Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-07 Thread Gerald Coley
You are fine. Reset is no the issue. Power is. The fact that the power is removed makes everything safe. Reset is an easy way to make sure the board is powered up and provides a logic level indication of that fact.. Gerald On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:47 AM, wrote: > On a related note: If my

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread kyle
On a related note: If my sensors are buffered and gated to sys_resetn am I safe if the BBB powers down a few ms before the rest? My circuit watches the 3.3V regulator output and when it falls away the power for the entire circuit is killed as well but it takes 5-9ms for the power controller to

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Brad Hopper
Maybe you can still go to the Astrodome - the eighth wonder of the world! On Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:57:57 AM UTC-5, Gerald wrote: > > Houston! Us folks in this part of the state try to stay away from Houston! > > Actually I have spent a lot of time over the years in Houston. Been to a > few A

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Gerald Coley
But now you have Nolan Ryan. On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Matthew Witherwax wrote: > I sure hope that was years ago when they actually won a game or two. We > have other attractions. We even almost have NASA. > > > On Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:57:57 AM UTC-6, Gerald wrote: > >> Houston! Us

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Matthew Witherwax
I sure hope that was years ago when they actually won a game or two. We have other attractions. We even almost have NASA. On Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:57:57 AM UTC-6, Gerald wrote: > > Houston! Us folks in this part of the state try to stay away from Houston! > > Actually I have spent a lot of

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Gerald Coley
Houston! Us folks in this part of the state try to stay away from Houston! Actually I have spent a lot of time over the years in Houston. Been to a few Astros games as well. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Matthew Witherwax wrote: > Next time you are in Houston, coffee is on me! > > >

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Matthew Witherwax
Next time you are in Houston, coffee is on me! On Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:28:06 AM UTC-6, Gerald wrote: > > That is my secret. I don't need coffee! The inside story is that I am > always here. I have no life! > > Gerald > > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Eric Palmer > > > wrote: > >> Yes

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Gerald Coley
That is my secret. I don't need coffee! The inside story is that I am always here. I have no life! Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Eric Palmer wrote: > Yes I get that. > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Gerald Coley wrote: > >> I am not sure how to take that!Not sure if it is luck

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Eric Palmer
Yes I get that. On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Gerald Coley wrote: > I am not sure how to take that!Not sure if it is luck or something else. > > Gerald > > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Eric Palmer wrote: > >> Awesome >> >> Gerald we are lucky to have you on this mail list and be parti

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Matthew Witherwax
:) Attempts at humor on only one cup of coffee might not be so funny! On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Gerald Coley wrote: > I am not sure how to take that!Not sure if it is luck or something else. > > Gerald > > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Eric Palmer wrote: > >> Awesome >> >> Gerald w

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Gerald Coley
I am not sure how to take that!Not sure if it is luck or something else. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Eric Palmer wrote: > Awesome > > Gerald we are lucky to have you on this mail list and be participating so > much. > > Thanks > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Gerald Coley wro

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Eric Palmer
Awesome Gerald we are lucky to have you on this mail list and be participating so much. Thanks On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Gerald Coley wrote: > Yes you can do that Use the 3.3V to enable the regulators. > > Gerald > > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Matthew Witherwax wrote: > >> Tha

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Matthew Witherwax
Thanks for all you do Gerald. On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:09 AM, Gerald Coley wrote: > Yes you can do that Use the 3.3V to enable the regulators. > > Gerald > > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Matthew Witherwax wrote: > >> Thanks Gerald. That is exactly the response I was expecting and exact

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Matthew Witherwax
The way I read the manual and understand Gerald is that it isn't safe any more than it is safe to play Russian roulette because you don't always get shot. As Gerald said, you just might get lucky and not blow anything... until you do. On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Eric Palmer wrote: > If eve

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Gerald Coley
Yes you can do that Use the 3.3V to enable the regulators. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Matthew Witherwax wrote: > Thanks Gerald. That is exactly the response I was expecting and exactly > the feeling I had. Never really like playing Russian roulette myself. Do > you see any issu

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Matthew Witherwax
Thanks Gerald. That is exactly the response I was expecting and exactly the feeling I had. Never really like playing Russian roulette myself. Do you see any issue with powering the sensors via a voltage regulator like http://www.pololu.com/product/2098 that can be turned on via a pin on the BBB

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Eric Palmer
If everything is driven form the same power source, even with voltage dividers or regulators, can we assume that turning on all devices at the same time, with one power switch, is safe or do we need to somehow put a delay into powering on everything but the BBB board? Eric On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at

Re: [beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Gerald Coley
I put that in there for a reason. It may not happen all the time, but eventually you could blow up the processor. Gerald On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Matthew Witherwax wrote: > As part of the Control of Mobile Robotics class offered through Cousera, > the students are building robots based a

[beagleboard] When to power sensors connected to the BeagleBone Black?

2014-03-06 Thread Matthew Witherwax
As part of the Control of Mobile Robotics class offered through Cousera, the students are building robots based around the BeagleBone Black. The robot has 5 infrared distance sensors and 2 reflectance sensors used for odometry. These sensors are connected via voltage dividers to pins 33, 35,