Mindstorms-45514-Cable-Pack/dp/B00I7POITY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443631923|here]], or possibly lots of other places too.
-{{wiki:img:5f4037255dc89f89cc6a0f16b6af33aab50c93ad.jpg?400}}
+Below is the connection chart:
 <code>
--pin Conn.       LEGO Cable
+-pin Pixy2 I/O Connector    LEGO Cable
-Pin 2      -->     green
+Pin 2  ----------------------> green
-Pin 5      -->     yellow
+Pin 5  ----------------------> yellow
-Pin 9      -->     blue
+Pin 6  ----------------------> red
-Pin 10     -->     red
+Pin 9  ----------------------> blue
 </code>
-The black and white wires from the LEGO cable are not connected to anything - you can just snip them off. Similarly, pins 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 on the 10-pin IDC are not used.
-[[wiki:v2:Port_Pinouts|Click here for a useful diagram of which pins are which.]]
+The black and white wires from the LEGO cable are not connected to anything - you can just snip them off. Similarly, pins 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 on the 10-pin IDC are not used.
+For more information, [[wiki:v2:Port_Pinouts|this page]] has Pixy2's port pinouts.

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