Are you measuring the power supply voltage with the BBB connected? You need to load the power supply to measure the output voltage.
Regards, John > On Jul 15, 2016, at 10:22 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > first of all thank you for your reply.. > > If you could suggest me though something more specific (i.e what voltage > should i test?) i would appreciate it.. > Now, what i noticed has really driven me crazy... > Since i have the bb RevA6, i checked in the system reference manual > (http://beagleboard.org/static/beaglebone/latest/Docs/Hardware/BONE_SRM.pdf > <http://beagleboard.org/static/beaglebone/latest/Docs/Hardware/BONE_SRM.pdf>) > that power can be supplied via a 2.1mm x 5.5mm center connector when > connected to a positive power supply rated at 5VDC +/- .1V and 1A. > So i used a power adaptor with nominal voltage output 5V which though, as i > found out later by using a volt meter, it actually provided 5.26V...and > miraculously the beaglebone power led turned on and the board was > working...If i am not mistaken i accidentally exceeded the voltage limits > (not the current though) and it worked.. > Now the question is..what is the actual functional power supply for the bb > white? > > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/94c001ec-b7d4-475f-995c-9de363494a41%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/94c001ec-b7d4-475f-995c-9de363494a41%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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/6FCE10D2-2E1B-4ECA-80C7-073B2B344C63%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
