Re: [gpsstash] PS2 connector pin outs and voltages???
FYI, for anybody that wants to give it a try. Here's the scoop. Looks like it only supplies 5v, so that may be a problem. eric
IBM PS/2 KEYBOARD 6 PIN MINI-DIN CONNECTOR Male End PIN SIGNAL
5 H 6 1 -------------------------------- KBDAT (data) 3 4 2 -------------------------------- not used 1 2 3 -------------------------------- GND 4 -------------------------------- VCC (+5v) 5 -------------------------------- KBCLK (clock) 6 -------------------------------- not used
IBM PS/2 MOUSE 6 PIN MINI-DIN CONNECTOR Female end PIN SIGNAL
6 H 5 1 ------------------------------- MOUSEDATA: 110 4 3 2 ------------------------------- not used 2 1 3 ------------------------------- GND 4 ------------------------------- +5V 5 ------------------------------- MOUSECLK: 110 6 ------------------------------- not used
At 1/16/2001 Tuesday 08:08 AM, you wrote: >I concur. There's no problem with powering devices from the PS/2 port. I >would just check the allowable current limits before doing so. > >-Ethan > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Guy Hammer" >To: >Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:55 AM >Subject: Re: [gpsstash] PS2 connector pin outs and voltages??? > > > > On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, chuckw@silverlink.net writes: > > > That may not be a very good idea. You'll be drawing a lot more current > > > through the motherboard to drive the GPS. It won't be enough by itself >to > > > fry it, but it will heat things up a bit more. > > > > My DeLorme Tripmate has run many, many hours powered by the mouse port > > (similar to a PS2 keyboard port) on my laptop without any noticeable ill > > effects. > > -- > > Guy Hammer, guyh@teleport.com > > http://www.teleport.com/~guyh > > -- > > 5:55am up 9 days, 10:04, 5 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00 > > > > The gpsstash page > > http://www.geocaching.com > > The GPS Stash Hunt page. > > http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/gps.html > > > > GeoCache HQ > > http://www.braveheart.com.au > > GPS Stash Hunt FAQ : > > http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/stashfaq.txt > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > gpsstash-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > > >The gpsstash page >http://www.geocaching.com >The GPS Stash Hunt page. >http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/gps.html > >GeoCache HQ >http://www.braveheart.com.au >GPS Stash Hunt FAQ : >http://www.triax.com/~yngwie/stashfaq.txt >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >gpsstash-unsubscribe@egroups.com