[Soekris] 2 [serial port/LCD] questions about the net4501

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <Pine.BSI.3.91.1040813123127.24309F-100000 at spsystems.net>, Henry Spe
ncer writes:
>On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Chuck Yerkes wrote:
>> The bottom line is that things that wish to self-power from the
>> serial line presume that they'll be lucky and have the higher
>> voltages that desktop or server ports often have...
>
>Small correction:  *some* things that try to power from the serial line
>do that.  There are serial-powered gadgets which will work with even a
>worst-case RS232 line.

And there are RS232 lines which do not provide enough power for even
these very smart devices...

The serial ports on the soekris computers are pretty low powered and
low voltage too (+/- 5V)

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