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Build a Must-Have iPod Accessory

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 – running time 21:43
We show you how to replace an expensive iPhone/iPod dock with a small, cheap and very portable cable.

Mike wanted a DIY "cable that will allow my iPod / iPhone to charge and give me a audio line out connection."

Sounds simple enough, but Mike didn't want to try it out on his $500 iPhone.

In 20/20 hindsight, we don't blame him: Patrick nearly bricked his iPhone while puzzling out how to get the audio out to work on a home brew Dock Connector using an easy to solder PodGizmo PodBreakout... the pins on the Dock Connector are tiny, and not much fun to experiement with.

We're sticking with the Pinouts.ru iPod Pinout charts in the future... the iPodLinux.org charts are numbered backwards... mixing the two caused us some serious pain.

Did we mention the pain of soldering those tiny pins on the Dock Connecor? We've already bricked three... good thing we ordered six.

Sparkfun Electronics isn't the only source of Dock Connectors: Ridax offers both DIY Dock Connectors and an excellent array of (pricey, but useful) connectors and extenders.

Did we say DIYModon the show? Yes we did show off our start on the audiophile hack for the iPod... we'll be walking you thru it soon!

Highlights
Michael J Fox ( 14:43, 14:43 ) united states ( 0:02, 7:32, 0:02, 7:32 ) USB connection ( 8:59, 8:59 ) iPod dock ( 1:48, 11:43, 13:33, 13:42, 1:48, 11:43, 13:33, 13:42 ) Michael J Fox ( 14:43, 14:43 ) united states ( 0:02, 7:32, 0:02, 7:32 ) USB connection ( 8:59, 8:59 ) iPod dock ( 1:48, 11:43, 13:33, 13:42, 1:48, 11:43, 13:33, 13:42 )

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" Is that that a system has brought you by the united states air force Microsoft unified communications. And Netflix. In soldering a little tiny pins like knees. Plus -- for iPod had to bring out the true audio file great audio hidden inside the world's most popular MP3 player the DIY -- not for beginners on this episode of system. Called the system -- better Norton and we have a fun show for everybody out there with an iPod or anybody it's curious about how those ridiculous dock connector -- at these things having an about -- your iPod we're basically all the power charging in the music transfer goes through -- a pretty wild connective has about thirty pins inside there and you can do is an interesting things by playing around with it. There let's take a look at the viewer question inspired this episode. My crates and I've been trying to come up with a cable that'll allow my iPod -- iPhone to charge and give me an audio line out connection at the same time for looking around I found the pin -- for the dock connector where you can get the connectors. But -- a little Leary well -- I think he means of hooking up to cable and made my 500 dollar iPhone or my iPod and risk breaking it thought it might be good show and help people save some cash it's Mike in Augusta Georgia great question Mike. Well do you one better let's talk about iPod cabling. The mystery of -- house at -- connector it's on every iPod dock connector. It's our -- higher iPhone is a little different from your iPod. There we're gonna play around the pain of soldering little tiny wires little tiny pins its an art and then just for fun let's hacking in my old iPod to do the DIY mind. The ultimate audio file hardware hack for iPod. If you using an amplifier let's go to the workshop."

" You're looking at a dock connector from sparked by dot com company Boulder, Colorado offers quite the collection of the Iowa parts including two types of DIY. Doc or iPod connectors both male and female before five bucks another big company offers these is right -- we have the URL for that he'd blow. Okay might. This was in behalf of myself. Roger -- there yet. That we want to thank you for the tremendous learning opportunities and making. A simple iPod breakout cable has been. In fact my child Seamus and my wife's -- would also like to thank you for the opportunity to actually really go look down the rabbit -- on this one now. IPod announce our. Reidy well known it's the iPhone keep going and actually his penis troubles now that this device -- here it's called the hyper into the pod gizmo."

" And remember those little tiny things we should you soldering on to those is probably like it into the -- gate of hell it sucks. Or likening the real fat man -- IV needle it's a miserable painful process so if you're experimenting like we are. You probably want to get eight recount device like this. Right next -- sells a bunch of them are much different configurations this makes the soldering process about a thousand times easier. They noticed we've got a few wires connected on here on out. And we actually have for a standard iPod if functioning breakout cable that student power off the USB bus. Who in the global flicking your car you'd use a firewire positive and negative. And the audio output and you know what it works so it's."

