Hi everyone,
I am working on building some htc desire docks as I havent phone a commercially available one that suits (and id like to see my work on my desk!)
The question I have is to do with charging status, basically I want to put an LED in the dock what shows the charging status, the only thing I am not sure about is how to go about actually finding out the charging status! Does the microusb send a signal when battery reaches 100% ?
I think its done off the voltage reading. If you buy a charger which already has an LED indicator on it then you could re-wire it no?
Also you already have the status on the phone LED itself so do you really need this?
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I think its done off the voltage reading. If you buy a charger which already has an LED indicator on it then you could re-wire it no?
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Now that is a good idea!
Also you already have the status on the phone LED itself so do you really need this?
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Also true, however the plan gets a bit more advanced at this stage, my pc case has colour changing glow lights underneath it (just led's that output different colours at different voltages) So as well as a desktop one I was looking at modifying my case so the phone sits ontop, charges, and the leds change colour when its charged, pointless I know!
nice thread, but sadly no one here seems to be doing diy docks? ive seen some awesome looking diy docks for the droid.. herghost, are u done with your dock?
just wanna share my recently diy lego dock, hope others can join in the fun
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i´m planning to build a dock for my desktop with integrated vfd-display for my pc next week....i´ll post pictures, when it´s done.
Can't wait to see it. I'm modding a iphone one to take mine as that's what I have lying around
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Has anyone here hardwired their phone mount / GPS receiver to their car battery?
I have a Mitsubishi FTO and want to hardwire my powered GPS mount to the battery, but I'm assuming the process would be similar for most car makes.
Would be interested in finding out how you did it etc.
Cheers
HPJ
why dont u wire it to the back of the Cig socket
It 's not hard. First you gotta get a car charger for your PDA. Then, to make it look good, ya gotta go get current from your car lighter and hook it directly to your charger, and hide the charger behind the radio, ou in the fuse box. this way, you still have your lighter slot free, and thiz way cant see the charger sticker on the lighter slot.
I've use this metod to adapt a desk cradle to my car:
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Thanks for the advice guys. The reason I dont just wire it to the cig lighter is becasue I dont know how!
Gonna get a mate onto it who will do it for me...
HPJ
macsoft said:
It 's not hard. First you gotta get a car charger for your PDA. Then, to make it look good, ya gotta go get current from your car lighter and hook it directly to your charger, and hide the charger behind the radio, ou in the fuse box. this way, you still have your lighter slot free, and thiz way cant see the charger sticker on the lighter slot.
I've use this metod to adapt a desk cradle to my car:
byMaC
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no offence, but that is a photoshop pro pic you have created isnt it? i mean, if its real then it dont look so real at all, good idea tho.... i might have to try that....
heh I found this lying around in Huashan's ROM. It'll be dopod's T9188.
Didn't see it online anywhere else, so decided to share them (just thought that you guys may be interested)
I spot a memory card slot, and is that a stylus that I see?
And that (lower) hole in the backplate, is that a kickstand? a large device where a kickstand is required?
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Nice find!
Random Observation, though: Is the device...upside-down? The speaker grill (similar to HD2) is on the top, but so is the stylis, a charging port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Thought I'd point that out.
Looks like im the first one to say that obviously its a GSM version of the EVO
with a stylus ?????
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Looks like im the first one to say that obviously its a GSM version of the EVO
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It does look that way, i for one would be quite interested in a gsm evo.
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Nice find!
Random Observation, though: Is the device...upside-down? The speaker grill (similar to HD2) is on the top, but so is the stylis, a charging port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Thought I'd point that out.
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I think it's a power button at the top, and a charging port at the bottom.
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I think it's a power button at the top, and a charging port at the bottom.
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maybe its a vzw evo
-jd
Possible windows mobile.
Neither WP7 needs stylus nor android so it must be Windows Mobile or anything new?
Thanks for sharing!
Best Regards
Regardless of which device this is, these photos are really cool. It's like those books I used to read where they would show the insides of planes, boats, etc.
I did something drastic today. I ripped apart the old TF-101 keyboard (already broken prior) to get at the battery pack inside, opened my son's Transformer, and swapped out the dead battery inside with the one from the keyboard, only to find out that... the other pack is just as dead as the one already inside the Transformer.
