Re: [Gumstix-users] Out of the box console via wifistix?

[Chris E. <roo...@gm...>]

Is it safe to plug the 5v adapter into the wifistix, or do I need to get a
4v adapter?

On 10/4/06, Craig Hughes <cr...@gu...> wrote:
>
> On Oct 3, 2006, at 11:30 PM, Chris Evans wrote:
>
> > I remember reading somewhere that the latest round of wifistix were
> > configured to connect to an available AP out of the box. Is this
> > true? Should I be able to ssh to the gumstix out of the box?
> >
> > I think I have everything set up correctly- I have 5v of power
> > going through the robostix board, and a couple of green LEDs light
> > up. However, I don't see any relevant wifi traffic in ethereal, nor
> > does it appear to be on any of the open networks in my
> > neighborhood, so I don't think the wifistix is connecting to anything.
> >
> > Do I need to buy a tweener board and configure wifi access over
> > serial first?
>
> Due to the way power is wired up on the robostix, I believe that you
> need to plug the power into the wifistix board rather than the
> robostix, otherwise iirc it overloads the robostix power regulator
> and you won't get enough juice coming through to power up the wifi
> module.
>
> C
>
>
>
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