Re: USB cable hacking

2008-08-28 Thread Petr Vanek
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:45:36 +0200 Harald Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] (HK) wrote: I've modified battery.py a bit to display the (de)charging current too, my script version attached... Cool :) I had to erase the first ^M after python and then all is great, thank you :) Btw, is there a way to see on

Re: USB cable hacking

2008-08-28 Thread Petr Vanek
gmane.org not forwarding emails correctly? sorry for double posting in case it gets fixed. see my post bellow: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:45:36 +0200 Harald Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] (HK) wrote: I've modified battery.py a bit to display the (de)charging current too, my script version attached...

Re: USB cable hacking

2008-08-28 Thread Flemming Richter Mikkelsen
On 2008-08-27, Al Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 27 August 2008, Daniel Dadap wrote: Problem is, the ID pin apparently exists only on the Mini-B connector, and doesn't have a corresponding wire inside the USB cable. Has anybody on the list done USB connector hacking, and have

Re: USB cable hacking

2008-08-28 Thread Michael Shiloh
Daniel Dadap wrote: Hello Community, I just bought a portable USB battery pack ( one of these: http://apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=314 ) to use with my FreeRunner so that I could keep tangogps running to log a track for me during a bike ride. It worked quite well: I was able to

USB cable hacking

2008-08-27 Thread Daniel Dadap
Hello Community, I just bought a portable USB battery pack ( one of these: http://apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=314 ) to use with my FreeRunner so that I could keep tangogps running to log a track for me during a bike ride. It worked quite well: I was able to keep the unit powered on for

Re: USB cable hacking

2008-08-27 Thread Brad Midgley
Daniel Problem is, the ID pin apparently exists only on the Mini-B connector, and doesn't have a corresponding wire inside the USB cable. Has anybody on the list done USB connector hacking, and have any tips on how to get a resistor in there without interfering with plug in operation? I

Re: USB cable hacking

2008-08-27 Thread William Kenworthy
Start searching the archives - the cable hacking was covered weeks ago, and there is also a software control that can be used. Billk On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 09:00 -0400, Daniel Dadap wrote: Hello Community, I just bought a portable USB battery pack ( one of these:

Re: USB cable hacking

2008-08-27 Thread Harald Koenig
On Aug 27, Daniel Dadap wrote: Hello Community, I just bought a portable USB battery pack ( one of these: http://apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=314 ) to use with my FreeRunner so that I could keep tangogps running to log a track for me during a bike ride. It worked quite well: I was