" Are right. No sponsors equals no system to do is that a small -- take time out right now for a message from Microsoft unified communications."

" Yeah okay. Okay it's."

" Going to -- the regular iPod connector -- going to need a little lauded soldering iron with a fairly. Narrowed tip we have here is your basic 51 iron which is all kinds of very very frequently talking shortly pretending. Coming to an even sharper point would probably be incredibly useful. And were actually playing around both the tactics honored land in sort of a standard sixty -- 6040 soccer plan. These little tiny connections or so miserably small neither one of them makes much of -- improvements. Okay I'm gonna say yeah."

" I am lucky and found this fabulous seventeen dollar soldering. Device at RadioShack. Two things one -- annual board because I kept getting over. And to be magnifying glasses absolute piece of cried about it that's pretty useful device. Mostly because allows -- to position the wires. Then you may have noticed a large piece of paper actually rafter on the and they probably see you right there just flew right over I think the single head. And this is an actual bit of genius because jumping these things that are so tight together. It's so easy. You know as soon as when these two apart like -- and isolate the and I want to use. And this tip actually comes from cold to cool because this iPod -- X dot org forums. And then this wire and basically and then play around these until -- wire. Is. -- I'm not doing what that just did it nicely nestled down in there."

" The dock connector is thirty minutes. Which -- connect on control everything from USB and firewire. Power in the -- serial connections ground and something you'll be especially interested in the line out next. Audio line. Mention there's thirty and this is -- in thirty pin connector -- packed in theory tightly together the standard reference. Probably iPod and functions are found on line it counts that are used flash devices slash iPod underscore -- that as html. And the ever popular www. IPod limits that org slash doc underscore connector. Most often you're using a mere four pins that's been your iPod is going to -- USB cable can sixteen is the USB ground. -- 23 is five volt positive. In 25 for USB data negative that's three point three volts and being 27 for USB data positive that's also three point three evils. Now USB cables are pretty standard. There's a red white and green and a black wire. The red wires by volt positive the black wires grounder five volt negative. The green wire is the positive in the white wire is heated negative if for some reason your opening up the USB cable and it doesn't have black green white rain incited or red green and white black -- you get the idea. You can figure out which wires or which. Making it multi tester in measuring voltage and these lines he sees those born in single direction three point three Sabena. Five volts is the power."

" Let's take a moment to thank what do people that are bringing the show -- the united states air force."

" Yeah it's."

" Six. Let's get back to Mike's question what's the few things whose powers iPod. He also ones you want. -- now for on this is actually pretty simple you take a look at the pins right. Pins to three and four part two is the ground with a common three is the right line now. Four is the left your right candy left channel and the comets that's actually pretty easy thing you. And if we take a close look at this our little Monica pier on the pod breaking out the if you -- got two and four or should be. Three and four and probably came vehicles opponent who -- three and four the red and black right left and number two is actually connected from the ground. So we got the iPod powered up -- the USB firewire should be problem. However. We can't keep any phone to charge or -- audio. Now. And power and problems USB connection party's standard USB cable. So we're gonna pop open the top here -- actually see Mars I'd see anything that a better way -- this is the power to work with iPhone. Rumor has it."

" seven is critical link -- don't want have been able to figure out what connecting and sent to. Is so critical. -- that'll give us their little DIY cable and the reason the audio out and not the data out. Is that this thing hands the -- in the case. Saturday here which really shouldn't affect anything other than shielding. Actual device itself. Are we have to data. And the power wire connectors on the US be done in sort of don't want to things. You do this isn't gonna work. And we -- the twelve little connectors -- over the data has he can't get the power from USB in the iPhone. Let's go find people. Okay so his image but for the iPod it's fairly easy is that we got it working under firewire power networking USB power. Absolutely no problem getting the audio output to work. Into a nice little eight and audio Jack the iPhone charges from USB power only if it's also connected in the USB data -- is I don't know but that's the only way it's gonna charge off the USB data. Now the twelve full firewire -- that'll charge the iPod. Or the iPhone. Absolutely no problem it's essentially. Basically the equivalent of plane in the cigar lighter socket in the dash for your car. Now. Audio output no problem from the iPod but we've tried several. Iphones would try to couple --"

