[Arm-netbook] eoma68 router pcb

[Christopher Havel]

On 11/13/2013 7:34 PM, luke.leighton wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:16 PM, luke.leighton <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/router/news/
>>
>> uh... am i reading this right - that this router design could be up to
>> 20 watts??  4x USB2 @ 500mA (10W), 1x RTL8366 (3W) and an EOMA68 CPU
>> Card (4W).  That's.... a hell of a lot.
>>
>> anyone any experience at dealing with that much power on small boards
>> (4 amp @ 5V) ?
>   LM1084?  any guidance on PCB layout anyone aware of?
>
>   l.
>
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Hey guys... why not just use a 5v 4a external laptop-style brick...? 
Specify a 5.5x2.1mm barrel plug for the input connector, slap a jack 
down on the MEB (or whatever other carrier board we want) and you're 
good to go. Replacements, at least in the US, are $10ish on eBay when 
the time comes ;) Guessing the factory direct option would be even 
cheaper, so the initial cost is a brick and a barrel jack... not too 
much, then!