[maemo-developers] PUSH N900 (Was Re: N900 usb host + power charge)

[From: Kees Jongenburger]

Hi David,

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:36 PM, David Greaves <david at dgreaves.com> wrote:
> quim.gil at nokia.com wrote:
>> The reason for this decision was the complexity of providing support for
>> charging, PC connectivity and USB OTG efficiently through the same Micro
>> USB port within the project deadlines. We needed to make choices and the
>> decision was to sacrify USB OTG and concentrate on the essential use
>> cases of charging and connecting to the PC, bringing the N900 to the
>> market in its due time.
>
> Sigh :(
>
> I realised today that PUSH needed a way for software people to get at it easily.
>
> This afternoon I created a garage project and then wrote an article:
>  http://mer-l-in.blogspot.com/2009/09/want-to-push-need-kickstart.html
>
> Never mind...

I indeed planed to use usb-host in my project. perhaps we can use the
connectors behind the battery, previous models
used to have serial there.
If anybody has a bright ideas on how to connect something to the n900
that would be great.

> Hmm, can I get dispensation to enter PUSH using a $100 SmartQ ?
>
> Maybe I could run ssh from the N900 and have the N900 drive a Maemo powered
> SmartQ... proxy host mode...

For the submission I am working on planned to use a cypress CY7C68013A
as usb-client but perhaps I can use the CY7C67300
http://www.cypress.com/products/index.jsp?fid=10&rpn=CY7C67300 as
host. It does make thing more challenging.