" Configuration that we cannot get the audio output to work off of the dock connector not sure why that is. Got some ideas supposedly there's a connection and consent and that may help and we've also heard that -- 21 which is the fabulous. You to -- you. Accessory indicator that kicked him to write resistor to ground up in 21 indicate the iPhone and it's connected to adopt and one actually turn this song. Unfortunately I don't think we have any -- kill all. Resisters in the building because we've searched and searched haven't found anything. What's interesting about that is that actually will tell the device that's connected to weather -- phone -- pond type of device it's docked into whether it's an iPod dock. Or. B serial control device it is the jacket or should say that dock inside your car some of the other stuff out there. So -- to play around with that between now and next week Ross nuclear arms of the video connections now. Maybe it was at this point that my eyeballs are a little bit rent. A big part that is who is what our half to. Two hours two hours -- case about two hours ago. We we -- I actually discovered something the -- this iPod clinics that or pins are numbered in the exact opposite number. Be on their iPod in listings out there. Why you care well if you working with -- almost any of the devices that are numbered one through thirty right in an easier ones anyway. The iPod Linux that or dock connector we key. Basically list the -- backwards so if you're actually looking for the firewire power. Positive input it's. Can eat. On the iPod clinics and -- 23. On everybody else's what's that mean. You need to really be careful because I take that the wrong pin. The phone locked up the phone 22324. Point three. Basically hard reset before for some reason it decided it was okay it actually started running again. I think we were gonna have to cancel next week's episode which is refurbishing iPhone and that maybe you'll plus the iPhone equally active screen which makes -- mostly useless iPhone. But we're not because exactly right about a finally -- the logic Portman and it's now. So there's a couple of things -- point out here. The folks that are right -- they have some that are pretty cool anything the web page right now they have a whole bunch of different. IPod break out or extend your PCPs with or without -- iPod dock connector -- on those if you're not particularly -- it's honoring or not willing to buy. -- whole stack. Of the normal iPod dock connectors I would really highly recommend looking at one of the PCB connectors whether it's when it's right next. Or -- which are available up on these are fun site. Because I gotta say have been Saturn for a long time. And these little tiny pins appear when the most miserable thing I've ever worked with my life. Some good tips out there including fully piece of paper under that. I guess eight -- we're gage wire is brutal thirty gage is doable. You're gonna to be -- person who patient and use -- basically that -- in my case that he's pretty much the tiniest."

" Hit I can fine for soldering iron by the way keep Saturn aren't. Pretty much starts this and agree with views methane and think that tips actually completely fried at one night news. So that the degrees and go for a they're built soldering iron the things just absolutely torque Jefferson moment news it's just."

" It's time now for Netflix sponsored movie pick of the week this week is back to the future another eighties classic this one starring Michael J. Fox in the income terrible where is he now Christopher -- About the story of Marty that flies -- doc brown most of the time machine and an old Dorian. After inventing the flux capacitor parties have stuck in the 1950s and you know what how hilarity ensues I don't want to dvd entire story. Right now they haven't seen it it's great it's great with the kids totally family friendly. And got enough Hubert -- crazy antics to satisfy anyone and doc brown is perhaps one of the coolest characters aggregate it. Don't forget if you're -- movie rentals without driving -- the store. Check out Netflix dot com -- over 90000 titles on line including Blu-ray titles we're pretty sure you're not gonna find locally with forty shipping centers in the US almost all deliveries happen in this single business day plans start it. We're dollars and 99 cents but your system viewers will hook you up with a free trial. Just go to www. Netflix dot com slash system and if you do that helps us -- for going to show you."

" it's almost midnight -- people are hurt more than time right now are Roger is -- creative because they had the miserable lot of holding cameras that staring at least soldering little tiny wires in the past few hours. Except for the last two hours which involved me sitting cursing quietly in my cubicle trying to reset my iPhone needed to run again. And it's running which is a huge improvement over thinking. I just dressed up 400 dollar iPhone taking her place anyway until they release the new one. So we got a cable and we don't have the audio out working with the iPhone but you know one on the -- that the -- is somewhere between here at home double blind -- and -- home. Resistor probably RadioShack in the morning. And right now though. I'm seeing -- I can't solder anymore and I'm terrified and in the press by phone. Yeah I'm going to that. -- is in the day --"

