Questions tagged [power-supply]
The methods for powering the Raspberry Pi (typically via its micro-USB connection.)
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Keep running Pi while charging batteries [closed]
I would like to build a simple automatic irrigation system with Pi zero, the thing is that I don't have access to electricity outside.
I thought to connect 5v solar panel + 3\4 chargeable batteries.
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power troubleshooting
I am trying to power a raspberry pi 3 over a long distance (5 meters). I can power the raspberry pi with the standard power supply from Raspberry Pi itself, but when I use these:
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Is it possible to power an orange pi/raspberry pi directly from a computer's power source?
I am looking for a way to put a raspberry pi like computer in an other regular computer. I don't care if this way is a "hack".
The first thing I need to take care of is the power source (5v, 500ma ...
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Best voltage for a Raspberry Pi 3B
I have 5.0V 3A and 5.2V 3A regulated supplies that I can repurpose for my Raspberry Pi 3B project. Am thinking of using the USB power jack. Which should I go with?
5.2V would seem to be within the ...
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Can i run my raspberry pi 24x7 with the solar power bank? [closed]
I wanted to run the pi with a pi cam and internet module for 24x7 for lifelong, can i do that if i am using a 10000mah solar power bank
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Running Toy Motor circuit with Pi's 5v
I am currently going through the tutorials included with those kits that you can get for the Pis with breadboards and components, etc. Anyway, in the tutorial, I am making the following circuit:
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external power supply [closed]
Using Rpi4. Using camera and IR lighting.
Would like it to be powered by rechargeable batteries.
What are my options..
I have found 'holding cases' for AA batteries but only for Raspberry 3s.
I have ...
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Under-voltages while powering a Pi 3A+ via the +5V/GND pins
I need to power my Pi 3A+ via the pins (not the onboard micro USB) so I can put the power connector anywhere I want in my custom box. I have a separate micro USB female connector connected via two ...
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Power Raspberry Pi 4 with a phone charger [duplicate]
I've got a phone charger that delivers 4.5 A at 5 V (Huawei SuperCharge), which should be enough to power the the Pi 4. Can I use this charger or do I have to buy the original one?
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Power Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) In any Car [closed]
Hey , so here's the dilemma , I want to use My yet-unused Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) in my car , providing it works , as it seems this one was from the first batches manufactured and people reported it ...
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Can raspberry pi4 connect to 2 2.5inch laptop harddrives with a 5v2a power supply?
I have two spare laptop hard drives and I want to use them with my raspberry Pi4. I wonder if a 5v2a power supply enough to make them up and running. If a 5v2a power supply wasn't enough, which kind ...
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Is it possible to control the 5V supply (e.g. pin 4) via python?
I want to (de)activate a fan, which is connected to the pins 4 and 6, depending on the temperature of the CPU.
Is it possible to (de)activate Pin 4 (or Pin 2) at the Raspberry Pi 4 via python? I have ...
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How can I expand the 5V pins?
I require 2 more 5v pins to be used - as I would like to avoid welding the 4 wires directly to the 5V pins, I wanted to know if it would be possible to expand those pins.
I would require a small ...
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What happens when power goes off suddenly?
I have a pi 4. While running it, the electricity was gone.After electricity was back, it was working perfectly.
What can happen if this sort of power cut occurs multiple times?
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Is it safe to power Raspberry Pi 4 with 8V?
I have a ESC control from an RC car similar to this one:
and although it says it has a UBEC of 6V, I measure 8V when I supply the ESC with two 18650 batteries in series.
I want to supply my Raspi 4 ...
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Isolate Raspberry pi from power supply on shut down
Ok Team I need to know if this circuit will work or if there is a better way.
Use Case:
I have a piece of machinery that is controlled via a Raspberry pi zero W. It just controls a relay board to ...
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Low power alert logo
While simple tasks like browsing web, a lightning bolt appears in the top right part of the screen.
I'm using a 2A charger.
