ITEAD Power Shield

From ITEAD Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search

Overview

Power shield.jpg

Power Shield is a portable offline power supply board for Arduino. Using two AAA batteries and with high-efficiency DC-DC boost circuit, this shield is the power source which can output 5V/350mA. Standard Arduino pin map makes it compatible with Iteaduino series and other Arduino compatible board.

Go shopping ITEAD Power Shield (IM121115001)

Features

  • Up to 90% high-efficiency boost circuit
  • 5V/350mA output
  • Power supply for external USB device with cable
  • Operation temperature: 0℃ ~ +60℃

Specifications

PCB size 55.88mm X 68.58mm X 1.6mm
Indicators Work
Power supply 5V
RoSH Yes

Electrical Characteristics

Specification Min Type Max Unit
Output Voltage 4.9V - 5.1 VDC
Output Current * - - 350 mA

NOTE: The Output Max current is depended on the batteries power supply.

Hardware

IM121115001_PowerShield.jpg

Installation

Two AAA batteries can be installed on Power shield. When the switch is set to ON, this shield can output the 5V voltage, and when the switch is set to OFF, the output is cut down.

On this shield, there is a standard USB A socket which can supply a 5V/350mA for external USB device.

Indicator LED

The shield contains a LED:

  • PWR: indicates the voltage output.

Download

Datasheet for ITEAD Power Shield

Schematic for ITEAD Power Shield

Useful Links