" After earlier this morning I stopped by the RadioShack pick up someone not to a home and one meg on resisters. And this my friends is the key to getting the audio output on an iPhone. Version of an iPod docked to work if you do not basically connect 21. To the ground on -- when he underpinned thirty you cannot get audio out but if you do. Jump those in you can see a wanted to testaments different resistor values -- be fabulous. Click on resistor valued checker they had built here and a little later on today when I give my hand be back on a minute. Some of this was mr. permanently on this board any out he can jump those basically from pinpoint 12. B twelve full ground you will kid in audio output. This is -- this is perfect actually for using your car so Mike hopefully that will salt in general basically write up the pins you need to connected to show notes. Speaking of pins I want to say this really clearly since I may have been you know if he even needed into the -- out of my head I was talking about it last night that. -- 21 of these devices. You're gonna actually look at it sort of with the -- even knocks on the left and the right put the knot shop. Turn around the face you and the number one pin we'll actually be all the way in the upper left hand corner so. This pins are -- Independent of the ways they weren't -- this connector that is number one. Number one who's basically. You know with the notches up. Look at the left side. Spinner around and then this pin number one that means pin number thirty is where at the bottom and the opposite side. And they basically go 12345678910. So. Two and read them off here so basically 13579. 1113 1517. Get the idea odd numbers -- the growth depends on the top from left to right even numbers -- the rows -- on the bottom from left to right. If you use the iPod -- devices dot org page this is the exact opposite. -- basically number I'm from right to left. Is this a problem. Yes actually it's a huge problem because everybody I've run into that does the -- circuit boards attached to these and make it also much simpler to -- these things together especially if you're experimenting. Numbers -- from left to right. Remember when we spent two hours last night doing point three -- hard reboot to my phone ringing in its because I use the iPod links numbering which does not work for the announced. On the connectors. The -- these connectors are hard my -- tools to actually. Basically recreate this cable attached to these little tiny pins. All right so a little hopeful actually about you know soldering on to the pins in the future because a little bit of practice check this out. We've got two and they are middle in tiny thirty gauge wires here this post are they kissing never -- solder. Into these surface mount component up here why do you care about this this is actually the DIY months on the set up by the crew at the head lies forms. Pretty sure it's -- forms to get the -- excellent analog output from the Wolfson back that is that little tiny chip right here. And basically get the incredibly good analog output from that before it gets to the amplifiers. And Al through the headphone Jack which means you can basically and if you do this you'll have to you. Connected to an external headphone amp gets -- ridiculous quality audio out of the cheap consumer device. Not gonna faces up today not gonna crack open the iPhone today it's Friday we try to get out of here."

" I hope you enjoyed that one -- before we go -- some favor were conducting the survey -- an additional information about you we love your feedback premature -- buddies out there want to systems -- have a minute -- you to spare please go to www. Revision3.com. Slash C it's one that's SYS and the number one. And take the survey thank you so much it would really help us out and hey don't settle all the fun discussion on the forums they're located revision3.com. Slash forum. And you probably know this but just in case all the previous episodes of system or permission three dot com slash system. And this episode was inspired by -- we'd love to get them. We want your feedback and suggestions your comments -- project ideas just and -- system -- region three dot com I'm Patrick Norton I hope you enjoy this episode. I'm with -- about. So here's the -- faith. Go down right here. --"

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" Is that that a system has brought you by the united states air force Microsoft unified communications. And Netflix. In soldering a little tiny pins like knees. Plus -- for iPod had to bring out the true audio file great audio hidden inside the world's most popular MP3 player the DIY -- not for beginners on this episode of system. Called the system -- better Norton and we have a fun show for everybody out there with an iPod or anybody it's curious about how those ridiculous dock connector -- at these things having an about -- your iPod we're basically all the power charging in the music transfer goes through -- a pretty wild connective has about thirty pins inside there and you can do is an interesting things by playing around with it. There let's take a look at the viewer question inspired this episode. My crates and I've been trying to come up with a cable that'll allow my iPod -- iPhone to charge and give me an audio line out connection at the same time for looking around I found the pin -- for the dock connector where you can get the connectors. But -- a little Leary well -- I think he means of hooking up to cable and made my 500 dollar iPhone or my iPod and risk breaking it thought it might be good show and help people save some cash it's Mike in Augusta Georgia great question Mike. Well do you one better let's talk about iPod cabling. The mystery of -- house at -- connector it's on every iPod dock connector. It's our -- higher iPhone is a little different from your iPod. There we're gonna play around the pain of soldering little tiny wires little tiny pins its an art and then just for fun let's hacking in my old iPod to do the DIY mind. The ultimate audio file hardware hack for iPod. If you using an amplifier let's go to the workshop."

