Powering an iPhone 5 from a Bosch eBike system

Just to clarify

at the power end you have a micro USB port

at other end an iPhone 5 with it's lightning port

If I understand correctly

Suggest

a USB cable with Micro plug at each end ( if available )

update ,they are on Amazon (UK at least )

an Apple lightning to micro USB adapter plug into iPhone

join with cable

It is not clear what you are plugging or how you are plugging into the iPhone

at the moment

I suspect that is why

Lightning ports need an Apple adapter (geniune or premium licensed brand )

but what goes south is probably acedemic

The lightning bit is intelligent ...............

Have you checked out the cables and adapter in another scenario

to ensure they are not faulty ...and the KTM output ?

Sorry couldn't come up with a solution

Best of luck

Have same problem so have contact yesterday Bosch E bike (on facebook) and today received an answer....

"It is possible to charge iPhone (up to generation 4S). The Intuvia dispaly has a 500mA, 5V current on a micro USB. In case your iPhone cannot be charged, please get in touch with your local dealer to check wether a software update is needed. Your Bosch eBike Team."

So tomorrow I go back to my dealer. Have also ask what latest software no it should be.

Keep you inform...

I bought a http://www.sparta.nl/nl/fietsen/F13B2PS sparta B2 . It will get here on monday.

I'll see what it gives with an iphone 4S. If I can see it somewhere I'll also try and find out what version of the firmware is on my Bosch drive.

I have sent an email to Sparta and a mail to Bosch about wether it is possible or not , these are the answers I got:

(translate where needed , i'm sure you'll get the jist of it)

Sparta :

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Geachte heer,

Hartelijk dank voor uw reactie.

Hieronder treft u de technische gegevens van de fietscomputer van Bosch:

Bedieningscomputer Intuvia

Zaaknummer 1 270 020 903

Laadstroom

USB-aansluiting max. mA 500

Laadspanning

USB-aansluiting V 5

Bedrijfstemperatuur °C –5...+40

Bewaartemperatuur °C –10...+50

Beschermingsklasse IP 54 (stof- en spatwaterbescherming)

Gewicht, ca. kg 0,15

Wij hebben u in de bijlage de handleiding van Bosch toegevoegd. Wellicht treft u hier meer informatie aan.

Helaas hebben wij geen lijst met compatibele Iphones voor de USB aansluiting.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Tamara Jekel

Consumentenafdeling

Sparta B.V.

Wilmersdorf 37

P.O. Box 5

7300 AA Apeldoorn

Netherlands

Fax:

Internet:

K.v.K. nr.:

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Bosch:

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Hello,

thanks for your mail and your interest in our products;

maximum stream coming out of the USB port on t´he display is 500mA.

Is this sufficient for your phone?

A special list for compatible mobile phones we do not have yet.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards
Klaus Kuehn-Bettelyoun

Robert Bosch GmbH
Sales Service Bike dealer (AE-EB/SSB)
Postfach 13 42
72703 Reutlingen
GERMANY

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@ dav & gro

http://elektrischefiets-bert.blogspot.nl/

You'll havbe to translate the page though . This guy talks about E-Bike diagnostioc tool. I bet using that you can update the firmware if you have a copy of it. Maybe the mA of the usb port can be tweaked , i have no idea , it's worth looking into. If someone here gets their hands on a copy of this diagnostics tool, keep us informed about what can be modified plz.

Musings in general...

About Bosh...

If Bosh is going to add a port intended to charge phones and GPS the least they can do is attach the most common devices to their sparkly new port in their 2013 models and see if they charge.. It's not like nobody at Bosch has an iphone to test it with..

About apple...

A standard USB port has 500mA output .. make your devices able to charge with that amount of power , even if it's half as fast than if they were 1000mA.. There's a reason why they make standards.

Imo if it ends up not working , both Bosch and Apple are to blame for half of it .. I can't understand how things like this happen in this day and age.. This is the stuff engineers should get fired over.

Hoping this gets resolved , for both your and my sake.

Phoenixxl

Sorry I do not speak English, I translate with Google!

I solved the problem by creating a cable with this wiring diagram.

I hope I was helpful.