[Soekris] +5V power on Net4501

[Marc Balmer]

* Chris Babcock wrote:
> Can those LVC units be used for as a GPS reference time source for NTP?

Yes.  They output NMEA sentences, are fully (and easily) configurable
and provide a PPS signal (which has to be turned on by sending the
unit some commands).


> 
> Timothy Holtzen wrote:
> > Thanks Ralph!  That's exactly what I needed.  Pin 10 works like a charm 
> > and no magic smoke release.
> > 
> > ralph at ralphsmith.org wrote:
> >> I drive a GPS 18 LVC using pin 10 of JP3, the COM2 connector.  This is no
> >> substitute for proper specifications, but it has worked well for me, and I
> >> haven't let out any of the magic smoke.  The 5V on pin 10 is not in the
> >> manual but is confirmed by Soren here:
> >> <http://lists.soekris.com/pipermail/soekris-tech/2004-August/006501.html>.
> >>
> >> Ralph
> >>
> >>   
> >>> On a Net4501 does anyone know how much +5V power can be provided by
> >>> either pin 2 on the JP3 connector or by pin 4 on the JP9 connector?  I
> >>> have a Garmin GPS 18 LVC that I would like to interface with the unit
> >>> that is rated at 60mA @ 5V.  The manual doesn't seem to indicate how
> >>> much power they are capable of and I just don't want to burn anything
> >>> up.  If it matters I'm currently powering the unit with a PoE splitter
> >>> splitter rated for 12V @ .86A and I'm not using either of the PCI sockets.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Timothy A. Holtzen
> >>> Campus Network Administrator
> >>> Nebraska Wesleyan University
> >>>
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