MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Alternative to DR1000 butchery for a Power Switch

curbarthedog · 10-08-2009, 02:10 AM

Controversial I know, but I actually quite like the capacitive switches but agree the biggest problem appears to be power drain. Hence a few people are investigating home brew modifications.

Now I am no software or hardware engineer but have a suggestion to exploit an extremely annoying "feature" of my DR1000 to achieve the same goal.

Whenever I plug my DR1000 in to charge, it turns itself on. In other words, applying power to the mini-usb port turns the whole thing on.

What if...the capacitive buttons were completely disabled when the device is switched off and you switch the device on via a "dongle" of some kind i.e. mini-usb plug with a small battery?

Granted, this would increase insertions into what would appear to be a fragile USB port but could this be a practical solution?

If this were possible, an option could be added to the settings to "turn on via dongle" or "turn on via buttons" to allow people the flexibility.

Just a though!

p.s. if iRex are reading this, please issue a patch for the lock ups when using the tabs, the device is currently impossible to use for a business user!

10-08-2009, 02:10 AM	#1
curbarthedog Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Iliad	Alternative to DR1000 butchery for a Power Switch Controversial I know, but I actually quite like the capacitive switches but agree the biggest problem appears to be power drain. Hence a few people are investigating home brew modifications. Now I am no software or hardware engineer but have a suggestion to exploit an extremely annoying "feature" of my DR1000 to achieve the same goal. Whenever I plug my DR1000 in to charge, it turns itself on. In other words, applying power to the mini-usb port turns the whole thing on. What if...the capacitive buttons were completely disabled when the device is switched off and you switch the device on via a "dongle" of some kind i.e. mini-usb plug with a small battery? Granted, this would increase insertions into what would appear to be a fragile USB port but could this be a practical solution? If this were possible, an option could be added to the settings to "turn on via dongle" or "turn on via buttons" to allow people the flexibility. Just a though! p.s. if iRex are reading this, please issue a patch for the lock ups when using the tabs, the device is currently impossible to use for a business user!