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I get the same red battery icon when I try to turn on the Transformer I just reassembled using the other battery. Now, I could in theory remove the battery from the second Transformer I have in order to do this, but opening up one of these things and extracting the battery is a non-trivial task to say the least, and I don't relish doing it again. A new battery is rather expensive, at around $40 + delivery, and to be frank I'd rather just spend that $40 as part of the cost of a new tablet. However, it turns out that there are some files inside that thing that I want to be able to recover (mostly photos and videos), so I'd ask what options I have for attempting to power up that thing one last time to extract the data from it. One way would be to use the working Transformer's battery, but that is obviously quite out of the question. I could put the thing on a lab bench somewhere (just assume that I have the facilities to be able to do this) and feed it with 7.4 Vdc along the same 8-pin header that the battery uses, to fool the tablet into thinking it had a working battery, allowing it to boot. What do the wires do, and what voltage levels should they have in order to make the tablet think it has a good battery?
There is a USB mod on the forums here somewhere to feed 1 USB port on your machine 12v instead of 5v using a 12v molex feed from the PSU, which allows charging from a USB port, which would also allow data access from the same port
I`ll post a link if I find it
EDIT - Could be here somewhere
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087321
DIY recent sudden rise of the idea, just what have the phone, on the lack of a cell phone holder, had wanted the Internet just to find a nice and cheap even, but looked and looked .... no one got under the hand ... .
So "Lego Rack" was born, functions well ....
Wireless charging (Qi) Oh! Tilt angle is just .... Oh.
Photos below:
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Put up the phone feeling .... oh .... .... cool wireless charging start time to the highest degree ....
Interested people can buy online Lego parts and wireless charging (Qi) accessories, own DIY is king ah!
...... And hardware to get, again Show about the Android software >>>>
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samiadom.floatgesture
After the phone put Lego rack and into the state of charge, the program will start automatically, then you can control the phone's movement in four directions through gestures, personal feeling powder practical na ....
The following video is this program to set up and use case.
youtube.com/watch?v=L6wJQar-Lak
When SMS or alert, you can use gestures pulled down the status bar, or an action after the operation is completed you can turn off the screen ....
You have time, you can download "floatgesture" on Google play to play, not necessarily to use wireless charging, the program has an option inside, and when they used to be all right ....
Another interesting protagonist next with tall racks and wireless Qi charging the phone, and then share with you Hello!
EPIC
Lego is all about fun and innovation
Well done buddy
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EPIC
Lego is all about fun and innovation
Well done buddy
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Thanks....
DIY is really interesting.
I've worn my Hi Watch off and on for over a year now.
I has served me well considering how little it cost. I've managed to use most of the features and the battery is still going.
So why did I buy a DZ09? Partly out of desperation. The Hi Watch has a deeply recessed usb charge port. The Micro USB supplied is slightly longer than any other I own. It is the only cable that will work and when it inevitably goes missing I am watch-less until it resurfaces. The DZ09 was cheap, it was shiny and there was a slim chance the charger cable would fit the Hi Watch.
Guess what... it doesn't.
But that's OK, the old cable turned up again and now I can use both and compare them to my hearts content. :laugh:
If anyone has any questions, I will try to answer them. I will also include the odd mini revue of different functions and any apps I encounter along the way.
Hopefully it will be of interest to someone, so here goes...
A note about straps.
I've never changed the straps on these watches. However, the Hi Watch (U8 Pro) will probably change fine. It has tiny hex bolts holding the strap on which are clearly visible.
The DZ09 is another story.
Upon inspection I discovered that the the strap is hollow. A wire (presumably an antenna) is tucked inside. So my plans to buy a funky two tone strap may have to go on hold.
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The DZ09 has much jazzier screen layouts and a choice of backgrounds.
The metal bits on the DZ09 appear to be actual cheap metal as opposed to the painted plastic of the Hi Watch.
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Hi,
I see you've used the "other smartwatches" section alrwadt, which is where this could be posted.
Xda Assist is here to help navigate the site, not for support or info. So you won't get replies here.
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