Hello. I'd like to put the circuit playground into one 3d-printed plastic housing with a Lipo battery to power it when the assembly is not plugged in. I understand that the circuit playground cannot charge the lipo battery. How can I make it so this one plastic enclosure, with only a usb port for an opening, can charge the Lipo battery and the circuit playground inside it? I am a beginner, so please use small words and explain step by step.
Thanks!
Charging integration with Circuit Playground
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- tylersuard
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Re: Charging integration with Circuit Playground
Step 1 - add a charger
First you will need a charge controller. The Micro LiPo is a good one to use for building into projects: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1904
Then you will need a JST cable like this: https://www.adafruit.com/product/261
Solder the JST cable to the BAT and one of the GND pins on the Micro LiPo charger
Plug your battery into the Micro Lipo charger and plug the JST cable from the charger into the battery connector on the Circuit Playground.
Now if you connect the USB cable to the charger, you will charge the battery and power the Circuit Playground. But you will not be able to program it that way :(
Step 2 - power the charger from the programming port
Connect a jumper wire from the GND on the Circuit Playground to the other GND pin on the Micro LiPo.
Connect a jumper wire from the VOUT pin on the Circuit Playground to the 5v pin on the Micro LiPo. This will provide 5v to the charger when you plug the USB into the Circuit Playground. So your battery will charge whenever the Circuit Playground is connected via USB.
First you will need a charge controller. The Micro LiPo is a good one to use for building into projects: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1904
Then you will need a JST cable like this: https://www.adafruit.com/product/261
Solder the JST cable to the BAT and one of the GND pins on the Micro LiPo charger
Plug your battery into the Micro Lipo charger and plug the JST cable from the charger into the battery connector on the Circuit Playground.
Now if you connect the USB cable to the charger, you will charge the battery and power the Circuit Playground. But you will not be able to program it that way :(
Step 2 - power the charger from the programming port
Connect a jumper wire from the GND on the Circuit Playground to the other GND pin on the Micro LiPo.
Connect a jumper wire from the VOUT pin on the Circuit Playground to the 5v pin on the Micro LiPo. This will provide 5v to the charger when you plug the USB into the Circuit Playground. So your battery will charge whenever the Circuit Playground is connected via USB.
- tylersuard
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Re: Charging integration with Circuit Playground
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
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