Another FTDI clip

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I would strongly consider purchasing one of these. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate one that matches the clip provided by easySensors CP2102 with Pogo clip for 2.54 pitch FTDI headers located at https://www.tindie.com/products/easysensors/cp2102-with-pogo-clip-for-254-pitch-ftdi-headers/. They have been sold out for a considerable amount of time. Once you print it out, you'll need to drill out the holes for the pogo pins. I also extended the spring, shown in the pictures, to fit the clip. I've included the dimensions of the smaller spring that I had on-hand and shared a link to a larger spring that should work better on the parts list below that will work much better. The rubber band will also help with tension. Here's the parts list: - 6 - P75-E2 Spring Test Probe Pogo Pin 1.3 mm Conical Head 1.0mm (I highly recommend having spares) - 9mm Outer Diameter 1.2mm Wire Dia 30mm Long Compression Spring (This is just a guess on my part) - M5 machine screw and nut (at least 25mm in length) - Female Header 1x40 2.54mm (trimmed down to solder onto ends of the pogo pins) - Hot glue to hold the header/pogo pins in place Backstory: Starting with the Instructables post by Eric Tsai (https://twitter.com/Eric_1100). I found inspiration with DIY home automation. Computourist (https://github.com/computourist/RFM69-MQTT-client) cleaned up the programming and added the ability to transmit to end nodes. Then I found a great forum that has simplified the build and offers a great community http://homeautomation.proboards.com/post/2053/thread This is my attempt to contribute back to the http://homeautomation.proboards.com/ community