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Ordering pre-made ribbons is s bit of a mine field. It is super easy to transpose left/right, PCB top/bottom, odd/even pin numbers etc. It's a good idea to quintuple check everything before buying (ask me how I know...).
 
Agreed
Thinking through circuits with a Z axis def threw me for a few board rev's worth of loops as well.

Samtec was generous with their free samples to make sure everything was peachy design-wise on my end.
Cardboard/perf proto also can help visualizing and working out the swapped orientations.
 

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