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Re: NXT powered by USB?
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:51:39 GMT
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On Mon, July 10, 2006 12:45 pm, Jeff Garbers wrote:
> Does anyone know whether the NXT brick can use USB-supplied power
> rather than its own batteries while connected? It'd be nice during
> experimenting and hacking, but I'd guess it doesn't...
no, it doesn't. The motors would require much more power than you can draw from there.
Steve
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| (...) Indeed, a single motor at full load draws more current (about 800mA at 9V) than USB could supply (500mA at 5V). What might have been possible (but probably involving a lot of added complexity in power supply design for a limited advantage) (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Does anyone know whether the NXT brick can use USB-supplied power rather than its own batteries while connected? It'd be nice during experimenting and hacking, but I'd guess it doesn't... (20 years ago, 10-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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