Hi Gerald, I think he is asking if the board can be powered via the P9 header. Or is this not possible either ? Like insinuated in the image below.
http://zewaren.net/site/sites/default/files/imagepicker/1/bbb_can_pinout.jpg On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 11:04 AM, Gerald Coley <ger...@beagleboard.org> wrote: > Anyone has the right to build this board. That in no way infers that they > know how to build it or even can support it. All the parts look in the > right place, but it is not a Rev B.Looks more like a Rev C. Rev B was built > using the AM3359 processor. It has the BeagleBone logo, but not the .org > name, so not sure where they got the logos. So, I would advise buying > boards from someone who knows what they are talking about, not just some > scrap dealer. > > Pads for the power jack are still there. Solder wires into it to power the > board. It might even power up once. > You cannot power a board via a GPIO pin, at least not for more than 5-6 > seconds depending how big the flames are and how much smoke there is. > > Gerald > > > > On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 10:22 AM, <elfenma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for the info, Gerald. I will keep it and see what I can do with >> it. In the least I am going get replacement USB ports and power ports and >> put them in. At the same time I ordered through another seller a "complete" >> Rev. B board for $30. They say that is Debian on it and not Angstrom, which >> is fine for me, I can always reflash the BBB to get Angstrom on it again. >> >> Back to the first unit - I noticed about BBB being sold out there, under >> the name of "AntMiner"(?) and it too is in the same situation - lacking >> ports and other things. But this unit, the mission parts look like they >> were never there and the board redesigned at the factory to move the chips >> around. In my mind, I think somebody set up a bunch of headless servers >> with these things. If so, without power how does one turn these things on >> without a USB or Power Jack? Using the GPIO an option for power input? With >> the R-Pi's it is back to power the unit from the GPIO because it is not >> regulated from there and one can blow out the board. >> >> Again, any help from anyone is greatly appreciated. >> >> -- >> 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. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/beagleboard/c158ef27-1c25-4449-81a3-051c0c8938d4%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/c158ef27-1c25-4449-81a3-051c0c8938d4%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Gerald > > ger...@beagleboard.org > http://beagleboard.org/ > gcol...@emprodesign.com > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/beagleboard/CAHK_S%2Bed2aaeBbL3Q%3D2baHFR% > 2BA7UnCXcB82FEWZb-5eesLYEig%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAHK_S%2Bed2aaeBbL3Q%3D2baHFR%2BA7UnCXcB82FEWZb-5eesLYEig%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORrZFbqLcc4K_-JZQ0M%2BzzNsFDfwgAR1_BT6-n%3DEASO70w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
