Re: gecko for notebook (pinout for PC Ports)

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "alex0young" <alex0young@y...> wrote:
> --- 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
>
> > <Snip>