[mesh-talk] USB POE injector

[max b]

oooh that would be pretty awesome to take a nanobridge (or maybe
nanostation - less directional?) with your laptop and just connect to
arbitrary base stations as you roam the city.

Some day.....

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Martin <dcmk1mr2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually it works quite well with all the Ubiquiti radios I've tried
> including the nanobridge.  I think that a laptop USB only puts out 2..5 W
> until the attached device negotiates for 5 W.  I think the key is that the
> power ratings specified for the Ubiquiti are maximums not typical.  I can
> imagine that the radio burns much more power when it is heavily utilized
> but not so much when it's just being programmed.
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Marc Juul <marc at juul.io> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:21 AM, Martin <dcmk1mr2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Really handy for installs:
>>> http://www.streakwave.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=TP-DCDC-2USB-24
>>>
>>
>> Useful, but only if your laptop can deliver enough power. A nanobridge
>> takes about 6.5 watts and normal USB 2.0 ports are minimum 2.5 watts
>> (though apparently many are rated at 5 watts?). USB 3.0 is 9 watts and the
>> yellow "always on" USB 2.0 ports are also capable of providing enough power.
>>
>> --
>> marc/juul
>>
>>
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