[Thumbgps-devel] (forw) Fw: Article -- Macx-1: GPS receiver with standard USB connector and PPS support

[Thumbgps-devel] (forw) Fw: Article -- Macx-1: GPS receiver with standard USB connector and PPS support

[Eric S. Raymond]

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For some reason Gary still can't post to thumbgps-devel.  dtaht,
can you fix this?
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		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>

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Yo Eric

I still can't post to thumbgps.  An you pass this on?

RGDS
GARY
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Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701
	gem@rellim.com  Tel:+1(541)382-8588


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Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 12:23:09 -0700
From: "Gary E. Miller" <gem@rellim.com> (by way of Gary E. Miller
<gem@rellim.com>) (by way of Gary E. Miller <gem@rellim.com>) To: Dave
Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> Cc: tz <thomas@mich.com>,
thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net Subject: Re: [Thumbgps-devel]
Article -- Macx-1: GPS receiver with standard USB connector and PPS
support


Yo Dave!

On Wed, 9 May 2012 11:35:05 -0700
Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't care about battery life longer than about 30 seconds, although
> a case could be made for 24 hours. Just wanted the analysis of what it
> would really take, given how little power this thing sucks...

Well, you should.  If the GPS loses its copy of the ephemeris it can
take 30 mins, or longer, to get locked again.  Since the ephemeris is
good for many weeks that is a minimum hold-up time in standby mode.

> and I hate ANYTHING that needs a user-replaceable component, 5 years
> after manufacture. So I'd prefer the actual analysis based on power
> draw, etc, before
> making any decisions.

A good battery should last 10 years.  Given the added NRE and BOM costs
of a replaceable battery compared to the current BOM I can live with
that.

And once again, please  forward to the thumbgps list if this gets
blocked.  Some spam filter somewhere keeps blocking my posts.

RGDS
GARY
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Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701
	gem@rellim.com  Tel:+1(541)382-8588



RGDS
GARY
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Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701
	gem@rellim.com  Tel:+1(541)382-8588

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