USB to Ethernet On a Nintendo Wii

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rlindey Power-User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT Posts: 267 Good Answers: 1	USB to Ethernet On a Nintendo Wii 01/10/2011 8:09 AM
	Our family procured a Wii this Xmas season. Lost of fun. I would like to connect it to the network hub I have in the room, but, being the cheap bastard that I am, I would like to make a USB to Ethernet connector myself, instead of buying on for $20 or so. I did a quick check on the internet qnd found many placed to buy one but did not find any pinouts. Do any of you bright people out there in CR4 land have a schematic for this? Thanks in advance. __________________ “Sometimes we don't even realize what we really care about, because we get so distracted by the symbols.” ? Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
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Anonymous Poster	#1 Re: USB to Ethernet On a Nintendo Wii 01/10/2011 8:47 AM
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mjb1962853 Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NY Posts: 1207 Good Answers: 119	#2 Re: USB to Ethernet On a Nintendo Wii 01/10/2011 3:53 PM
	Buy one! This is NOT just a simple connector. Even if you had a schematic, the parts would cost you at least that much. Then you will have to solder many nearly microscopic surface mount parts to a tiny circuit board and you may also have to program a small microprocessor or FPGA. This is far beyond all but the most advanced home electronics hobbyists.
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Chankley Power-User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South coast of England Posts: 411 Good Answers: 36	#3 In reply to #2 Re: USB to Ethernet On a Nintendo Wii 01/11/2011 4:33 AM
	The Wii has WiFi built in, that is the simplest way to connect if you already have wireless in your home. Quantity discounts on electronic components and PCBs are so large that the parts probably will cost more than the finished article. The chips involved would all be high density surface mount that are tricky to solder by hand even with a microscope (approximately 0.3mm wide pins with 0.3mm spacing). Some devices cannot be hand soldered because all the contacts are underneath.
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