Questions tagged [power-supply]
The methods for powering the Raspberry Pi (typically via its micro-USB connection.)
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Powering raspberry pi using VGA port of a display monitor
Does anyone have an idea if you could use the VGA port of a standard display monitor to power the raspberry pi? Obviously you would need a 'VGA to USB' adapter but then would it be possible
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What happens when you overload the 5V pin on Zero W
I am trying to work out what will happen if I power too many NeoPixels from the 5V pin on a Zero.
I understand from the Uberguide that this is the calculation required to work out the power draw:
To ...
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Raspberry Pi 3B - Adding extra caps to make more stable power lines?
sometimes a flash on screen appears indicating power supply cannot deliver what Pi needs. Even when I have original power supply ( 3A) and total consumption of Pi doesn't exceed 500 mA. Maybe is power ...
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Raspberry Pi Zero W stuck in rainbow boot loop when connected to battery powered power supply
I found that my battery powered power supply was outputting 4.89V after checking it with a multimeter. Is this not enough to power a pi zero? When I plug the pi into the wall everything is fine. ...
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Diagnose USB hard drive problems
I have a Raspberry Pi 4B with 4 GB of RAM with the official power supply. Using an old HDD from a laptop I want to build a NAS. The HDD is a Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB and connected with a SATA to ...
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Low voltage warning despite using official power supply tested at 5.2V
I bought the Official power supply but when I use it in my Pi 3 model B I get a warning saying: "low voltage, please check power supply".
I have checked the voltage on the Pi using a ...
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How voltage tolerant is the RPi 3 A+ micro-B USB power connection? [duplicate]
I've been reading about power supply requirements for RPi and want to learn more about the practical limits in addition to the design limits. What is the power protection circuit (if any) on the micro-...
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pi 4 - Power present
I am using a pi4 and pijuice.
Is it possible with a script or python to check if power is present in my Pi4?(usb port)
I am using my pi4 headless with as a web server(online). I would like to know ...
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Are there further ideas for a repair of a 3.3V -> 5V shorted pi?
I accidentally shorted my pi's (3 B+) 3.3V and 5V GPIO-Pins.
I was curious how to repair it and found this helpful answer. So I reworked the pi as described: Removed the broken MXL7704-R3, soldered a ...
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Upgraded from Wheezy to Buster and now having power problems
I was using a Raspberry Pi 2 B several years ago when Wheezy was the latest version. When I did a clean install of Buster just now and tried to use the Raspberry Pi with some peripherals in my ...
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Power consumption of APA102C LEDs when turned off? (Pimoroni Blinkt!)
I have the Blinkt! Module for my Raspberry Pi (https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/blinkt) which from what I can tell features 8 APA102C LEDs (Datasheet: https://cpldcpu.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/apa-...
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What power supply can I use for 2 servos?
I am a complete noob when it comes to raspberry. I have 2 servos MG996R that I need to power from an external power supply. Currently I am doing it from the board, and when I turn both of them the ...
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how to power a raspberry pi zero w, with a 2x18650 bay, through GPIO
I'd like to wire this bay to the GPIOs of a rpi zero w.
The bay welcomes 2S 2x18,650.
On each cell is written "9800mAh TR 18650 3.7v Li-ion".
My requirements are :
One micro-USB port must ...
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Avoiding voltage drops when simultaneously using multiple DRV8833 motor drivers
I am using three DRV8833 motor drivers. The power supply is currently a usb cable with the ground and power connected to a breadboard with the three motor drivers attached to them. When powering all ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 Undervoltage warning even with official AC adapter
My Pi 4 is relatively new and I previously used a 5V 3A tablet charger from an old Huawei device to power it without issue.
Recently, a lightning bolt started appearing at the top right of the screen,...
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Use a usb-c charger with variable voltage for charging Pi4 [duplicate]
I have read here that is possible to charge you pi4 with 3rd party chargers that supply 5V 3A.
I am wondering if I can use this 20W charger, which can deliver differnet voltage level (5V/3A, 9V/2A, ...
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MCP3008 Reading Values without Ground
I’ve been building a spectrophotometer the last few months and am confused by the ADC’s behavior regarding grounding. While everything appears to be working properly, including the ADC output, I have ...
