[Arm-netbook] eoma68 router pcb

[Christopher Thomas]

On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Philip Hands <phil at hands.com> wrote:

> "luke.leighton" <luke.leighton at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Christopher Havel
> > <laserhawk64 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> 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.
> >>>
>
>
> Possibly a foolish thought, but how about allowing for multiple power
> supplies, preferably with some way of detecting which one broke so one
> could then send an email about it before the other one packs up?
>
>
> Cheers, Phil.
>
>
That's the idea we're supporting with the MEBv3 with the AP6503a, although,
it only supports up to 3 ampres, it'll handle a voltage range of 4.5v-23vdc.



Christopher Thomas
Firemoth Industries, LLC - Owner
christopher at firemothindustries.com
214-458-5990
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