I've looked all over for info regarding this but I've come up sorta empty handed. I'm working on a charging dock for my Samsung Stratosphere and I was wondering if anyone had any information on the USB pinout? I'm pretty sure pin 1 is generally +5V and pin 5 is generally GND, I'm lost on the center pins though.
Thanks!
Sent from my SCH-I405 using XDA App
Wrong forum bud, but if all youre gonna do with it is charge the thing then thats all you need.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk
any suggestions on where to repost?
eharting said:
any suggestions on where to repost?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would suggest starting here: Hardware Hacking
If all he is going to do with his dock is charge the device then all he needs is the 5+ and ground right? the charding hardwaer is in the device and the 5v usb supplies it right? Basically what im saying is the power supply doesnt motitor anything but it just supplies the power, correct?
Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk
leo321 said:
If all he is going to do with his dock is charge the device then all he needs is the 5+ and ground right? the charding hardwaer is in the device and the 5v usb supplies it right? Basically what im saying is the power supply doesnt motitor anything but it just supplies the power, correct?
Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I dunno, man. I'm definitely not a hardware dude. I've never gotten into that aspect of it all.
Leo, I think you're right. The goal for this charger is not only to charge the phone, but to monitor the battery and run certain commands when the battery is at certain percentages. I'm using an arduino for the project.
Sent from my SCH-I405 using XDA App
Sorry i dont even know what that is lol... Im a newb with hardware... Hell im a newb period
Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk
I kind of know what you mean, but here is a useful link
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10031
I now realize I'm probably going to have to create some type of serial connection to be able to get information on the battery's charge level. Ideas anyone?
Sent from my SCH-I405 using XDA App
Just to let you know, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS THIS ABOUT
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
I'll try to be a bit more clear.
I want to make a phone charger that will read the battery charge level and output that data to an Arduino microcontroller. The motivation for this project is to extend the battery life since batteries last longer when they are only charged to full for a brief time (instead of leaving it charged at 100% all night long)
Sent from my SCH-I405 using XDA App
Oh now i get it, but i don't really do hardware modding
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
Related
Bought another backup battery, this is it, this is all you need to last for a day, 2.5x can charge your Infuse.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
rjan22 said:
Bought another backup battery, this is it, this is all you need to last for a day, 2.5x can charge your Infuse.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah there's a ton of these type of devices on eBay and Amazon.com ... they're great and don't require the phone to power off to use. I carry the energizer 4000mah model in my travel bag for such cases where I need a boost.
Yours looks pretty tho, the white is nice.
Yes, for the reason that darker colors when they have scratches it is very visible compare to white.
My case is white too see picture below.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
rjan22 said:
Yes, for the reason that darker colors when they have scratches it is very visible compare to white.
My case is white too see picture below.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow that case makes the phone look so hefty. Why add a layer of plastic over a layer of plastic? haha
rjan22 said:
Bought another backup battery, this is it, this is all you need to last for a day, 2.5x can charge your Infuse.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
From? how much?
Overgloc said:
From? how much?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They have them from 1000 mah to 18,000 on amazin for $15-$200 based on weather u want to re-charge 1x all the way to 100 times per recharge, hehe
I'd go with Energizer tho, the off brands tend to use crap cells inside, just like aftermarket batteries often do for the phones.
bella92108 said:
Wow that case makes the phone look so hefty. Why add a layer of plastic over a layer of plastic? haha
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
We get it. You don't like cases.
I like the idea of a backup battery. I'll need to pick one of those up real soon. I keep a keychain size USB to micro-USB cable with me so I can charge up anyplace I can find a USB port. Its made by Scoche.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
tankmorph said:
We get it. You don't like cases.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I like cases. I don't like shells.
Overgloc said:
From? how much?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
$35
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
bella92108 said:
Wow that case makes the phone look so hefty. Why add a layer of plastic over a layer of plastic? haha
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Because I am not you. I know you like leather pouch cases which almost all my lady friends use. And I am not a lady like you are.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Let's not get too much on each others' nerves regarding case selections...
Anyhow, this thread is of interest to me. Friend has a double size mintyboost (4 x aa battery), swears by using one with sanyo eneloop rechargable batteries.
Going to wait a bit and see, I think.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
So I had a breakfast burrito for lunch today.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
cmjkxa said:
So I had a breakfast burrito for lunch today.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
when I first saw this post: 5,000 Milli Amp battery... I though you had a cartoon showing a cellphone hooked up to a car battery
rjan22 said:
Bought another backup battery, this is it, this is all you need to last for a day, 2.5x can charge your Infuse.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
6 cyl AWD Venza? haha great cars
coopas said:
Let's not get too much on each others' nerves regarding case selections...
