[bookport] USB power

  • From: Joseph Norton <joenorton1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 05:35:42 -0400 (EDT)

Hi APH and listers:

I know that the BookPort while plugged into the USB port uses a certain 
amount of power from the batteries.  However, it occurs to me that the USB 
port can provide all the power needed and it seems odd that the BP 
couldn't take advantage of this instead of draining the batteries for this 
function.  My Braille display at work runs completely off the USB port 
without the need for any other external power source.  Could this be 
eventually true of the BP if you ever update the hardware?

Thanks!

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