" You're looking at a dock connector from sparked by dot com company Boulder, Colorado offers quite the collection of the Iowa parts including two types of DIY. Doc or iPod connectors both male and female before five bucks another big company offers these is right -- we have the URL for that he'd blow. Okay might. This was in behalf of myself. Roger -- there yet. That we want to thank you for the tremendous learning opportunities and making. A simple iPod breakout cable has been. In fact my child Seamus and my wife's -- would also like to thank you for the opportunity to actually really go look down the rabbit -- on this one now. IPod announce our. Reidy well known it's the iPhone keep going and actually his penis troubles now that this device -- here it's called the hyper into the pod gizmo."

" And remember those little tiny things we should you soldering on to those is probably like it into the -- gate of hell it sucks. Or likening the real fat man -- IV needle it's a miserable painful process so if you're experimenting like we are. You probably want to get eight recount device like this. Right next -- sells a bunch of them are much different configurations this makes the soldering process about a thousand times easier. They noticed we've got a few wires connected on here on out. And we actually have for a standard iPod if functioning breakout cable that student power off the USB bus. Who in the global flicking your car you'd use a firewire positive and negative. And the audio output and you know what it works so it's."

" Are right. No sponsors equals no system to do is that a small -- take time out right now for a message from Microsoft unified communications."

" Yeah okay. Okay it's."

" Going to -- the regular iPod connector -- going to need a little lauded soldering iron with a fairly. Narrowed tip we have here is your basic 51 iron which is all kinds of very very frequently talking shortly pretending. Coming to an even sharper point would probably be incredibly useful. And were actually playing around both the tactics honored land in sort of a standard sixty -- 6040 soccer plan. These little tiny connections or so miserably small neither one of them makes much of -- improvements. Okay I'm gonna say yeah."

" I am lucky and found this fabulous seventeen dollar soldering. Device at RadioShack. Two things one -- annual board because I kept getting over. And to be magnifying glasses absolute piece of cried about it that's pretty useful device. Mostly because allows -- to position the wires. Then you may have noticed a large piece of paper actually rafter on the and they probably see you right there just flew right over I think the single head. And this is an actual bit of genius because jumping these things that are so tight together. It's so easy. You know as soon as when these two apart like -- and isolate the and I want to use. And this tip actually comes from cold to cool because this iPod -- X dot org forums. And then this wire and basically and then play around these until -- wire. Is. -- I'm not doing what that just did it nicely nestled down in there."

" The dock connector is thirty minutes. Which -- connect on control everything from USB and firewire. Power in the -- serial connections ground and something you'll be especially interested in the line out next. Audio line. Mention there's thirty and this is -- in thirty pin connector -- packed in theory tightly together the standard reference. Probably iPod and functions are found on line it counts that are used flash devices slash iPod underscore -- that as html. And the ever popular www. IPod limits that org slash doc underscore connector. Most often you're using a mere four pins that's been your iPod is going to -- USB cable can sixteen is the USB ground. -- 23 is five volt positive. In 25 for USB data negative that's three point three volts and being 27 for USB data positive that's also three point three evils. Now USB cables are pretty standard. There's a red white and green and a black wire. The red wires by volt positive the black wires grounder five volt negative. The green wire is the positive in the white wire is heated negative if for some reason your opening up the USB cable and it doesn't have black green white rain incited or red green and white black -- you get the idea. You can figure out which wires or which. Making it multi tester in measuring voltage and these lines he sees those born in single direction three point three Sabena. Five volts is the power."

" Let's take a moment to thank what do people that are bringing the show -- the united states air force."

" Yeah it's."

