The Adafruit PowerBoost 500 is a great power supply for your next portable project. Starting from a 1.8V (or higher) battery, it will produce a steady 5.2V output giving you headroom for cable resistance, high inrush currents or maybe a protection diode. Its internal 2A boost converter will supply more than 500mA from sources down to 2V and up to 1000mA from a 3.7V LiPo or Li-ion battery. The TPS61090 chip at the heart of the PowerBoost comes with some useful extra features such as an enable pin which can turn the voltage output off, low battery indication, support for iPhone / iPod 500mA charging, and a greater than 90% conversion efficiency.
Supplied fully assembled plus a USB A socket (host socket). Choose whether to solder on the USB socket to supply a USB peripheral, add your own terminal block or if you prefer it wire directly to the board for a lower profile solution (22AWG recommended).
- DC boost converter supplies 5.2V from 1.8V or above
- Up to 1A output at 5V DC from suitable batteries
- 90% plus power efficiency for longer life
- Adafruit part no. 1903
Please check that the batteries you use with this device are rated for the current you wish to draw from them.
Batteries are available separately.
*Customers looking to resell on eBay or Amazon should contact Adafruit directly.
*Customers looking to resell on eBay or Amazon should contact Adafruit directly.
