usb OTG + Nokia n810 IT
 

Hi, I am about to buy an n810 and I realy would like to combine it with usb flash drives and possily a solar charger, so i dont need to rely much on the wall charger.

I need simple questons answered about usb OTG.

Are there different usb OTG cables for diffrent devices such as cameras, cell phones , etc. Or Is it just 1 cable for all those devices?

In general, what exactly is it and what do i need to connect usb flash drives and a n810? Is OTG neccessary?

And do I realy need a solar charger? http://www.soldius.com/ourproducts.html

(i rather would like to make a costum solar charger for the the ITs and other devices)

I dont like to carry wall chargers around, and I would like long battery life.

Thanks, and Please Help!

Re: usb OTG + Nokia n810 IT
 

All that's needed to connect USB peripherals is a mechanically suitable cable; this is commonly acheived with the included micro-B (N810) or mini-b (N800) <-> Male A cable, a Female A <-> Female A gender-bender, and whatever Male A <-> whatever cable you would normally use. The latter cable could be no cable at all, in the case of a USB flash drive, mouse, or other peripheral with integral Male A connector.

Using that solution, you will need to use software to select host mode / device mode.

Alternatively, you can use some sort of OTG solution; this may consolidate wiring, and will automatically switch. When you connect to a PC with the included cable, it goes device mode; when you connect the OTG cable, it goes to client mode.

For N800 owners, jolouis is selling beautiful 1-piece Mini-B to Female A adapters, modded for OTG; while some research has been done, I think nobody's been able to find a suitable Micro-B adapter for N810s, so you still need a regular OTG cable, and possibly adapters to mate with whatever peripherals.

Re: usb OTG + Nokia n810 IT
 

Oh! Thankyou.
So, all i need is a regular OTG cable and adapters for regular usb flash drives.

Re: usb OTG + Nokia n810 IT
 

I'd be a bit suspicious of the solar charger. It says output in bright sunlight is 320mA. The supplied charger for the n810 has an output of 890mA, nearly 3 times as much. I've found that chargers with too little power can get the n810 to display 'charging' but the time left still goes down: at least that's my experience with both a USB charging cable and an AA cell charger when the cells aren't brand new.
So, it might work or it might just seem to charge without being effective.

Re: usb OTG + Nokia n810 IT
 

ya, so just use the n810 charger i guess.

Quik question, what kind of adapter would be needed for a regular usb flash drive?

Re: usb OTG + Nokia n810 IT
 

I have the Solio Hybrid 1000

* Nominal DC Output: 3V 1.2A
* Maximum Wattage: 3.6 Watts

while I have not done a full time test it seems to fully charge my N82 and N810....

While they never replied to my questions after purchasing the charger does seem better than most....

http://www.solio.com/charger/explore...tech-spec.html