The purpose of this page is to share my development of this wearable computer system. Since it is not meant to explain wearable systems, here are some links to help in that search :
I'll start of with my basic system.. It's a Advantech PCM-9730 with daughter board and PC/104 dual PCMCIA slots. The case is a bit cobbled, but for less than $0.80 (no typo) at Wal-Mart - I can redo it when I get the system working. It is meant to be a pencil box and can be found in office supplies. The case is actually a bit larger than I'd like.. but for an initial build it's not bad.
I'm sorry these pics are poor in color and resolution.. but it's the best I could do for now (waiting for a 4.3 Megapixel camera to arrive ;-) ). Then I'll get some good photos.
Now for my more recent work with the batteries.. I took Doug's advice to have the female connectors on the batteries(source) and the male on the actual wearable(load). I'm using Radio Shack adaptaplugs.
I put 2 Toshiba PA2485U (10.8V 5600mAh) batteries in an army surplus ammo pouch designed for a web belt. The adaptaplugs are soldered directly to the (+) and (-) end terminals of the battery. The 25DB connector is for hooking the pack up to the charger.
