Strange, I have a box of connectors at home that says RJ-12 on it...

Microchip calls it an RJ-12:
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/51265g.pdf

Some more links referring to RJ-12:
http://midondesign.com/TEMP08/P13RJ11vsRJ12.html

Also, the Wiki article does mention an RJ-12.  Just says it's not common.


On 10/24/06, Rolf <learr@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> I posted a note on piclist a while back with a similar issue.... My ICD2
> only works if the plug is pushed in further into the jack than just the
> "click". You need to push it that extra mm more.
>
> Otehrwise it is an excercise in frustration. I guess the jacks used by
> Microchip are slightly non-conformant with standards.
>
> For the record, I figured Olin's pedantic reply about his ICD2 not
> having an RJ12 plug was worth investigating, and it appears he is right.
>
> ICD2 s do NOT have RJ12 jacks. There apparently is no such thing
> specified. An RJ11 jack is a 6p2c modular plug, an RJ14 is 6p4c, and an
> RJ25 is 6p6c.
>
> Thus, the closest "RJ" match is RJ25. But, then, it is not really a
> pertinent naming convention since the ICD2 is not telephony equiptment,
> thus,  the best descriptor fot the ICD2 would be a 6p6c modular Jack.
>
> Go figure.
>
> See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_jack
>
> Rolf
>
> Shawn Wilton wrote:
> > Thank you for the suggestions guys, but I think most of you
> misunderstood my
> > issue.  My complaint is the RJ-12 ON the ICD2.  Not the other end of the
> > cable.  I have plenty of custom programming cables, but last couple of
> days
> > I've been having to hold the RJ-12 connector on the ICD2.  Lousy design.
> > Those connectors s***.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/24/06, Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnai@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The only thing is that a pin header is not polarized. Also PicKit2 has
> a 6
> >> pin connector -- it is not a problem as you can use it with the 5 pin
> one
> >> but...
> >>
> >> Anyway, what's wrong with the RJ12? Is that something like a contact
> >> problem
> >> or just the bad taste of having a telephony socket on your programmer?
> >>
> >> Tamas
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 24/10/06, Mike Harrison <mike@whitewing.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:46:28 -0700, you wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Has anyone found a reasonable solution for dealing with the
> ridiculous
> >>>>
> >>> RJ-12
> >>>
> >>>> jack on the Microchip ICD2 other than to remove it, add wires and
> >>>>
> >>> "install"
> >>>
> >>>> a new header of sorts?
> >>>>
> >>> Yes - I've standardised on a Molex 5-pin header, chopping the RJ off
> the
> >>> end of the cable.
> >>> Handy hint to save time - write the pin names on the connector.
> >>>
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