Is this really dangerous, for the pi or the SD card or the peripherals ...
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How to power Rpi4B and 12V solenoid at the same time?
i'm new in raspberry pi. i want to parallel powered my raspberry pi with 12 v and 5 amp, because i want to powered not just the raspberry pi. i want to powered a solenoid too that run in 12 volt and ...
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Wifi not connecting depending on power supply
I am using a RPI 3 B+ with a Touchscreen. It worked for almost a year but since 2 weeks the pi is no longer connecting to wifi. The adapter is there, I can even select my wifi, enter my password but ...
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Running pump & servo - Relay needed?
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
So I am working on a project that will require both a servo motor plus a small water pump.
Both run on 3.7 -6v and I am going to use ...
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Rpi freezes every now and then, how to fix it with a watchdog?
I'm building a system with a raspberry pi located in a very remote area connected to internet with an internet stick. The tests are promising so far but the pi freezes every here and then and I'm not ...
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Constant undervoltage, despite meter showing otherwise
I have a Raspberry Pi 3B+, running Raspbian.
Linux raspberrypi 4.19.97-v7+ #1294 SMP Thu Jan 30 13:15:58 GMT 2020 armv7l GNU/Linux
It server primarily as a MagicMirror2 machine.
I can see the ...
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How to add Capacitors to Raspberry Pi
My goal is to add capacitors to the Raspberry Pi power-supply.
Currently I have my raspberry Pi plugged straight into a portable 5v battery, this works fine.
However, I want to be able to swap from ...
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DS18B20 Temperature Sensor's Power Supply and Rpi's Pull-Down-GPIO-Pin Sinking Current Requirements
I have a RPi zero W and am reading four ds18b20 temperature sensors (with a 10K ohm resistor between the data and vcc line).
Now and then I keep getting "SensorNotReadyError" from the sensors.
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How can a 12VDC power supply stepped down to 5VDC for Rpi?
Good day,
I have a Raspberry Pi Zero W that I would like to deploy onto a tower that is supplied with 12VDC power from a photovoltaic solar panel.
I'm currently looking at powering the Pi Zero W ...
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Uninterrupted Power Supply needed for Raspberry Pi
We have designed multiple temperature sensors. its executed as well too. but we need external power supply or Uninterrupted Power supply for Rpi. I have chosen power bank ..but it works with only one ...
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Power supply for raspberry pi model b+
I have a 5V/1.5 A power supply lying around. Will this be sufficient for the pi b+ model?
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Rpi4B Smart UART UPS PSU Troubleshooting Problem
I have a MakerFocus Raspberry Pi 4 Battery Pack (Amazon).
Trying to figure out the serial interface for it but documentation isn't great. I've found only this packet so far that the board sends: ...
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Powerbank Qualcomm 3 fried my Pi Zero W
I tried running a Pi Zero W on a 10000 mAh powerbank with qualcomm quickcharger capability (https://www.biltema.se/kontor---teknik/mobiltillbehor/powerpacks/powerpack-10000-mah-2000041816) .
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Can I power two Pi from a single Lithium battery?
I need to run at least 2 Pi together, one controlling hardware and another sensing its environment. I would like to keep weight down by using a single LiIon battery. I have one to connect to a PiJuice ...
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Powering Raspberry Pi Zero from a USB Power Bank
I want to purchase a USB Power Bank, one of the tiny portable ones, to power my Pi Zero, I need it to last at least 12 hours, but preferably 15 hours, for a comfortable safety cushion of time. My Pi ...
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RPi 3 B+ under voltage with Retropie
I recently acquired a brand new RPi Model 3 B+ and decided to try and install Retropie (v4.4) on it. I managed it to boot properly and I got a PS3 controller to work via USB.
The problem is that I ...
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Powering multiple Raspberry Pi 4s with 65W USB-C computer charger
Is it possible to power up multiple raspberry pi's with 65W USB-C computer charger? If so, is there anyone who have done it, that they can share how they did it?
