Open daveclifford opened 1 year ago
Good idea, will look at adding some extra pictures of the connectors and more instructions to help check the battery polarity is correct.
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In order to keep this open,
I will offer you some additional information on the battery and system power draw.
I purchased a USB Tester when I was having connectivity issues and wanted to eliminate power/interface issues.
The unit is a DRok USB tester and has a USB dongle with USB-A and USB-C plugs as input to the tester. There is a voltage line (in red) and a power line (in blue).
The FireBeetle2 draws:
5.07 Volts and 0.15-0.16 Amps (150-160ma)
The chip is slightly warm to my index finger.
Dave
[For your review - This may clarify what the user should do to ensure the positive voltage is in the correct position.]
The JST-PHR-2P Li-Po battery connector has a red-colored lead representing the positive polarity and when plugged into the socket on the side of the FireBeetle2, should face the back (toward the ESP32 chip) There is a Plus (+) indicator on the underside of the board indicating the battery positive connection.
The user may use a Volt-Ohm-Meter (VOM) to measure the voltage (if charged) to ensure the positive voltage is at the red wire and in the right position (when looking at the connector head-on).