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RE: Tablet power supplies



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Hi Peter,

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I am using a cheap tablet for this too and I was using the USB port to
keep=
it powered but it would not keep charge as you discovered. This was put do=
wn to the max 500mA draw from the USB as this tablet doesn't appear to
chan=
ge the current based on there being any actual USB activity or not.

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It has a DC socket for 5V and using this I can keep it running on external
=
power with no battery draw.

=20

The issue with it for me is that is keeps dropping out the WiFi connection
=
even though I have the settings set for keep alive in sleep. I have to
shut=
down Homeseer touch and restart it each time. Not ideal.

=20

I am going to grab the Homeseer device when it is on discount again as it
h=
as been designed for permanently on. This can be done with Android as I
hav=
e a commercial system I designed that does the same and the screen goes to
=
sleep and touching it brings it back on. (it's just not cheap enough to
use=
at home as the LCD alone is $149)

=20

In your case it sounds like the charging rate is fixed if the charging
sock=
et is USB. Some tablets such as the likes of Samsung change the charge
rate=
based on it detecting USB connection.  With no connection, it assumes you =
are using the wall charger and bumps up the charge rate. Cheaper tablets
do=
n't seem to do that.

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=20

Dave=E2=80=A6

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Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes=E2=80=A6

---

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 09 December 2014 18:43
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Cc: Peter and Jane
Subject: [ukha_d] Tablet power supplies

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=20=20

Hi guys,
Has anyone on the group run a tablet on permanent display for an ha
applica=
tion?
I bought a 7 inch Asus Android tab to wall mount to display data from a
box=
I am beta testing.
Problem is with supplied charger the rate of battery depletion outstrips
th=
e charger. Also tried a generic usb charger that copes with charging an
iPa=
d (so not short of milliamps) and same result.
I am guessing the charge rate is managed by the Asus device.
Trouble is choice is steps up to 30 minutes before sleep or never sleep.
No=
thing in between.
Bit of a pain having to use 30 minutes and keep waking it!
Any ideas?
Thanks
Peter
PS=E2=80=A6long overdue thanks to Marcus W re SMA inverter data
connection.=
Bluetooth dongle via usb to cat5 extenders works fine (but needs decent bl=
uetooth dongle)




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<span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hi
Pete=
r,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:1=
0.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans=
-serif"'>I am using a cheap tablet for this too and I was using the
USB por=
t to keep it powered but it would not keep charge as you discovered. This
w=
as put down to the max 500mA draw from the USB as this tablet doesn't
appea=
r to change the current based on there being any actual USB activity or
not=
.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt=
;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
class=
=3DMsoNormal><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-se=
rif"'>It has a DC socket for 5V and using this I can keep it
running on ext=
ernal power with no battery
draw.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p>&=
nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;=
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The issue with
it for me is that is kee=
ps dropping out the WiFi connection even though I have the settings set
for=
keep alive in sleep. I have to shutdown Homeseer touch and restart it each=
time. Not ideal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'=
font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></spa=
n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ver=
dana","sans-serif"'>I am going to grab the Homeseer
device when it is on di=
scount again as it has been designed for permanently on. This can be done
w=
ith Android as I have a commercial system I designed that does the same
and=
the screen goes to sleep and touching it brings it back on. (it's just not=
cheap enough to use at home as the LCD alone is
$149)<o:p></o:p></span></p=
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class=3DMsoNormal><span style=
=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In
your case it so=
unds like the charging rate is fixed if the charging socket is USB. Some
ta=
blets such as the likes of Samsung change the charge rate based on it
detec=
ting USB connection.=C2=A0 With no connection, it assumes you are using
the=
wall charger and bumps up the charge rate. Cheaper tablets don't seem to d=
o that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
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ont-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Dave=E2=80=A6<o:p></o:p=
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cla=
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libri","sans-serif"'>Very funny Scotty, now beam down my
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class=3DMsoNo=
rmal><b><span lang=3DEN-US
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","=
sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;f=
ont-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ukha_d@xxxxxxx
[mailto:ukha_d@ya=
hoogroups.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 09 December 2014
18:43<br><b>To:</b> ukha_d=
@yahoogroups.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Peter and
Jane<br><b>Subject:</b> [ukha_d] T=
ablet power
supplies<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p
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style=3D'margin-bottom:=
12.0pt'>Hi guys,<br>Has anyone on the group run a tablet on
permanent displ=
ay for an ha application?<br>I bought a 7 inch Asus Android tab to
wall mou=
nt to display data from a box I am beta testing.<br>Problem is with
supplie=
d charger the rate of battery depletion outstrips the charger. Also tried
a=
generic usb charger that copes with charging an iPad (so not short of mill=
iamps) and same result.<br>I am guessing the charge rate is managed
by the =
Asus device.<br>Trouble is choice is steps up to 30 minutes before
sleep or=
never sleep. Nothing in between.<br>Bit of a pain having to use 30
minutes=
and keep waking it!<br>Any
ideas?<br>Thanks<br>Peter<br>PS=E2=80=A6long ov=
erdue thanks to Marcus W re SMA inverter data connection. Bluetooth dongle
=
via usb to cat5 extenders works fine (but needs decent bluetooth
dongle)<br=
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