Anyhow, this thread is of interest to me. Friend has a double size mintyboost (4 x aa battery), swears by using one with sanyo eneloop rechargable batteries.
Going to wait a bit and see, I think.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Our phones, unless they detect the iCharging resistors of the mintyboost as USB, will probably pull too much current for a mintyboost.
I wish a 1A version existed.
Isnt the chraging current limited to 600ma?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
mv1luv said:
Isnt the chraging current limited to 600ma?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Current is limited to 600 mA without kernel hacks. This backup battery is, I assume, 5000 mAh, so it should be able to charge the phone for around 7-8 hours at 600 mA.
Although that may be 5000 mAh at the backup battery's pack voltage, which translates to maybe 4000 mAh at 5v output. (Conservation of energy... It's a bit better to rate stuff like this in watt-hours but everyone just advertises the pack rating, ignoring inefficiencies in the boost converter used to reach 5v output.)
Edit: Oh, this one IS rated in watt-hours. 19 Wh translates to 3.8 amp-hours at 5 volts assuming a 100% efficient power supply, in reality it's probably around 3.2-3.4 amp-hours on the 5v output.
thanx now i know what to ask for christmas lol
My friends p999 will not charge however when he restarted the phone it begins to charge then it stops, is the contacts inside the phone dirty if so does using a qtip help at all or should i use anyother method of cleaning it? If this was ans please comment with the thread and disregard ans this after the ans has been given THANK YOU
Sent from my SGH-T839 using XDA
Idk what your trying to say because I couldn't understand the post but using canned air might be better then a q tip
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Oh my bad what i am trying to is the phonewill not charge period. (Battery works fine) its just the plates contacting to the charger than i am unsure of
Sent from my SGH-T839 using XDA
xtrem88 said:
Oh my bad what i am trying to is the phonewill not charge period. (Battery works fine) its just the plates contacting to the charger than i am unsure of
Sent from my SGH-T839 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Maybe a different usb cable???
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
If your positive its not the battery, then it's either the cable or the contacts. Try another cable first though. If it still doesnt work you have the option of going to ebay and buying a new charge port and installing yourself or calling lg if its been less then a year and they should replace it for you.
Does anybody know or have even used Anker batteries and can give some feedback on them?
Also wondering if the wall charger can charge the OEM Samsung battery that came with my phone.
Thinking about ordering this for my Skyrocket:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0078WR4KW/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
I bought an Anker for my Captivate, it was probably the best investment I made for that phone.
I use that exact set. The batteries are wonderful, but the charger itself is a little poorly made/easy to break
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
I have the exact set also, and yes you can use it to charge the OEM batteries. Have done it numerous times. I've had great success with Anker products. I've purchased so many of their products they send me free items.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
burgeswe said:
I use that exact set. The batteries are wonderful, but the charger itself is a little poorly made/easy to break
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
About the charger, did yours break and if so, did you buy a new one afterwards?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
Actually, when I bought the batteries, I got 2 chargers. The one that a rarely touch at work is still working like a champ, but the one I was using at home broke at the plug.
They're both kind of flimsy, but I probably just got one bad one. Still a great deal
burgeswe said:
Actually, when I bought the batteries, I got 2 chargers. The one that a rarely touch at work is still working like a champ, but the one I was using at home broke at the plug.
They're both kind of flimsy, but I probably just got one bad one. Still a great deal
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You got two? Was that on purpose or was it by accident?
In any case, I'm not sure what to do if I only receive one that will be flimsy and break.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
I bought 2 on purpose to have one at home and one at work. The chargers themselves are flimsy, but I have two small boys in the house, which makes most tech scream in terror anyway
I'd say that if you get one and it breaks, $10 for a new charger isn't much risk
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
burgeswe said:
I bought 2 on purpose to have one at home and one at work. The chargers themselves are flimsy, but I have two small boys in the house, which makes most tech scream in terror anyway
I'd say that if you get one and it breaks, $10 for a new charger isn't much risk
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Does the Anker charger work with the original skyrocket battery as well?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
Yea, it does
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
I didnt have great success with that battery. It was fine - roughly the same as the stock, but not better. Maybe less.
The Nexus Extended Battery worked much better for me.
lirong said:
I didnt have great success with that battery. It was fine - roughly the same as the stock, but not better. Maybe less.
