Check out the following article: http://pansenti.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/battery-powered-beaglebone-black-and-the-usb-host-port-works-too/
He starts with a 3.6V LiPo battery, and uses the BBB on-board regulator to create 3.3V. Unfortunately, this leaves out the USB circuits that want 5V. The article in the link includes a booster circuit, to generate the 5V for USB -- Alan Campbell On Sunday, 10 November 2013 12:39:56 UTC+10:30, [email protected] wrote: > > I have been trying to figure out a way to run the BBB off cheap > rechargeable batteries, either 9V or 6 to 8 AAs. I have been successful in > running the BBB off a 3-cell Lipo with a 7805 5V regulator circuit. > However, when I use the same design with cheaper batteries the board > continuously reset. My suspicion is that the batteries can not provide the > necessary current. > > Does anybody know of the BBB working with cheap rechargeable batteries? > And if so, what is the power supply circuit design that is used? > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
