Re: [Gumstix-users] backup battery on gpstix

[Craig H. <cr...@gu...>]

On May 9, 2006, at 7:21 PM, Jon Keller wrote:

> I'm wanting to add a backup battery to the gpstix since it's taking  
> a long time to get a fix on a coldstart. The schematic for the  
> gpstix shows pin 11 (vbat) being grounded, is this something I need  
> to disconnect before using, and if so, where can it be disconnected  
> from? Thanks.

Yup, looks like pin 11 is grounded, and in a stunningly good design  
decision, it looks like the line which connects the pin to ground is  
completely hidden underneath the module.  There's no way to access it  
to cut it: