[Arm-netbook] Your personal wish list for an I/O board. (Was: EOMA-68 Carrier Board Concept)

[Scott Sullivan]

On 08/15/2013 01:22 PM, Henrik Nordström wrote:
> tor 2013-08-15 klockan 12:27 -0400 skrev Scott Sullivan:
>> infer that there is a way to distinguish between power from the USB OTG
>> and the EOMA-68.
>
> Yes those are indicated separately by the AXP.
>
>> Although the first potential
>> gotcha is if the I/O board needs to be powered for the Ethernet Jack to
>> work correctly. (I haven't read the data sheets and only know some
>> minimal electronics).
>
> Good question. But I don't see that as a problem. If you are using the
> I/O board then loosing functions of the I/O board if it is not powered
> is kind of expected imho.

True, but the original post by Philips was about being able to report 
when that happened. Your kind of catch-22'd on reporting a power failure 
fo the I/O when your depending on the I/O board to get the message out.

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Scott Sullivan