The Nexus Extended Battery worked much better for me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Really? That nexus battery was able to fit in the skyrocket?
I wasn't concerned about getting better battery life than the stock just cause they're 2200mah but more concerned about the quality of the batteries and the wall charger.
Thanks for your input though!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384253
Thought I'd share, works flawlessly.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
I'm sure Samsung has a reason for limiting the charging speed. They did not sit around a round table thinking "Hey.... let's limit the charging speed so they .... have to ... wait longer!!! BWAHAHAHA."
I'm not an engineer, I don't know what would happen. But they do know.
whosgotlag said:
I'm sure Samsung has a reason for limiting the charging speed. They did not sit around a round table thinking "Hey.... let's limit the charging speed so they .... have to ... wait longer!!! BWAHAHAHA."
I'm not an engineer, I don't know what would happen. But they do know.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its says unofficial USB , Sammy does know ,but unofficial ones don't allow full speed charging to their Max capabilities. That's what this mod is for.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
seanci said:
Its says unofficial USB , Sammy does know ,but unofficial ones don't allow full speed charging to their Max capabilities. That's what this mod is for.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ohhhh, I feel dumb. I read it as giving chargers in general more juice to charge with. Cool mod then, nice find.
How does this compare with the wall charger that comes with the skyrocket?
--
Every hour my servant takes my temperature and gives me another.
This is just for non Sammy chargers that don't allow the Max output to your device., so therefore not much difference between Sammy charger(after mod).
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
seanci said:
This is just for non Sammy chargers that don't allow the Max output to your device., so therefore not much difference between Sammy charger(after mod).
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Cool beans. I wonder if this would also fix the "stats stuck at 100%" bug that people (myself included) were having when they used non-Samsung chargers.
I'm thinking about picking up the wireless charger for this phone and wondering if anyone has any experience with it. I would live to know the charge time by comparison to the wall charger, is there much if a difference? Any input with someone that has experience with it would be great, thanks
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I dont have the official charger but I can confirm that the Nokia DT-601 works very well and charges the N5 quickly and is quite a bit cheaper
ckavvouras said:
I'm thinking about picking up the wireless charger for this phone and wondering if anyone has any experience with it. I would live to know the charge time by comparison to the wall charger, is there much if a difference? Any input with someone that has experience with it would be great, thanks
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I love wireless charging. It's just no hassle, and since I'm kind off paranoid of breaking the micro USB port on my N5 because it's really tight, it works. It's not as fast as the plug in charger that came with the phone due to the inherent inefficiencies or wireless charging, but it's still pretty quick. Depending on how low your battery is when you start charging, it would probably take 30-60min longer. But, I'm never really in a rush, and always keep my battery topped off, so I'm never in dire need for a super fast charge.
A word of caution though: STAY AWAY FROM THE TYLT VU. It has a serious issue with sporadically overheating your device. Check out these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522361
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2551819
ckavvouras said:
I'm thinking about picking up the wireless charger for this phone and wondering if anyone has any experience with it. I would live to know the charge time by comparison to the wall charger, is there much if a difference? Any input with someone that has experience with it would be great, thanks
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Once you go wireless, you won't go back.
I'm using my Nexus 4 Orb and it works great. It is a little slower than charging via a micro-usb cable, but if you're like me and charge overnight, it won't be an issue.
You're kidding.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614314
This thread was right below yours. Please read a bit before you post
aooga said:
You're kidding.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614314
This thread was right below yours. Please read a bit before you post
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In ever thread there some ass like you, congratulation you the ass of my thread lol
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
ckavvouras said:
In ever thread there some ass like you, congratulation you the ass of my thread lol
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh wow. I could argue with you, but I'm not even going to bother. Just...wow.
aooga said:
Oh wow. I could argue with you, but I'm not even going to bother. Just...wow.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you bother to look at the time of first post in each thread before ragging on this guy? His was first. You wear the ass label well.
marleyfan61 said:
Did you bother to look at the time of first post in each thread before ragging on this guy? His was first. You wear the ass label well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Totally my bad. Sorry OP.
I have the Nexus orb charger that works great. I had bought the new Google one too that is flat and square but I hated it so I sent it back.
I bought the zens charger lady week and I am liking it more than any others so far. Easy to line up and dim light that shows is charging.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
aooga said:
Totally my bad. Sorry OP.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
An apology in a forum. Nice. I revoke my support of the ass label sir.