Re: [ARMini-support] RTC Charge Settings
- From: Barry Smith <baz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: armini-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:50:37 GMT
In message <65291f2053.rcomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
A Rawnsley <rcomp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <5320172ad5chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Chris Johnson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In article <afef102053.baz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Barry Smith <baz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Boot>Configure>Battery
>>> No such entry on my machine :-(
>> I thought it was on the ARMini by default.
> Barry has an ARMiniX which has a different battery system, and should
> not be confused with the system used on the original ARMini.
> The original ARMini uses a beagleboard motherboard, which has
> mountings for a user-solder battery, which is software configurable.
> One of the things we do in-house is to fit a battery to every board,
> so that the realtime clock is battery-backed-up. I also charge it a
> fair bit (usually 24-48 hr) before shipping.
> On ARMiniX, there is no such feature, so we have designed our own
> expansion board which provides this (and other) functionality. We use
> a separate, non-rechargable battery in this design, which can be
> easily swapped should it be necessary. We did some basic calculations
> / tests here, and the stock battery should provide several (or more)
> years of use before needing to be replaced, and that process is
> straightforward (it is an off-the-shelf battery which can be purchased
> at any supermarket). It has a "holder" making it easy to swap out
> should the need arise. As such, Barry has no "battery" setting in
> Boot because it doesn't apply to ARMiniX, as there's no config to be
> done. If the expansion module is installed (which it should be on all
> ARMiniX systems) you should have a battery-backed-up realtime clock
> features from-the-get-go.
> Andrew
Thanks for the explanation. Puts my mind at rest that I'm not missing
an important feature from configure.
As this list will be read by both ARMini and ARMiniX users, maybe a
FAQ could be started to cover any significant differences?
Barry
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