" Six. Let's get back to Mike's question what's the few things whose powers iPod. He also ones you want. -- now for on this is actually pretty simple you take a look at the pins right. Pins to three and four part two is the ground with a common three is the right line now. Four is the left your right candy left channel and the comets that's actually pretty easy thing you. And if we take a close look at this our little Monica pier on the pod breaking out the if you -- got two and four or should be. Three and four and probably came vehicles opponent who -- three and four the red and black right left and number two is actually connected from the ground. So we got the iPod powered up -- the USB firewire should be problem. However. We can't keep any phone to charge or -- audio. Now. And power and problems USB connection party's standard USB cable. So we're gonna pop open the top here -- actually see Mars I'd see anything that a better way -- this is the power to work with iPhone. Rumor has it."

" seven is critical link -- don't want have been able to figure out what connecting and sent to. Is so critical. -- that'll give us their little DIY cable and the reason the audio out and not the data out. Is that this thing hands the -- in the case. Saturday here which really shouldn't affect anything other than shielding. Actual device itself. Are we have to data. And the power wire connectors on the US be done in sort of don't want to things. You do this isn't gonna work. And we -- the twelve little connectors -- over the data has he can't get the power from USB in the iPhone. Let's go find people. Okay so his image but for the iPod it's fairly easy is that we got it working under firewire power networking USB power. Absolutely no problem getting the audio output to work. Into a nice little eight and audio Jack the iPhone charges from USB power only if it's also connected in the USB data -- is I don't know but that's the only way it's gonna charge off the USB data. Now the twelve full firewire -- that'll charge the iPod. Or the iPhone. Absolutely no problem it's essentially. Basically the equivalent of plane in the cigar lighter socket in the dash for your car. Now. Audio output no problem from the iPod but we've tried several. Iphones would try to couple --"

" Configuration that we cannot get the audio output to work off of the dock connector not sure why that is. Got some ideas supposedly there's a connection and consent and that may help and we've also heard that -- 21 which is the fabulous. You to -- you. Accessory indicator that kicked him to write resistor to ground up in 21 indicate the iPhone and it's connected to adopt and one actually turn this song. Unfortunately I don't think we have any -- kill all. Resisters in the building because we've searched and searched haven't found anything. What's interesting about that is that actually will tell the device that's connected to weather -- phone -- pond type of device it's docked into whether it's an iPod dock. Or. B serial control device it is the jacket or should say that dock inside your car some of the other stuff out there. So -- to play around with that between now and next week Ross nuclear arms of the video connections now. Maybe it was at this point that my eyeballs are a little bit rent. A big part that is who is what our half to. Two hours two hours -- case about two hours ago. We we -- I actually discovered something the -- this iPod clinics that or pins are numbered in the exact opposite number. Be on their iPod in listings out there. Why you care well if you working with -- almost any of the devices that are numbered one through thirty right in an easier ones anyway. The iPod Linux that or dock connector we key. Basically list the -- backwards so if you're actually looking for the firewire power. Positive input it's. Can eat. On the iPod clinics and -- 23. On everybody else's what's that mean. You need to really be careful because I take that the wrong pin. The phone locked up the phone 22324. Point three. Basically hard reset before for some reason it decided it was okay it actually started running again. I think we were gonna have to cancel next week's episode which is refurbishing iPhone and that maybe you'll plus the iPhone equally active screen which makes -- mostly useless iPhone. But we're not because exactly right about a finally -- the logic Portman and it's now. So there's a couple of things -- point out here. The folks that are right -- they have some that are pretty cool anything the web page right now they have a whole bunch of different. IPod break out or extend your PCPs with or without -- iPod dock connector -- on those if you're not particularly -- it's honoring or not willing to buy. -- whole stack. Of the normal iPod dock connectors I would really highly recommend looking at one of the PCB connectors whether it's when it's right next. Or -- which are available up on these are fun site. Because I gotta say have been Saturn for a long time. And these little tiny pins appear when the most miserable thing I've ever worked with my life. Some good tips out there including fully piece of paper under that. I guess eight -- we're gage wire is brutal thirty gage is doable. You're gonna to be -- person who patient and use -- basically that -- in my case that he's pretty much the tiniest."

" Hit I can fine for soldering iron by the way keep Saturn aren't. Pretty much starts this and agree with views methane and think that tips actually completely fried at one night news. So that the degrees and go for a they're built soldering iron the things just absolutely torque Jefferson moment news it's just."

