New Guy with a Line 6 question

[nomoore]

Hi guys!

First post and a quick question!

My guitar play uses a Line 6 amp, I do not know the model off hand.... But I can get it if need be.

I notice it has a rj45 port for connecting a line 6 foot pedal to toggle the effects. So since it has four channels and a cat 5 cable has 8 conductors, Is it safe to say that I could make a pedal using momentary switches on a rj45 connection?



Or could you tell me if the line 6 amps look for a 5v input or somthihng like that?

Thanks a mill.

[booj]

I'd think a schematic from line 6 would be most helpful

[Enzo]

AMen, please post any you can find. Line 6 will not hand them out.

I think you will find the foot controllers for the Line 6 are circuits of their own, not simple one wire per button stomp switches. I think the cable sends power supply down to the pedal and there is also two-way digital communication between them.

[oc disorder]

There's one here

http://www.schematicheaven.com/newamps/line6_spider_15w_II3012_1508.pdf

but only the 15 w.

[mbratch]

Originally Posted by nomoore

Is it safe to say that I could make a pedal using momentary switches on a rj45 connection?

No. It's safer to assume that it's a proprietary connection of a sort that requires the schematic or an interface description from Line 6 to know.