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Pi Zero W power through usb socket
Can I power a Pi Zero W and still use the usb hub at the sametime with this?
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Several Zero-W boards won't even light up
In the past, I had no trouble getting my first Pi Zero-W board to boot.
Something seems to have happened, such that with:
three different boards (two newly purchased, one old that I think was blown ...
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RPi 4B official power source not powering it ON
I am trying to get my RPi4B(4GB) powered ON with a power supply but am frustrated with the results.
I found a workaround to this problem, which is that I can power on the Pi4B with a type-C USB cable ...
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I would like to add a battery to my Raspberry Pi 4. Can i do this by soldering to tp7, tp12, or tp1 on the underside of the board?
I would like to add a battery to my Raspberry Pi 4. I am building a tablet that can be turned on and off by a switch that brings power from the usb port from a power bank to power the pi, can i tie ...
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Can I power the raspberry pi 0 w off of both ports at once?
I want to solder a male usb port to my Pi, so that it can be a little dongle computer. However, if I power it with a powerbank, and while it is still being powered, plug it into another power source ...
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How do I modify my Raspberry Pi to be powered over PoE?
Is it possible to modify the Pi, so that it can receive it's power via Power over Ethernet (PoE)?
I would like to be able to power my unit via the ethernet cable, so that I don't have to worry about ...
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How much energy does the Raspberry Pi consume in a day?
My searching efforts have failed when trying to find this. On average, how much energy does the Raspberry Pi consume in 24 hours (minimal usage vs. max usage in a day and USB vs. Micro-USB powered)?
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External power supply to servo motor [closed]
The servo motor(I'm using MG996R) needs lots of power to run through the raspberry pi board power supply. so I decided to supply it externally using an SMPS box. when the servo is connected to 5v of ...
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Power Pi4 with USB-C Power Bank
Can a USB-C Power Bank be used to power a Pi 4 for off-grid or mobile uses where the Pi cannot be tethered to either a mains electric socket or a POE switch?
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Can I power up the PI with the LDO MIC29300
I am using the MIC29300 https://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/MIC29300 in my circuit to generate a 5V signal to my ADC (works fine now)
Would it be possible to grab that 5V line and have it ...
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Torrentbox Hard Drive keeps unmounting when copying files. How to avoid it?
My external hard drive is connected to a powered usb hub (5v 3000mA) then connected to rpi3. Whenever I copy any file that would take more than 30 sec, it would unmount and I have to mount the next ...
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Power Supply Raspberry pi 4
I have googled a lot but didn't find anything useful. Can I use any power adapter other than the official Raspberry Pi supply?
Moreover, I have an Argon One Case and many people have recommended ...
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Cut GPIO power on shutdown
I'm developing a project where I have a button connected to the Raspberry Pi GPIO where it sends shutdown command when pressed for 3 seconds.
I also have a 16x2 LCD that outputs status messages.
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I've got this mobile charger and I'm wondering if I can use it to power my pi4. If so, what should I look out for when buying a usb2-usbC adaptor?
I've got this mobile charger and I'm wondering if I can use it to power my pi4. If so, what should I look out for when buying a usb2-usbC adaptor?
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Will an anker powerport+ work to power multiple pi's?
I'm not an electrical engineer so apologies for the rather basic question. I've found myself with multiple pi's and felt it was about time to look for some other power solutions other than powering ...
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Can you connect a power supply in series/paraellel to 5V & Ground GPIO pins
I am controlling a stepper motor and an LCD screen from one raspberry pi. Originally, the motor and screen were powered from the 5V output pin on the raspberry pi. I found that this would draw too ...
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Power off Raspberry Pi if charger of powerbank is connected and turn back on if disconnected
I have a (maybe trivial) problem.
I want to power a Raspberry Pi (more specific a SteroPi) with a power bank. The power bank has the feature, that its output is always on. So even if I plug in a ...
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