Photon Battery Shield With Solar Panels

Not only can the battery shield power you photon but you will also be able to charge a lipo battery through it as well.

Photon battery shield with solar panels.

The board comes with a jst connector for your single cell lipo battery and utilizes the photons on. The sparkfun photon battery shield provides you with an easy way to power your photon module with a lithium polymer battery. You ll also be able to monitor battery levels using the photon itself which makes the power shield the best way to untether your wireless project. Based around the mcp73871 battery management controller this shield allows you to simultaneously power a photon and charge a connected li ion or li po battery.

The battery shield by sparkfun has a red led that lights up or indicates when the attached battery is being charged i e the power consumption of the photon is lower than the power input and thus enough power remains to charge the battery. You ll also be able to monitor battery levels using the photon itself which makes the power shield the best way to untether your wireless project. An mcp73831 charge controller and a max17043 lipo fuel gauge. The shield features two unique ic s.

Backup power when you need it. With them you ll be able to charge your battery through usb and monitor its voltage and state of charge. At photon brothers we can install a powerwall solution into any existing solar system whether we originally installed it or not.