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Old 10-28-06, 11:09 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Schlachter
Where are you going to put the hub? I mean... you couldn't possibly think it's going to fit on the inside. You'd have to put it on the outside, if it's on the outside and not plugged in (wouldn't do to have to drag it around everywhere) then you lose BT... which would be on the road, where BT is most used. The only thing I can think of to keep both if you where to "piggyback" the traces, would be to fit a very small relay in there, so when you hooked your hub up, it switches all the wires to your external hub, and your external hub has a spot for the BT. Then you unplug the hub and it switches the path back to the BT. In that diagram you would always have BT, whether you have a hub hooked up or not.

What I'm saying is... if I have USB, I don't need BT (hell you might be able to add one with a hub and one of those cheapo sticks)
So I will cut the traces and try and not care if my BT works not, a proof of concept that the axim can use USB. Then if I decide that I can't do without my BT I'll start to work on that hub idea.

I can't wait to find out more information on this. As soon as I find out if we can find the proper traces I'll be opening my axim to do the usb, external anntena, and maybe my controller adapter.

Did anyone ever find out anything about those copper-looking contacts on the side? And what side were they on? I can't really tell from the pics.
hmm... well first of all hubs are quite small. i have seen soem that would be small enough to fit in the axim, secound, you could find a hub thats power requirements meet the raw voltage of the battery, then connect them. as long as the hub is secured properly me see not problem...


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