> > *This probably explains why I've not killed my BBB by just pulling the > plug (both USB powered and via barrel connector on multiple different > occasions). But Derek Molloy's "Exploring Beaglebone" book says you > shouldn't do this on Page 21 "how to destroy your Beaglebone". Is he > totally wrong here?* >
There is a big difference between pulling the power when the beaglebone is running, versus after it's shutdown. On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Wally Bkg <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 5:45:21 PM UTC-5, William Hermans wrote: > >> You do not need anything connected to the beaglebone for any reason. The >> beaglebone has an on die ADC that can detect if the AC mains is powered or >> not. In which case, after a preset time period the Beaglebone could shut >> its self down. >> >> Meanwhile, an external "device" can just switch off the input 5V to the >> beaglebone after a preset amount of time. Then once you have AC power back, >> the "Device" simply turns the 5V back on. >> > > This probably explains why I've not killed my BBB by just pulling the plug > (both USB powered and via barrel connector on multiple different > occasions). But Derek Molloy's "Exploring Beaglebone" book says you > shouldn't do this on Page 21 "how to destroy your Beaglebone". Is he > totally wrong here? > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/05df5597-53b3-4059-bf5e-96e01ab6807f%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/05df5597-53b3-4059-bf5e-96e01ab6807f%40googlegroups.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORqcHEjyRR6KNu6gBsuwDuq7vXYir0y5_mMdrcLNYu%3D6pQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
