[sclug] Pi

[Neil Haughton]

On 20 November 2012 12:00, <sclug-request at sclug.org.uk> wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mark Robson <markxr at gmail.com>
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> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:31:15 +0000
> Subject: [sclug] Fwd: Pi has arrived!
> Hi
>
> Mine arrived with 512M ram last month after about 3 weeks. I've been
> using it as a traffic monitoring system using sound and camera sensors
> (usb microphone; old digital camera).
>
> Working just fine.
>
> My advice is - get a decent power supply, and don't plug anything
> which uses lots of power directly into the Pi. I used a Samsung phone
> charger, its 5v is absolutely spot on with the pi running according to
> my voltmeter.
>
> Powering it off a USB hub doesn't work too well, as most USB leads
> have too much resistance so the Pi gets ~ 4v in my experience.
>
> Mark
>
>
> The instructions that came with mine clearly say "do NOT power off a USB
hub". :-)