[Arm-netbook] thoughts about EOMA68

[Gordan Bobic]

On 10/08/2012 05:04 PM, luke.leighton wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Henrik Nordström
> <henrik at henriknordstrom.net>  wrote:
>> mån 2012-10-08 klockan 15:10 +0100 skrev luke.leighton:
>>
>>>> What about this?  Would it even be possible to connect a running EOMA68-based
>>>> system to a laptop-style chassis?
>>>
>>>   like a Motorola Atrix Lapdock? yes it would.  the first A10 EOMA-68
>>> CPU Card has USB-OTG and HDMI (just like the MK802 which is very
>>> popular to hook up to lapdocks), so in theory you'd just need a
>>> suitable cable.
>>
>> I thought the question was about EOMA68 hotplug of a self-powered CPU
>> card into an I/O board. Not the non-EOMA side of things?
>
> possibly.  not sure.  maybe i misunderstood?
>
>
>> i.e. EOMA68 already powered via OTG, and then plugged into an EOMA68
>> laptop chassis (LCD + USB keyboard + battery + whatever) while the CPU
>> card is still powered on and running.
>
>   that would make more sense, wouldn't it?
>
>   the answer's "maybe" :)  technically it should be possible - it'll be
> down to the software, though.

What about having a watch battery on the EOMA card that can power it for 
a few minutes to facilitate hot-plugging?

Gordan