Adafruit Powerbooster¶
My Notes on the Adafruit Powerbooster in case the original site goes away or i loose the link.
Connectors and LED¶
Micro usb connector to the left. Connect powersupply to charge LiPo.
LiPo JST connector to the bottom.
Yellow LED top left. Charging LiPo.
Green LED top left. LiPo charged.
Blue LED bottom right.. Booster active.
Red LED bottom left. LiPo low on power.
Pins on top¶
USB the 5V from the microusb. Input pin
GND ground for the input power. All grounds on this board are the same
Bat LiPo
EN on/off switch for the booster. Connect to GND to turn booster off
GND another ground
LBO low batter indicator. Is on high (same Voltage as Bat). If low, then battery is flat or will be flat shortly
GND another ground
5V the booster output
Pins on the right¶
The two pins are gnd, 5V from booster.
The four pins are gnd, nothing, nothing, 5V from booster. A full size USB header can be soldered here. Adafruit ships one with the board.
On/off¶
Switch off by connecting GND with EN.