Hello,
Just to not hinder peoples' ideas, the BeagleBoard.org family of boards can
be powered via USB and Barrel Jack at the same time. Phew.
Seth
P.S. I think I took the wrong route years ago and needed to refresh this
idea for people looking to add more current to their BBB boards. Also, I
Hello Again Sir,
I was inquiring about the 5v barrel jack and the USB connection being
connected at the same time b/c I thought I burnt/bricked a board a while
back w/ that set up. I am not calling you wrong.
...
This just means that I threw out a perfectly good board due to thinking
this
Hello Sir,
Were you being serious when you typed out that the USB and 5v DC barrel
jack can be connected at the same time? I thought that this was a power
overload to the BBB.
...
Oh and although it is not a show stopper, this is a good Cape. People think
that the L298 is popular b/c it is
On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 1:59 AM Mala Dies wrote:
> Hello Sir,
>
> The only issue I have currently w/ the MotorCape is that I cannot test
> directly what I would like to test. This basically means, lazily, I have to
> poweroff my BBB, take the USB cable out, and then plug in the 5V barrel
> jack
Hello Again Sir,
I was thinking about the course of action to take on this Cape, the
MotorCape. I say leave it as is. It is okay w/ me at least. The vdd_5v is
fine. Although, "more complicated," it is simple to deal w/.
Typing up a service for the Debian Distro from what is available online is
Hello Sir,
The only issue I have currently w/ the MotorCape is that I cannot test
directly what I would like to test. This basically means, lazily, I have to
poweroff my BBB, take the USB cable out, and then plug in the 5V barrel
jack into the wall outlet just to test the motors.
If "we" are
Thanks for sharing. I need to find a moment to put notes on usage up on the
site, but seems you figured it all out. The VDD_5V usage had some reasoning in
pulling current direct from the barrel jack or PowerCape, rather than through
the PMIC.
>From a consistently viewpoint, I have my doubts if
