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Double checking the design...round 2

A project log for PowerUPS

Open-Source Solar + Lithium-Ion (LiPo, Li-ion, LiFePo4) UPS for Raspberry Pi

powerfeatherdevpowerfeatherdev 11/01/2024 at 07:520 Comments

Ok, so I had time to double check the design again. I was hoping there wouldn't be anything major, but alas, I missed a couple of major stuff:

With these issues out of the way, I am now more comfortable placing the order for the first prototype units in the coming week. 

 Also, I designed the USB supply protection accessory that I mentioned:

This has the same ideal diode circuit as the one on the PowerUPS main board, and prevents the supply from being back-powered by PowerUPS. The supply goes on one end, and the cable to the Pi's USB port on  another. 

Again, this is so that the Pi's USB port can still be used with PowerUPS, *unlike* for other UPS's which asks the user to use the USB connector on the UPS instead. (PowerUPS doesn't even have a USB port on its own - though it can still take external DC sources like solar panels using a screw terminal block).

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