[OZAPRS] APRS computer power consumption

James Cameron vk2lqz at wia.org.au
Mon Dec 13 13:00:11 EST 2010


On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:02:19AM +0900, Andrew Errington wrote:
> On Mon, December 13, 2010 09:39, James Cameron wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:55:47AM +1100, Steve wrote:
> >
> >> I've been following the power thread and can't remember if anyone's
> >> mentioned all those devices that use the Marvell ARM chipset.
> >
> > I agree, they are cool.  As one of our engineers said, it's the first
> > time he hasn't burned the chip manufacturer's logo into his fingers during
> > thermal testing.
> 
> This guy would beg to differ:
> 
> http://1wt.eu/articles/guruplug-slow-heater/
> 
> (It's the Guruplug- the successor to the SheevaPlug).

Those are build problems, not ARM chipset problems.  I trust my fingers,
not that guy.

-- 
James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/


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