It's for an LED i think. Don't know how to wire it though.daboosa wrote:So is the low battery indicator on this board for the Pi to shutdown safely before the batterey dies?
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@daboosa The Adafruit PowerBoost has a low battery pin which you can connect to a Pi. The issue I found was when charging, the pin can be as high as 5v, which can damage the Pi's GPIO pins. My PCB includes a protective diode to keep the voltage clamped at a safe level.
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Re: [Pre-Order] Safe Shutdown Switch (PowerBoost Version) - Closed
Nice. Are you also gonna do a seccond batch. If so please count me in.Camble wrote:@daboosa The Adafruit PowerBoost has a low battery pin which you can connect to a Pi. The issue I found was when charging, the pin can be as high as 5v, which can damage the Pi's GPIO pins. My PCB includes a protective diode to keep the voltage clamped at a safe level.
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@cobramike Yes, soon after the BandGood version
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@Camble Your the men. Nice to see a soccend batch. I am gonna whats every day the forum. Or can i sent you a private messages so that you can add me on the list.Camble wrote:@cobramike Yes, soon after the BandGood version
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I would like a couple from the second batch also. Posting to follow! Thanks!
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Re: [Pre-Order] Safe Shutdown Switch (PowerBoost Version) - Closed
Hi Camble,
Received my pcb and have it wired up, but I seem to have a slight problem.
When I flick the switch, the pi turns off immediately.
Seems power is cut with the switch.
Pretty sure I have the correct command in the boot/config.txt.
What could be wrong?
I should probably point out that I don't yet have the battery connected. Could this be the problem? They cMe with different sized jst connectors so I have had to order some to make a wire to connect between the battery and powerboost
Received my pcb and have it wired up, but I seem to have a slight problem.
When I flick the switch, the pi turns off immediately.
Seems power is cut with the switch.
Pretty sure I have the correct command in the boot/config.txt.
What could be wrong?
I should probably point out that I don't yet have the battery connected. Could this be the problem? They cMe with different sized jst connectors so I have had to order some to make a wire to connect between the battery and powerboost
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@spacedementia87 Some people have reported this issue when no battery is connected. It's not supposed to act this way. Try it with a battery and get back to me please.
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Will do.Camble wrote:@spacedementia87 Some people have reported this issue when no battery is connected. It's not supposed to act this way. Try it with a battery and get back to me please.
I might have to wait a while though as I have had to order some jst connectors.
The battery has an xhp and the power boost is ph.
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Re: [Pre-Order] Safe Shutdown Switch (PowerBoost Version) - Closed
You may well be happy to hear that it works perfectly with the battery attached.
I spliced together an adaptor wire and now the power boost waits for the pi before shutting down.
No idea why it would not work initially but there you go!
I spliced together an adaptor wire and now the power boost waits for the pi before shutting down.
No idea why it would not work initially but there you go!
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