On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 3:46 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It also depends on the usb host/hub, on power up we get 100mA, and in
>> u-boot we request "1.3A" over usb... If we actually get that "1.3A" we
>> can do a lot, but most often then not we only get 500mA's..
>>
>> I don't have the exact numbers at my desk, but i thinking a booting
>> v3.8.x needs a peak around 350mA's for the core & mmc..
>
>
> So that ust be some "special" USB power adapter, that is not plugged into a
> PC per se. I've been powering over USB 3.0 port to the RevC. Which is from a
> "high end" laptop, which should be able to give the board at least 800ma. I
> do not recall if I had problems with that setup using ethernet + CAN. But
> the one where we have the logic supply serial / can cape connected to. Used
> a 1A wall-wart to USB adapter. It worked fine for a little while, then start
> exhibiting strange behavior at system up. So on a hunch, wulf and I just
> replaced that power supply with a 1A barrel jack supply, and the problem
> went away . . .
>
> I'm still confused how you can get more than 500ma over USB2.0 though . . .
> as the spec says 500ma max.

It's in the battery charging spec.. So for most devices users plug
this in, it doesn't work..

Regards,

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Robert Nelson
https://rcn-ee.com/

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