Thread: Automotive power supply for MII - in Via's new Newsletter

Yep, yep, I got one and I am about to test it out. Will post results as soon as I am done. It will work for drives that operate off of 5V power (laptop HDD and CD drives). Will not operate 12V devices though. There is a 12V pass through on the board. Also, the board does not need external voltage regulation. Regulation is built into the board and will work down to 8V. This is perfect for me cause I am designing my own Startup/Shutdown controller. I got mine from an Ebay auction that the company had. Paid a lot less than what the website price was. Also, last time I checked the site was out of the retail versions.

Wow that is small and it looks pretty good. Didn't see anything (although i skimmed) about a shutdown controller

They offer a shutdown controller on their site as a separate item. If you look at the pic of the controller you will see a bS2 on the board.

Interesting. It says it will work at 8.5V. Does this mean it will survive cranking???

It should have no problem surviving crank, but I will be testing that theory shortly. First I'll test it on my work bench with my test supply and I'll start cranking the voltage down until the PC shuts off to see how that does. Then I'll hook it up in the car and test it there.

When will you have this ****** in hand?

I got's it already, hooking it up on the bench as I type

So, does it doesn't have a shutdown controller then?

No shutdown controller. That is a separate product that the company sells.