If you cut power, the processor turns off so it is hard for it to keep running and print logs without power.
Hook a meter to the DC input and see if it turns off. If it does, the 7805 is shutting down. The best that can do is 500mA without a heat sink,. Gerald On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 4:40 AM, <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > I *think* my BBB is getting powered down becauae the 7805 chip I'm > using it needs a heatsink and is thus running just a bit too hot and > protecting itslef by turning off. > > Is there any way to tell if this is happening from the BBB logs? I > can't see anything obvious in syslog at all. > > When it has turned off *all* the lights are off and I have to remove > the power and restore it to restart the BBB. Does this suggest the > 7805 is turning itself off? (I'll check with a meter next time it > happens) > > -- > Chris Green > ยท > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
