User Guide

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JSTLiPoconnector
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TheminiJSTconnectorisintendedtobeusedwitha3.7VLiPobattery,thoughyoucanuseit
withotherpowersourcessuchasNiMh,Alkalineorother.Theonboardvoltageregulatorwill
providethisvoltagedirectlytothemotors(unregulated)andregulate(stepuporstepdown)the
voltagetobeusedbytheArduinomicrocontrollerandotherelectronics.Beforeconnectinga
batteryorpowersource,besurethered(positive)wiregoestothe‘+’terminalandtheblack
(negative)wiregoestothe‘’terminal(assilkscreenedontheboard).SomeLiPobatterieshave
thewirestheotherwayaroundandconnectingitwithoutmodificationwilldamagetheboards.If
youusebatteriesotherthana3.7VLiPo,DONOTpluginthemicroUSBcableasitwillattempt
tochargetheotherbatteriesasiftheywere3.7VLiPo..
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USBChargingPort
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TheUSBportontheshieldisspecificallyforcharginga3.7VLiPobatteryandisnotusedfor
data/communicationnorasasecondarypowersource.Theconnectorusedisthecommon
microUSB,oftenfoundonsmartphones.Tochargea3.7VLiPo,simplyconnectthebatteryto
theJSTconnectorandtheUSBporttoadevicewhichcansupplypower(ideallyacomputeror
walladapterwhichprovides5V@500mAorhigher).Ifyouusebatteriesotherthana3.7VLiPo,
DONOTpluginthemicroUSBcableasitwillattempttochargetheotherbatteriesasifthey
were3.7VLiPo..
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