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Can using a power supply having the correct voltage but an underrated current spec damage a Raspberry Pi?
I have read several similar questions which provide partial answers but leave me with some uncertainty. I am confident I understand that the answers say the probability and severity of damage to the ...
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Could a USB-powered Raspberry Pi emulate a NO momentary switch (PC front panel SW signal) using its GPIO pins without causing damage?
I am trying to use a Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins in conjunction with a normal ATX motherboard's I/O pins (particularly the "power SW" pair) to trigger boot on the PC as though the Pi were a ...
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Power Pi3b+ and 24V Amp off same supply
So I've got a few older pcbs for a low voltage tube headphone amp I built years ago - the Millett Hybrid - and was thinking I could put one together with my Pi3,IQAudio hat DAC, and WD passport HDD ...
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Is it okay to use my Raspberry pi3 in low power?
My raspberry always flashes the lightning icon and there's a warning a saying that. Is it okay to use my Raspberry pi on that condition?
Can it damage the raspberry?
I don't have an official power ...
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RPI connected to a smart plug -> how to auto turn off plug after RPI shutdown?
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I was wondering if it is possible to send a command to a smart plug when the pi is good to kill it's power.
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I'm running a 3d printer which I'm going to control with a rpi 4 using ...
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Shields and access/share of power supply for fan
Deconz Raspbee II, Dresden Electronics shields occupy 10 pins of Raspberry PI, including all 5 V / 3 V. At same time the DIN casings for Raspberry PI do often provide, a fan that needs a power supply ...
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Can We Use A 5.1 3a USB Type-C charger on a Raspberry Pi 4B 8 Gb or 400? [closed]
I am thinking of buying A Raspberry Pi 400 Only Keyboard ( not a kit). So for a power supply I don't want to buy the official power supply, But a adapter and a long cable ( such as here ). Can u just ...
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Powering raspberry pi with 7.2 Volt battery and a Buck Converter with 1.5A output
I've connected the Raspberry Pi's 5V and GND to the Outputs of a buck converter(https://www.droking.com/30W-Power-Supply-Module-DC-5-32.0V-to-0-30.0V-Buck-Converter-Adjustable-Voltage-Regulator-DC-12V-...
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Power supply raspberry pi 3 with AA batteries
I want to know if it is possible to supply power to raspberry pi 3 with AA batteries.
Some electronic boards like Arduinos contains a voltage regulator. The Vin voltage input can be greater than 5V.
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Should I use an external power supply for controlling 4 servos?
So I have for servos that I could connect to a breadboard and to raspberry pi GPIO 5V pin to power them. But I have read that That is not safe it can damage the pi. Is that true?
instead of using ...
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Official power supplies sticking out parts
I have bought a new USB-C power supply for a new RPi and the adapter is significantly smaller than the old micro-USB ones, but to my surprise this new power supply also 'suffers' from the 'oversized ...
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Raspberry pi 4 power supply without any periphirals
I'm planning to use raspberry pi 4 for homebridge. I will not be connecting any display or any input device and will use ethernet cable for network. will 5v 2amp adapter be sufficient for power?
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AC adapter for 5.6~11V DC power supply for freenove shield and raspberry pi
I recently bought a little raspberry pi + freenove car kit. The kits instructions are to use two 3.7 V 18650 rechargeable batteries. I have these batteries and everything works fine.
But now I'd like ...
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Powering Raspberry Pi 4 'on the move' using power bank [closed]
There are good official resources that state that recommended power supply must be 3 amps (e.g. official RPi power supply via mains). However, for use 'on the move' or remote locations this may not be ...
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Supply (under) voltage problem
I have a solid PSU putting out 5.4VDC capable of 60amps/300watts.
I have 5.4VDC going into the Pi3, but get the lightning bolt/undervoltage condition.
On Pins 2 & 6 on the GPIO I'm only getting ~4....
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Raspi 2 v1.1 freezes randomly
I set up my old Raspi2 v1.1 a few days ago, but its behaving strange.
It freezes / hangs up after some time.
Things I've tried so far:
Swapped out my sdcard for a different one
Copied the os to an ...
