What is the "power_center tool" ? Is it an application, part of a distro, ...
BillK On Tue, 2009-06-23 at 08:09 +0200, Alexander Lehner wrote: > > On Tue, 23 Jun 2009, ivvmm wrote: > > > going to buy a device from a local store that will convert alternating > > current from my bicycle's front hub dynamo to 5V 0.4A. Is that > > sufficient for charging my Neo? > > I have soldered such a device by myself and it works. I think the phone > needs only a little more than 120mA for charging, depending on which > features are powered on (GSM, Bluetooth, WiFI, GPS etc). > The main problem that I see is, that the FR will not recognize the load it > may pull from the USB line if you don't put that magic resistor between > the Id and GND pin of the USB plug. > > You can also use the power_center tool to force a charge of 500mA, but I > believe it falls back to 100mA as soon as the power supply drops (what > will happen if you stop bycicling). So a battery-buffered solution would > be preferable. > > BTW: Could you please send a link to the shop where you found this DC > converter? > > Alex. > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
