Working Mini-DIN to standard serial cable?

eharmon

6502

• Dec 9, 2025

• #1

Before I go buy the parts and make one, has anyone bought a working Mini-DIN to standard serial cable (preferably DB9) recently?

You can, surprisingly, still buy cables, but the reviews online warn about missing wires so I am dubious.

 

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envirogeek

6502

• Dec 10, 2025

• #2

If it isn't urgent, I will test what I have for Mini-DIN serial cables as I get my 7600 and G3 fired up again in the next few weeks. I probably have extras.

 

Compgeke

6502

• Dec 10, 2025

• #3

For ones I've made, I get a minidin 9 to minidin 9, lop it and half and solder the appropriate pins to a DE9 connector.

You can petty easily determine pinout of the cut up cable with a meter.

 

zigzagjoe

68060

• Dec 10, 2025

• #4

I had a similar need recently for a quicktake. I ended up taking a chinese USB (FTDI) to Cisco console cable and putting a mini din 8 end on it.


Mini DIN 8 kit: https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Adam-Tech/MDP-008?qs=HoCaDK9Nz5fn5Ouk7a6Ckw==
A 3D printed TPU cover with strain relief was required as the console cable is too wide for the one from the kit.

 

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eharmon

6502

• Dec 13, 2025

• #5

Thanks folks, I went ahead and built my own. This cable has all the wires and a bare end which is pretty handy! The colors are also correct to spec, at least mine was.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D415MLGV