Appendix B: Battery and Power Routing Options
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DO NOT EXCEED 7.5V INPUT!!! You will destroy the 5V regulator.
The batteries can be secured to the top of the Logic Board, or the bottom of the LED Matrix board. Be sure to avoid interference with the capacitor on the right edge of the Logic Board.
You can use pretty much any alkaline "AAA" battery in the included pack. Just don't exceed 7.5V. You can also use the disposable primary Lithium cells. The open circuit voltage is dropped enough through the reverse polarity protection circuit and the system load so as to be safe. You could even go with a 3X "AA" battery pack and still squeeze that in between the Logic and LED Matrix boards.
NiCd and NiMh are acceptable options. You will have to remove them to charge them.
USE ONLY 1S LIPOs AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARGER YOU CHOOSE.
These two LiPo charge managers are directly compatible with the Core 64 Logic or Core Boards:
And this battery is about as big as you'll want to squeeze in. You can choose a smaller one if you want.
I recommend the Adafruit Micro LiPo charger with the USB Type C port (#4410) and the 2500mAh Lipo (#328). This gives you the option to charge the board with either a USB C or Micro USB connection (through the Teensy board).
You do not have to include the charge manager, but it is convenient for plugging in a 1S LiPo and charging it safely.
The default configuration for the power switch on the left edge is to provide power to the system from either the battery (the UP position for the switch) or from a USB cable connected to the Teensy (the DOWN position for the switch).
