Powering 5v device issue

zpsmith3 · February 9, 2015, 6:14am

has anyone found a succesful board to conver the imps 3.3v to 5v

LarryJ · February 9, 2015, 6:34am

If you’re talking signal levels, perhaps something like this?

mlseim · February 9, 2015, 12:26pm

I assume you’re not powering the actual imp with 3.3V? You can power the imp (April Board for example), with 5 or 12 volts. I usually use a 5V USB phone charger. Maybe you can post a circuit of what device you’re trying to use with the imp?

MikeyDK · February 9, 2015, 3:55pm

With the april board you can actually use from 3.3V to 17V, very flexible regulator on that.

zpsmith3 · February 12, 2015, 7:51pm

im using the makedeck board with imp002 which only support 3.7v batter power

zpsmith3 · February 12, 2015, 7:52pm

i am going to purchase the adafruit VERTER a buckboost circuit that should fix the issue

hvacspei · February 12, 2015, 8:37pm

Not sure which Makedeck board you’re using, but both the P3V3 and C3V0 can handle higher voltages. I use 5 Vdc regularly with those boards. 5 Vdc can be supplied either by USB or the VIN pin. In fact, the P3V3 can handle up to 17 Vdc.