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Powering RPi 4 Model B with 5v 3A Car Power Supply Module
I would like to use a buck converter between a 12V DC power supply and my RPi4, and found this car power supply to be appealing. It claims to step down from 12V to 5V 3A, which is almost the same as ...
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Monitor the power consumption in real-time (in Ampere or Watt)
I'd like to monitor in real-time the power consumption of a RPi.
(0.5A, 1A, 2A, etc.)
I know this can be done with a multimeter in ammeter mode in series, but I thought maybe there is an easier method,...
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2,5" USB external hard drive not detected
I plugged a 2,5" USB external 500GB hard drive to a Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B Rev 1.1), but it is not detected:
there is no /dev/sda, /dev/sda1
lsblk does not display the disk
lsusb shows a few ...
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Should I power RaspPI + peripherals from hub or use GPIO?
I’m planning my first “proper” Raspberry Pi project.
I want the end result to be user friendly, and so should use only a single power source.
But internally I need to power several separate devices: ...
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Pi crashes without apparent reason
I own a Pi4 (4GB), and I'm having some issues.
The pi crashes with no apparent reason.
By crashes I mean it becomes unreacheable via ssh, PiHole and HomeAssistant that are running on it become ...
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Powering HDMI splitter from Raspberry Pi Zero W
I have a base zero W that I want to turn into a receiver for spotify connect and some old speakers that connect via a 3.5mm jack.
I want to get audio out of it that isn't horrific sounding (such as $5 ...
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Mean well power supply for rpi through GPIO [closed]
I have a Mean Well Switching power supply 5V. I have connected 5V output to rpi's 3b+ gpio pins to power it up, but the supply is just going up/down like it has no power drain.
can you recommend how ...
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Why does my Pi Zero keep shutting down by itself?
I am trying to make a smart plug that activates a relay when it receives a certain message via MQTT. It works, but the Pi shuts down randomly, both when the relay is active and when everything is just ...
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Powering Raspberry Pi via battery pack and buck converter - how to solve low voltage reboot issues
I'm trying to power a Raspberry Pi 4 via a 6-AA battery pack via buck converter which steps it down to 5V but it gets stuck in a reboot loop on boot up.
Watching the display on the buck converter, the ...
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How can I use a GPIO input pin for a 12v circuit?
I want to know with the raspberry pi if the button is clicked.
I want ot use the button of the GPIOZERO python library.
The power plug is a 12v power plug.
Can this circuit work?
(I'm a beginner.)
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Pi Zero with RS-485 interface operated inside breaker panel crashes
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I am operating an Raspberry Pi Zero inside a distribution board. The pi is powered via usb using a din rail power supply and it connected to an usb-rs485-adapter to get modbus data from a smart ...
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Physically turn the Raspberry Pi Touch display on and off with a switch
I use a Raspberry Pi Touch Display that I connect like shown in the following picture to my Raspberry. The black and red wires are connected to thee GND and 5v pins respectively. Now I want to ...
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Can RPi 4 deliver more amps on the 5 volt rail than RPi 3 powered over PoE?
I have a setup using a Raspberry Pi 3B.
I use the PoE hat on top and I power the entire setup over PoE from a Unifi switch.
The setup has quite a lot of peripherals that need power and I use the 5 ...
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How to hold the date that has been set on an improper shutdown?
I've noticed that if I set a date through the timedate command, let's say
date -s "2 OCT 2006 18:00:00"
and I reboot the Raspberry or I do a proper shutdown the system hold the right date, ...
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Can I use a TP4056 Micro USB 5V 1A instead of a powerboost 1000c to a Raspberry Pi Zero?
I am using a Raspberry Pi Zero and to make it rechargeable I need a Powerboost 1000c (from https://www.adafruit.com/product/2465) would I be able to supplement this for a TP4056 Micro USB 5V 1A?
This ...
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Red Led flashing
I have a PI 4, WHEN using a 3.5A USB power measured 5.1v supply, the red LED is constantly on. When using a power supply which was rescued from a DVD player, checked supply 5.1v I get a flashing red ...
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How should I power multiple RPi 3 units from a beefy power supply? [closed]
I have to power 20 Raspberry Pi 3 units from a few 5V 10A power DC power supplies. I have little experience in electronics. The RPis can be up to 1.5m apart from one another. A friend of mine ...
