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Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3
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Eric S. Raymond |
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Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3 |
Date: |
Fri, 3 Jun 2016 01:33:24 -0400 |
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Frank Nicholas <address@hidden>:
> > Hackerboards like the Pi, Odroid, and Beaglebone are picky about
> > getting clean power because they're designed for lowest cost. Power
> > regulation is expensive compared to logic gates, and this is one of
> > the corners they cut. Under-voltage or under-wattage can cause
>
> I don’t think the issue is that the board designers cut cost - there’s power
> regulation on the boards.
I'm sure there is. But not a lot of it. Many are the reports of problems in
the
presence of wobbly power - I'd heard a few myself even before I started working
with these boards.
> The issue is that the there are a lot of crappy power supplies that don’t
> come close to putting out the volts/amps/watts that they are rated for. The
> **Power Supplies** are made with cost cutting measures and/or false
> marking/advertising.
>
> Best to buy a power supply from a board reseller, that the reseller
> “qualifies” or recommends for the board.
Agreed. I'll add some language to this effect.
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<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>
- [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Hal Murray, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Hal Murray, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Oliver Jowett, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Eric S. Raymond, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Gary E. Miller, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Eric S. Raymond, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Frank Nicholas, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Gary E. Miller, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3,
Eric S. Raymond <=
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Hal Murray, 2016/06/03
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Frank Nicholas, 2016/06/03
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Eric S. Raymond, 2016/06/03
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Gary E. Miller, 2016/06/03
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Gary E. Miller, 2016/06/02
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Frank Nicholas, 2016/06/03
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Gary E. Miller, 2016/06/03
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Hal Murray, 2016/06/03
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Gary E. Miller, 2016/06/03
- Re: [gpsd-dev] GR-701W hangs on Pi-3, Hal Murray, 2016/06/03