{"product_id":"adafruit-liion-lipoly-backpack-add-on-for-pro-trinket-itsybitsy","title":"Adafruit LiIon\/LiPoly Backpack Add-On for Pro Trinket\/ItsyBitsy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you have an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/products\/adafruit-itsybitsy-m0-express-for-circuitpython-arduino-ide\"\u003eItsyBitsy \u003c\/a\u003eor Pro Trinket you probably know it's the perfect little size for a portable project. This LiPoly backpack makes it really easy to do! Instead of wiring 2 or 3 boards together to make a charging system, this little PCB sits on top of the PCB and allows a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/search?q=lipo+battery\"\u003eLiPoly\/LiIon battery \u003c\/a\u003eto plug in. When the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/search?q=trinket\"\u003ePro Trinke\u003c\/a\u003et or ItsyBitsy USB port is powered, the battery is recharged automatically. Unplug the USB port and the microcontroller will switch over to the rechargeable battery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeally, this backpack is for use with the 3.3V Pro Trinkets \u0026amp; ItsyBitsy, so that the battery voltage (3.7V-4.2V) will get regulated down to 3.3V on the board. However, many times, you can run a 5V microcontroller + accessories off of the ~4V from the LiPoly battery with no problem. (Technically its overclocking but we've never seen that affect the microcontroller itself, AVRs are happy to overclock without complaint).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolder the backpack on with the extra long header so that it can still plug into a breadboard, or clip the long header leads short afterwards for a slim package. There are two LEDs - one red and one green. While charging, the red LED is lit. When the battery is fully charged and ready for use, the green LED turns on. Seriously, it could not get more easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want to add an On\/Off switch, we also made that really easy. The two 0.1\" holes with a box around them are the battery output line. Carefully cut the trace between them with a hobby knife and replace with two wires from a slide switch, or this pushbutton one, for example.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharging is performed in three stages: first a preconditioning charge, then a constant-current fast charge and finally a constant-voltage trickle charge to keep the battery topped-up. The charge current is 100mA by default, so it will work with any size battery and USB port. If you want you can easily change it over to 500mA mode by soldering closed the jumper on the bottom, for when you'll only be charging batteries with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/products\/lithium-ion-polymer-battery-3-7v-500mah\"\u003e500mAh size \u003c\/a\u003eor larger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor use with Adafruit LiPoly\/LiIon batteries only! Other batteries may have different voltage, chemistry, polarity or pinout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/search?q=lithium+polymer\" title=\"Lithium polymer batteries available from Small Devices in Australia\"\u003eBatteries\u003c\/a\u003e and Pro Trinket or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/collections\/adafruit\/products\/adafruit-itsybitsy-m0-express-for-circuitpython-arduino-ide\" title=\"Buy the Adafruit itsy bitsy m0 from Small Devices in Australia\"\u003eItsyBitsy\u003c\/a\u003e not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: You may get an off-white or a black JST connector. It's normal for the the red and green LED's to be very faintly glowing when the battery is attached but not charging, there is 500uA reverse-leakage current from the schottkey diode from the battery that backpowers the charger chip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg allowfullscreen=\"true\" alt=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6wSZWXRm830?start=1800\" class=\"video-insert\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-id=\"w-1\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/6wSZWXRm830\/hqdefault.jpg\" tc-textcontent=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" data-id=\"w-2\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PVUOm_isrOA%0A?start=0\" tc-textcontent=\"true\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-collapse collapse in-md in-lg \" id=\"technical-details\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"invizzy-anchor\" id=\"technical-details-anchor\" name=\"technical-details\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 15mm x 17mm x 2mm \/ 0.6\" x 0.7\" x 0.08\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight w\/ JST: 7mm \/ 0.3\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 1.3g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-pro-trinket-lipoly-slash-liion-backpack\/downloads\" target=\"\"\u003eDatasheets, PCB files and Fritzing available in tutorial page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-1 col-sm-1 col-xs-2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"product-files\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901797052548,"sku":"ADA-2124","price":9.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0368\/0337\/9332\/products\/2124-07.jpg?v=1584962709","url":"https:\/\/roboticles.myshopify.com\/products\/adafruit-liion-lipoly-backpack-add-on-for-pro-trinket-itsybitsy","provider":"roboticles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}