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I've done some Googling since my last post. It seems (?) that IQ protocol is claimed to be compatible with PD. On the link you posted, if you hover o...
I bit the bullet and ordered a $129 unit of the brand you mentioned, Anker, model A1336. Seems like it is one of the most up-to-date, large Ah capacit...
Thanks for bouncing all these ideas around with me. Of all the challenges on this project, providing adequate power is not one I had foreseen. I am dr...
Sorry, I am not completely blind when connecting a phone to the USB C car charger. I can still see the watt meter built into the cable. Just not any d...
@zander Could be the case. I paid about $30 for this phone charger. Which is a fair chunk of change if it is faking it. I avoided the cheapos, and g...
@zander I have a similar device incorporated into a USB C cable. Even when Pi5 is on the car charger with USB C PD, the cable's watt meter never shows...
Test complete. I built a harness to use two 5v gpio pins and two gnd gpio pins. I supplied 5vdc to these pairs from a 10 amp, 36v to 5v, dc-dc convert...
Here is a discussion about powering the Pi 5 with the gpio pins, and a configuration change: Might be an approach for me to try with the 5v output d...
Link didn't work. But here is the description of it on Amazon: 120W Car Charger USB C for iPhone 15 Pro, JOYROOM 3 Port Super Fast Car Charger Adapte...
@zander I will look into powering the board via the pins on the 40pin header. It also has a 4 pin PoE connector. I will also explore that idea as wel...
@zander I certainly can use 18650s in a custom pack. I have them on hand, and a spot welder for tabs. I was trying to stick to the 36v packs from the...
@zander Yes, I am actually running two Pi 5s in the robot and a handful of ESP32s, Teensy, Pico etc. (all battery operated starting with a native 36vd...
Hi Alj, Sounds like some very cool projects! I have a tub of X10 stuff, that I keep telling myself I need to put into a project. For years, I bought...
Out with the hobby servo / joystick controls! In with proper motor controllers (on loan from a friend)!
@robotbuilder Thanks for watching!