loftrat Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I notice from digininja's descriptions of cable making, and from the pictures that he's labelled of the Fon's mainboard, that there's a spare pin there (thanks for the pics and tutorials by the way digininja :)). Does anybody know if that's the +5v pin that doesn't seem to otherwise be used from the USB cable? If so, would it be possible to connect the USB +5v to this and at least power the board? Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digininja Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 It isn't 5v, the Fon takes 3.something. That is why you need to make the cable from a special one, not a normal usb cable. The extra pin is for voltage but I don't know if it will power it, I haven't heard of anyone doing it so I doubt it. The closest I could find is this http://fonerahacks.com/index.php/Tutorials.../USB-Power.html which is how to power it from usb but through the normal power socket rather than directly. I also think that because this is a serial cable interface rather than a usb interface that it wouldn't be as simple as powering a normal usb device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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