2019-08-11.log

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adjtm_mntmn, are you planning to make a keyboard manufacturing run that could be purchased without a reform laptop?22:46
mntmnadjtm_, yes, it's in my todo list actually. still have to decide on how exactly to package that.22:49
alex4ndermntmn: is reform 2 the reform with updated specs?22:54
alex4nder(i.e. reintroduction from may)22:54
mntmnalex4nder: yes22:54
alex4ndercool22:55
alex4nderI'm looking forward22:55
adjtm_alex4nder, I would not call it a "reform with updated specs", it's developed from scratch with much better specs and better design22:58
adjtm_it seems to be "what mntmn have learned from developing reform 1"22:59
alex4ndergreat22:59
alex4nderI'm just refering to what I read on crowdsupply22:59
alex4nderI have a novena, and I'm looking forward to getting something with i.mx822:59
adjtm_it's a totally new laptop, and the only downside I see is less mature software23:00
adjtm_alex4nder, I also have a novena, although I don't use it regularly anymore23:00
mntmnyeah, i just have the feeling that software support on imx8m will actually be better, because arm64 is better supported in general23:01
adjtm_reform has better design of what I consider a few novena design mistakes23:01
adjtm_mntmn, it probably be better in the future23:01
mntmnyeah23:02
mntmnin my tests i was really happy about the performance and usability with imx8m especially for web, working with bigger files etc23:02
adjtm_and comparing with novena, it has a much better case for using it as a laptop, good keyboard, better battery and much simpler power supply electronics23:03
adjtm_novenas' power board is too complex and expensive (and it has some deprecated components)23:04
alex4nderagreed.  I never bothered to get the power supply board for the novena for that reason23:05
mntmni still have to assemble and bring up the first reform 2 board. i have everything here, but was stalled by having to do a huge shipment of ZZ9000s ;)23:05
mntmndo you mean this? https://www.kosagi.com/w/index.php?title=Novena_Main_Page#Battery_board23:06
alex4nderyah23:06
+ erlehmann (~erlehmann@p2E5F9712.dip0.t-ipconnect.de)23:06
alex4nderby the time I had a novena, they weren't making the battery board anymore, and I didn't feel like running my own batch of them23:07
mntmnahh ok23:08
mntmnthe battery tech is integrated in the reform / reform2 mainboard, and it has gotten a bit more complex now, due to going from 1 to 8 cells23:08
adjtm_mntmn, yes, that battery board (senoko)23:27
adjtm_mntmn, I'm pretty sure that the reform 2 power electronics are less complex than this: http://bunniefoo.com/novena/pvt2_release/senoko_pvt1.jpg23:29
mntmnhmm, possible! current state is on page 2 here http://dump.mntmn.com/reform2-motherboard.pdf23:39
mntmnsorry, page 9 adjtm_23:40
mntmnpages got shuffled around ;)23:41
alex4nderinteresting23:42
alex4nderso the LPC11U24 and the LTC6803 work in tandem?23:43
mntmnyeah the LTC6803 is dumb23:44
mntmnit still needs an MCU to tell it what to switch on and off for balancing, and to read out all the voltages23:44
mntmni guess it could be replaced by just an MCU with many ADCs23:47
alex4ndermntmn: am I reading this right: F2 is connected directly to BAT1+?23:50
mntmnalex4nder: yep, looks a bit awkward in the drawing23:54
mntmnany ideas about that?23:54
mntmn(shouldn’t it be?)23:54
alex4ndermntmn: I'm not sure at all.. I was just starting to ready it23:55
alex4nder-y23:56
mntmnah ok!23:56
mntmnso there would be around 24V there23:56
mntmnthat’s the system power coming from the batteries and it goes to a gate that decides between this and jack power23:57
alex4nderyah, i was confused by the block diagram in the LTC6803 but I see now:  Positive Power Supply. Pin 1 can be tied to the23:58
alex4ndermost positive potential in the battery stack or an isolated23:58
alex4nderpower supply.23:58

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