Yes, the second circuit uses a BJT (forgot to mention). I tried the first one 
but did not come to success.

The N-MOSFET I used required a lot of power to get working and there where no 
alternatives available (do not want to buy this stuff online and wait a week).


Am 12.11.2013 um 16:09 schrieb Cody Lacey <[email protected]>:

> I'm not completely sure what you are asking.  Are you wondering if the 3.3V 
> from the Black is enough to switch the transistor?
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 9:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi!  It just so happens that my IEEE group here at BYU-Idaho are putting 
> together a flight computer for a rocket and used this to deploy our recovery 
> system:
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221292380580?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
> 
> I can upload a schematic later but the idea is to have a 9V battery power the 
> transistor which is triggered from an I/O pin from the BBB.  This battery 
> also supplies the current to switch the relay after the I/O pin is triggered. 
>  If your current draw is low enough, a transistor would work, but the BBB 
> GPI/O pins output 3.3 V or you could use a 5V output pin that the board 
> supplies to get the 5V directly.  
> 
> 
> On Sunday, November 10, 2013 8:39:12 AM UTC-7, Bodo Kaiser wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I want to control a 5V battery-powered circuit through a relay.
> 
> I am quite unsure which will work with the BeagleBoneBlack and a simple GPIO 
> input.
> 
> Are there any recommendations?
> 
> Best,
> Bo
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