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RE: Advantech PCM-5822

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Sutherland [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 3:08 PM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: Advantech PCM-5822
> 
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> I'm also wondering if anyone has played with the power management 
> stuff in PCM-5822 BIOS. It appears to allow shutting off devices
> by IRQ or something like that. I'd love to power off the parallel
> port and ethernet transceivers. Has anyone tried this?
> 

I have experimented with turning off the devices like the
floppy and parallel port.  It does seem to help.

I have also played with the APM settings.  My PCM-5822 running
RH 7.1 hasn't recovered from any attempt to sleep.  I'm not
sure what I'm missing.

> One last comment -- I've said this before -- if you are using
> PCM-5822 you need to find a way to brace the DB15 VGA connector.
> It can break very easily. I have one that bent and separated 
> from the board some time ago. Today it finally broke right off.
> Fortunately I only use TFT LCDs with that particular board for
> prototyping in-vehicle systems so its not a problem.
> 

Perhaps you can buy only the faceplate from Advantech for their
PCM-5822 chassis.  The faceplate appears to be the only difference
between the chassis and comes off separate from the rest of the
chassis.  Since the faceplate mount uses the screw down bolts of
each connector this would give you a bit more strength since all
the connectors would be share the load.

I've been very happy using the full chassis for the PCM-5822.  Yes,
it's a bit bulky.  But, it should fit into a Scott eVest and works
just fine mounted to a military web belt.

I'm getting a Scott eVest for my birthday in October (gives my
wife something to buy which she knows I haven't just gone out to
get myself).  I was thinking of putting the PCM-5822 in the left
pocket, the PS-50 (the matching powersupply chassis) in the right
pocket, and a battery in each breast pocket.  I'll still have 
room to place all my other accessories (GPS, Cy-Visor control
unit, twiddler, etc.).

>   -- Doug    

-Freeman

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