For GTA02 we will most likely supply power to the USB in host mode! Awesome, is this news or did I just find out?
-Will On 8/18/07, Harald Welte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guys, hardware questions go to neo1973-hardware, not to community !! > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 04:35:38PM +0200, Lars Hallberg wrote: > > Giles Jones skrev: > >> Marcin Domanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > >>> Yep it shouldn't be a problem - let's take an usb hub with external > >>> power supply - connect it to neo and then connect the device to the > >>> hub. I dont know how's the support for it but its an idea :) > >> Here's how you solve the power issue: > >> > http://www.radioshack.com/sm-cyberpower-4-port-battery-powered-hub--pi-2259675.html > >> A rechargable battery powered USB hub. > > > > I'm still not clear over this... > > > > 1) Will it be possible to charge the neo over the usb connection while > the > > neo is in host mode. > > for Neo1973 GTA01: definitely yes. For GTA02 we will most likely supply > power to the USB in host mode, so that doesn't work, at least not > without complicated hacks ;) > > > Will that raise special demand on the hub? > > yes, or a special cable. > > > A flexible powered hub (Wall, external battery pack, car-power(12V)... ) > > that have any 'extra' function that the neo needs/benefits from would be > > the perfect companion... almost a obligatory companion to the neo... > But... > > exactly what does it take to make such a beast? > > > > We did think about this for some time, and actually I've designed the > architecture of such a device fairly far. The idea was to even further > integrate that with the debug board, i.e. debug board plus > battery-powered hub in one device :) > > But now that GTA01 is not really running at any reasonable quanatity, > and GTA02 will be able to supply 5V in host mode, it was abandoned. > We'd rather get GTA02 finished, then spend time on accessories that only > make sense for GTA01. > > -- > - Harald Welte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://openmoko.org/ > > ============================================================================ > Software for the world's first truly open Free Software mobile phone > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
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