" It's time now for Netflix sponsored movie pick of the week this week is back to the future another eighties classic this one starring Michael J. Fox in the income terrible where is he now Christopher -- About the story of Marty that flies -- doc brown most of the time machine and an old Dorian. After inventing the flux capacitor parties have stuck in the 1950s and you know what how hilarity ensues I don't want to dvd entire story. Right now they haven't seen it it's great it's great with the kids totally family friendly. And got enough Hubert -- crazy antics to satisfy anyone and doc brown is perhaps one of the coolest characters aggregate it. Don't forget if you're -- movie rentals without driving -- the store. Check out Netflix dot com -- over 90000 titles on line including Blu-ray titles we're pretty sure you're not gonna find locally with forty shipping centers in the US almost all deliveries happen in this single business day plans start it. We're dollars and 99 cents but your system viewers will hook you up with a free trial. Just go to www. Netflix dot com slash system and if you do that helps us -- for going to show you."

" it's almost midnight -- people are hurt more than time right now are Roger is -- creative because they had the miserable lot of holding cameras that staring at least soldering little tiny wires in the past few hours. Except for the last two hours which involved me sitting cursing quietly in my cubicle trying to reset my iPhone needed to run again. And it's running which is a huge improvement over thinking. I just dressed up 400 dollar iPhone taking her place anyway until they release the new one. So we got a cable and we don't have the audio out working with the iPhone but you know one on the -- that the -- is somewhere between here at home double blind -- and -- home. Resistor probably RadioShack in the morning. And right now though. I'm seeing -- I can't solder anymore and I'm terrified and in the press by phone. Yeah I'm going to that. -- is in the day --"

" After earlier this morning I stopped by the RadioShack pick up someone not to a home and one meg on resisters. And this my friends is the key to getting the audio output on an iPhone. Version of an iPod docked to work if you do not basically connect 21. To the ground on -- when he underpinned thirty you cannot get audio out but if you do. Jump those in you can see a wanted to testaments different resistor values -- be fabulous. Click on resistor valued checker they had built here and a little later on today when I give my hand be back on a minute. Some of this was mr. permanently on this board any out he can jump those basically from pinpoint 12. B twelve full ground you will kid in audio output. This is -- this is perfect actually for using your car so Mike hopefully that will salt in general basically write up the pins you need to connected to show notes. Speaking of pins I want to say this really clearly since I may have been you know if he even needed into the -- out of my head I was talking about it last night that. -- 21 of these devices. You're gonna actually look at it sort of with the -- even knocks on the left and the right put the knot shop. Turn around the face you and the number one pin we'll actually be all the way in the upper left hand corner so. This pins are -- Independent of the ways they weren't -- this connector that is number one. Number one who's basically. You know with the notches up. Look at the left side. Spinner around and then this pin number one that means pin number thirty is where at the bottom and the opposite side. And they basically go 12345678910. So. Two and read them off here so basically 13579. 1113 1517. Get the idea odd numbers -- the growth depends on the top from left to right even numbers -- the rows -- on the bottom from left to right. If you use the iPod -- devices dot org page this is the exact opposite. -- basically number I'm from right to left. Is this a problem. Yes actually it's a huge problem because everybody I've run into that does the -- circuit boards attached to these and make it also much simpler to -- these things together especially if you're experimenting. Numbers -- from left to right. Remember when we spent two hours last night doing point three -- hard reboot to my phone ringing in its because I use the iPod links numbering which does not work for the announced. On the connectors. The -- these connectors are hard my -- tools to actually. Basically recreate this cable attached to these little tiny pins. All right so a little hopeful actually about you know soldering on to the pins in the future because a little bit of practice check this out. We've got two and they are middle in tiny thirty gauge wires here this post are they kissing never -- solder. Into these surface mount component up here why do you care about this this is actually the DIY months on the set up by the crew at the head lies forms. Pretty sure it's -- forms to get the -- excellent analog output from the Wolfson back that is that little tiny chip right here. And basically get the incredibly good analog output from that before it gets to the amplifiers. And Al through the headphone Jack which means you can basically and if you do this you'll have to you. Connected to an external headphone amp gets -- ridiculous quality audio out of the cheap consumer device. Not gonna faces up today not gonna crack open the iPhone today it's Friday we try to get out of here."

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