2018-11-26, 10:32 AM
Hi,
I just got everything working with Moitessier HAT. But I haven't tested it on board yet. Before I can do so, I need to solve how to supply power to it from the boat's electrical system. The Raspberry Pi needs >2.4 A and the average USB plugs for 12v systems I've found get up to 2 A at most. I got myself an UBEC, but instructions I've found everywhere say to connect it to GPIO pins I can't use because I have the HAT on. I thought I could solder the UBEC to a micro-USB plug directly, but the specs I've read for the plugs say they can only hold 500 mA (?). How do you supply power to the Raspberry+Moitessier from your 12v circuit?
Cheers
I just got everything working with Moitessier HAT. But I haven't tested it on board yet. Before I can do so, I need to solve how to supply power to it from the boat's electrical system. The Raspberry Pi needs >2.4 A and the average USB plugs for 12v systems I've found get up to 2 A at most. I got myself an UBEC, but instructions I've found everywhere say to connect it to GPIO pins I can't use because I have the HAT on. I thought I could solder the UBEC to a micro-USB plug directly, but the specs I've read for the plugs say they can only hold 500 mA (?). How do you supply power to the Raspberry+Moitessier from your 12v circuit?
Cheers