Re: gecko for notebook

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Carl Mikkelsen, Oasis"
<Carl.Mikkelsen@o...> wrote:

> Another good source of +5 is a USB port. USB will provide up to ~

1/2 amp

> at +5 V. I have powered external non-USB equipment from USB.

Hi Carl and others,

Thanks. I understand there are 4 "pins" in the USB port. How did you
tap the +5V from the USB port. The notebook doesn't have a game port
and have a built-in keyboard. It has a USB port usually taken up by
the USB mouse, but there is a "mini-joystick" on board as an
alternative, so the USB port is available.

Alex

>
> At 07:40 AM 9/18/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >The keyboard connector has +5v. I understand the game port does

too. The

> >serial port only has signals available, some of which might supply
> >enough current to run through a regulator to obtain +5v. Last I

heard,

> >serial signals were +12v or -12v.
> >
> >Regards,
> > JJ
> >
> >Be Kind, Be Careful, Be Yourself
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: alex0young [mailto:alex0young@y...]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 2:32 AM
> > > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> > > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: gecko for notebook
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., JanRwl@A... wrote:
> > > > In a message dated 9/17/2002 10:28:55 PM Central Standard

Time,

> > > > alex0young@y... writes:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > How do I control a gecko driver from a notebook with very

limited

> > > > > ports? From where can I get the +5V for the gecko?
> > > >
> > > > Then test your "notebook" to see if it can SOURCE 15 mA per

bit,

> > > and strap
> > > > the Gecko jumpers for +ve INPUTS, common ground.
> > >
> > > How does one test to see if the port can source >15mA?
> > >
> > > > Isn't there a "serial port" or an "external video port"

or "joy-

> > > stick port"
> > > > in addition to the LPT-1? The S.port has +5 VDC!!! Enough

for

> > > this
> > > > purpose.
> > >
> > > Is the serial port the one one normally use for a serial mouse,

one

> > > which nearly every computer has? I thought only the game port

has

> > > that +5V. If it is the serial port for the mouse, which pin is

the

> > > +5V?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Alex
> > > >
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