Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Power a BQ 4.5 from a raspberry pi

2015-09-15 Thread Ed Kapitein
On 09/15/2015 12:36 AM, Marius Gripsgård wrote: Hi Ed, Have you tried to edit "max_usb_current" in /boot/config.txt? Try to set it to 1 or something. Example: max_usb_current=1 >< Thanks, that was the winning tip! The BQ is charging now, without a hub. The interface on the BQ goes up and d

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Power a BQ 4.5 from a raspberry pi

2015-09-14 Thread Marius Gripsgård
Hi Ed, Have you tried to edit "max_usb_current" in /boot/config.txt? Try to set it to 1 or something. Example: max_usb_current=1 also check if your power supply delivers enough power. Best regards, Marius 2015-09-14 21:42 GMT+02:00 Ed Kapitein : > > > On 9/12/2015 3:10 PM, Stephen M. Webb w

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Power a BQ 4.5 from a raspberry pi

2015-09-14 Thread Ed Kapitein
On 9/12/2015 3:10 PM, Stephen M. Webb wrote: On 15-09-12 08:11 AM, Ed Kapitein wrote: Hi, i want to use a raspberry pi to charge the BQ 4.5, without a (powered) hub. The BQ is not charging when i plug it into the pi, and the pi never enumerates the BQ on its usb bus. Sounds like they're both

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Power a BQ 4.5 from a raspberry pi

2015-09-12 Thread Nolaan
Hi, It's always a bad idea to to use the usb port of a Rpi to power another device, especially when it draws a lot of current. Le samedi 12 septembre 2015, 14:11:58 Ed Kapitein a écrit : > Hi, > i want to use a raspberry pi to charge the BQ 4.5, without a (powered) hub. > The BQ is not charging

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Power a BQ 4.5 from a raspberry pi

2015-09-12 Thread Stephen M. Webb
On 15-09-12 08:11 AM, Ed Kapitein wrote: > Hi, > i want to use a raspberry pi to charge the BQ 4.5, without a (powered) hub. > The BQ is not charging when i plug it into the pi, and the pi never > enumerates the BQ on its usb bus. Sounds like they're both OTG connections, each waiting for the oth

[Ubuntu-phone] Power a BQ 4.5 from a raspberry pi

2015-09-12 Thread Ed Kapitein
Hi, i want to use a raspberry pi to charge the BQ 4.5, without a (powered) hub. The BQ is not charging when i plug it into the pi, and the pi never enumerates the BQ on its usb bus. Is there a way to influence the power negotiation between the pi and the BQ? For example let the BQ start at 100m