CONTENTS 1 Component List 2 Assemble the PiPower 3 Features About Charge and Discharge ........
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About PiPower That’s why we designed PiPower in the first place. PiPower can be used as a second power source for the Raspberry Pi. A USB-C mains power supply plugged into the PiPower will directly power the Raspberry Pi and charge the battery at low current.
ASSEMBLE THE PIPOWER After getting familiar with the components in the package, we start to assemble PiPower. In the next steps, there are a lot of details you need to notice, especially the assembly position of the battery and the clear acrylic back cover.
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SunFounder PiPower 3. Bind the battery wires with a cable tie. 4. Now screw in four sets of standoffs. Chapter 2. Assemble the PiPower...
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SunFounder PiPower 5. Mount the Raspberry Pi on top. 6. Secure a protective plate at the bottom.
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SunFounder PiPower 7. Plug in the USB-C cable to power the Raspberry Pi. Chapter 2. Assemble the PiPower...
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SunFounder PiPower 8. PiPower needs to be activated with the USB-C cable at the charge port the first time you use it or re-plug the battery...
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Type C cable into the charging port to turn off the protection circuit, and the battery can be used normally. Chapter 2. Assemble the PiPower...
Charging current will be switched according to the state of the power switch. • PiPower does not provide power to external devices when the power switch is off. This time, the charging power is 7W, and it takes about 2 hours to charge from 0% to 100%.
• 4 LEDs all off: voltage <6.6Vat this timebatteries need to be charged. 3.3 About IO Pins In order to meet the DIY needs of customers, multiple signal pins are provided on the PiPower, but they are not soldered by default.
• EN: Switch signal pin. the EN pin can be connected to an external switch, put the pin to ground, the PiPower is off. The external switch can not use self-recovery button or key, etc. The EN pin is only effective when the on-board switch is turned on.
CHAPTER FOUR 4.1 PiPower not working? When you put the battery in for the first time or when the battery is unplugged and put in again, the battery will not work properly. This is because when the battery is removed, due to the mechanism of the on-board over-discharge protection circuit, the voltage will be considered too low, thus activating the protection circuit;...
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