From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.194]) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D50720024C for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:00:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.83.5] (c-76-97-152-51.hsd1.ga.comcast.net [76.97.152.51]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus4) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0LmKCI-1Sfnm11dWk-00ZDI2; Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:00:16 -0400 Message-ID: <4F5EB83E.3080602@c3energy.com> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:00:14 -0400 From: "Ron Frazier (NTP)" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100722 Eudora/3.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net References: <20120312210345.GC17357@thyrsus.com> <20120312212608.GC17895@thyrsus.com> <20120312213946.GE17895@thyrsus.com> <20120312224546.GA18404@thyrsus.com> <4F5EB328.5050301@c3energy.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:839aF4KRu0ZSILmheYkOs697+kvSXVnYYC/iPkexye5 ulvZQN3wxJ2/zBqFvTtZMch0L0yywBqW1hSW2l1OPNzSZyoYA6 1jk/8CBmDX6gfYbeLVKpCT9rMTLogHE+PYmtiDVl8RZXDsdgpd wP/K1f9sWdNe9EJ3JrM75O2brRd5EnjFrLlQMbxQ22rIpNg9gi 50jV/v4NlfQFJQ/6QhuwYhP1kdAkyfYss8tAWSga5UUQy6M2EQ c8HkExwpcCqrMAKJnOoCvvEqGbYQJvR+KXvLczspMEaOqS46Vw dcKSGCGPQZQokrjXrE8cf99SCO34EWrayedFodsa+aPhblDgGx S4hUZg3hiiMBC/Maw4dBl8kacaHeGlT1mguRFECWn Subject: Re: [Thumbgps-devel] Build vs. modify vs. what should we be doing anyway? X-BeenThere: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:00:17 -0000 Add a "bios reset" button like many modern PC motherboards have. By the way, if anything on this design uses firmware programmable components, it should be field upgradable / flashable, preferably from a memory stick or sd card. Sincerely, Ron On 3/12/2012 10:42 PM, Chris Kuethe wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 19:38, Ron Frazier (NTP) > wrote: > >> I think configuration data should be stored in flash. That way extended >> power off periods are not a problem. >> >> My BU-353 has a supercap. That's better than a battery that I might have to >> replace, or possibly couldn't replace. But I don't like knowing that, if I >> unplug it for a week, I'm going to have to reprogram it. >> > See, I wouldn't mind losing the config after a few hours without > power. At least that way you have a way to reset the serial port when > it gets hopelessly confused - a situation known to gpsd as the > bluetooth problem. > > >> Sincerely, >> >> Ron >> >> >> On 3/12/2012 7:01 PM, Dave Taht wrote: >> >>> I like the supercap idea more than the battery idea. I imagine (and I >>> may be wrong) - that that will have a longer field lifetime than a >>> battery could. >>> >>> >>> -- (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, don't be concerned. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy mailing lists and such. I don't always see new messages very quickly. If you need a reply and have not heard from me in 1 - 2 weeks, send your message again.) Ron Frazier timekeepingdude AT c3energy.com