Does anyone know how much power this thing draws from the Pi? Would a 3.3V Pi be enough to power screen + wifi? No HDMI or ETH.
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I am running it with one with screen, wifi, and a camera (Adafruit Noir-cam for Pi) and it works great, even when powering it with a battery pack that gives micro USB 5v power.
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Hey Jon, I'm sorry to say I haven't used this with Raspberry Pi; however, I believe you shouldn't have any problems at all using it on Pi.
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I would think that the idle power consumption would be dependent upon the power consumption of the power supply you are using to power this device. Sorry for using the word "power" so much but it just worked.
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This unit does need power adapter if your HDMI port doesn't produce a power source for it. I ordered it and was about to send it back but Amazon made it right by giving me a power adapter free of charge. This post needs to be changed because the information is incorrect and from my understanding Amazon is working on having this corrected for future buyers.
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Yes, works great. I didn't use NOOB. Rather I dd'ed the image directly to the sdcard. I've used both the vanilla raspian as well as wheezy-octopi raspian images. Both work fine on the A and B+ models. To disable the power saving feature of the device do this. If you don't the rpi will turn the wifi device off after a period of time: vi /etc/modprobe.d/8192cu.conf insert into this file: options 8192cu rtw_power_mgnt=0 For static IP addresses, edit /etc/network/interfaces, replace the contents with (adjusting IPs as required): auto lo iface lo inet loopback iface eth0 inet static address 10.100.100.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 10.100.100.1 auto wlan0 allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 192.168.100.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.100.1 wpa-passphrase yourpassphrase wpa-ssid yourssid Then reboot. YMMV....
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Yeah, I got Ubuntu running on the X3 (same compy, just silver and a smaller HDD and rated 1 hour less battery life). Natively, only the sound drivers work [with the fn vol +/-/mute working] (neither the ethernet or wireless worked). I found some forum that I don't recall googling about it, and some guy suggested buying an ethernet usb hub to get the necessary packages... Waste of 44bucks. I used ubuntu backports [I am trying to find the packages to link..], restarted and it was running both wireless (with med-strong signal strength compared to win7 with strong+ at this distance) and wired. It glitched once, but a restart and update got it working fine. Without the interwebs on it, you have to download the .deb packages on another system and bring them over with a flashdrive. Screen brightness control so far only works on two settings (adjusted using FN+num key). I haven't messed with it much to get it fully working. Compiz: Fully working, all the effects I like are enabled (i.e. Animations, Cube, 3D windows, etc). I guess that is all to say, if you're a linux nerd like me - you can get it working. It just takes some research and basic know how. EDIT: Oh, and battery life on every laptop I have ever put linux on as lost battery life... I know with mad customization you can get it better. But with battery rated at 11.5hrs for mine, I run Ubuntu for around 6.5 easy (with full performance enabled)... That is just my short experience with it.
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Thanks so much for your response. I'll go ahead and bust it out of the package and try it out. Trying to connect an extra monitor!! Lee
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This unit sometimes DOES need power. Devices such as the Directv Genie don't give off any power through their HDMI output, so it WILL NOT WORK without an AC Adapter supplying power to the switch. Check if your devices HDMI output ports give off 5V of power. If not, then you need an adapter. The seller is aware of this, but refuses to update their description. Also, it's not helping that reviewers are saying no power adapter is needed. Sometimes it IS needed.
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You need to connect to the RPi by either RCA connection or by HDMI. You also need at least a 5volt power supply to power the driver board. Other wise yes it does a pretty much direct connection to the Pi.
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Mine worked with power from HDMI port. I don't believe external power is required.
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Yes, there is a power adapter with the unit. I did not try to power my Pi with it though.
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Please excuse my ignorance, but could someone tell me what HDMI out actually allows you to do? I'm guessing hook up your netbook to an external monitor/tv for alternate display? I'm I correct? Thanks!
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I use two all the time at home on my HP laptop, powered by a USB hub. It's great having 3 screens! I even had three connected to it at once. I uploaded the pic ( users pics of the device ).
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ya same here...i want to know if it will power other external devices..such as a thermaltake fan with usb adapter to it, so i can cool the inside my entertainment unit. its pathetic that this company doesnt put the specifics, regarding power output, and rated current, etc
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Hi Nick,Both devices will require a power supply. The Pi will need a 5V supply capable of outputting 2A, and the LCD board will need a 12V supply capable of outputting ~2A. The LCDs board is a fairly standard connector, most power supplies put out those exact numbers, but make sure you check, because you don't want to under power it. The same goes for the Pi. Good luck!- Jamie
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Nice to meet you. The mini port to HDMI actually worked well for me...I only use for my projector but it gets the job done well. No problems at all thus far. Hope this helps.
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No, I draws its power from the mother board. You may be thinking of USB hubs, which often require external power. Hope this helps.