[Arm-netbook] Testing: GPIO

[Christopher Havel]

Be careful... it was the replacing of the two ports on that old VGN-S360
that killed it... VAIOs are well known in repair circles for dying of
heatstroke from even the slightest rework (and I was duly warned)... if
it's a modular jack (on a cable, so no soldering), you'll be fine. If you
need an iron... buy a board, not a port. Trust me.

On Mar 1, 2018 7:20 PM, "Richard Wilbur" <richard.wilbur at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 5:10 PM, Christopher Havel <laserhawk64 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Posting from my phone while making dinner, so forgive that it's a
> top-post
> > plz.
> >
> > Testing via the micro desktop works as long as you've got a known good
> > micro desktop and your ports haven't won through. I think the 4051 idea
> > might be a little better - I've worn out USB ports before, just from
> using
> > them - ask me sometime about my mother's old VAIO laptop and how it
> > ultimately died... the only thing in my test rig to wear out is the card
> > cage...
> >
> > But, I'm not in charge, so I'll defer.
>
> You make very good points about connector fatigue.  I was planning to
> leave everything connected and only install/remove the EOMA68 card
> from the micro-desktop case.  That works as long as we don't need to
> test hot-plugging anything.  To my knowledge we figured the hot-plug
> capability would likely be conferred by the applicable standard and
> thus were designing a basic functionality test.
>
> (Incidentally I have a dead VAIO laptop in which the power jack center
> pin broke.  I really need to get that ordered and replaced.;>)
>
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