D sub connector common cables

[kurt-olsson]

Hi

I will use lots of dsub connector as a middle step from my hardware to my teensy. I will document the pins and use heatshrink so i have one nice cable each way.

A question i have is when i have lets say 8 buttons. Thats 8 cables to different pins to the teensy but the other 8 goes to the GND in the teensy. I wish to join all these 8 cables in some way.

Do i do this in the sub connector itself or would you do this before connecting into the teensy (lets say the PCB board the teensy is at)

Thanks

[mikeybear]

I've used twisted pair ribbon cable and idc connectors to connect  to a custom arduino shield. The shield handles the connection to all the grounds, this at least means that the cables are generic, and interchangable

[kurt-olsson]

True, thats how i am thinking of setting it up, otherwise there is "logic" in the dsub connector.