On 14 Jul 2008, at 23:17, Al Johnson wrote: >> ... >> The wiki [2] says: >> >> The battery can be charged using the provided charger (at 1000mA) >> or from a powered USB port capable of providing 500mA worth of >> current. Most computers will be able to charge the FreeRunner >> without >> any problems. >> >> Charging at 100mA takes 6-12 hours and at 500mA takes 1-2 hour >> >> >> I understood the provided charger was a dumb one and that - because >> the Freerunner is unable to communicate with it - an unpowered USB >> connection would be assumed, the Freerunner would act conservatively, >> only drawing 100mA. >> >> Which is correct, please? > > The charger is dumb, but has a 47k resistor from the ID pin of the USB > connector to ground. This allows the Freerunner to identify it as > capable to > provide 1000mA. See the USB Host section of: > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner_GTA02_Hardware
Ah, marvellous! Thank you. So a full charge using the wall charger takes only 1 hour or so? Does /sys/devices/platform/whatever have a node for checking charge status? Stroller. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community