Sorry, I should have said RTS.
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Faherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2000 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: Powering a device from the Palm III
>On 11-May-2000 Dave Lippincott wrote:
>
>> ... Power is available via the DTR line only when the serial port is
open.
>
>Not quite true. That is why there is the cradle-drain problem.
>
>I kinda like the power circuit of the Firecracker module. It has a PIC in
it
>that will run down to 2V if necessary. They just took RTS and DTR and
diode
>protected them for a power source. In my device I don't use DTR because it
>is always on, so I use RTS and TXD as the Firecracker power source.
>
>The easiest way is to use newer components that don't require a 3.3V or 5V
>but rather can work from 2V to 7V.
>
>
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