usb power ?

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usb power ?

By evil.little.dru Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:23 pm
i have a midi controller that is powered by usb...anyone know if i could plug it in the mpc1000 and get power...i only need power no data or anything. but it would be great if it did
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By Mr modnaR Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:18 am
mnh2410 wrote:No you can not hook it to the mpc's USB that is for slaving not hosting.

Nicole


interestingly, whether or not a usb device can be powered by the usb bus is nothing to do with whether or not it is a slave device. many slave devices can be powered by the usb bus. but you are right nicole, the MPC1000 cannot be powered by the bus, it requires too much current.

right answer, wrong reason. 7/10. :P 8)

By orjanbeats Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:52 am
I don't think he meant the MPC being powered. I think he meant the midi keyboard to be powered by the MPC's usb connection.
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By Mr modnaR Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:55 pm
oh dear, my bad, sorry nicole. cheers for pointing that out orjanbeats!

By evil.little.dru Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:59 pm
yeah i mean use usb to power the keyboard...my understanding is that isn't a master/slave issue
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By Mr modnaR Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:02 pm
my understanding is that isn't a master/slave issue


no, it is. nicole was right. you can only get power from a host connector. the mpc has a slave connector, hence: it's not possible. sorry. :cry:
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