Open dskvr opened 11 months ago
Hey, glad to year you were able to build one! Thanks for your input on a v2 as well. Charging has been on my mind too - currently i just remove the batteries and just connect them via alligator clips to a rc car battery charger, but a better defined process would indeed be preferred.
My preference would be to keep the design of the box the same. I designed the battery to be easily accessible - so the workflow would be:
Built a window sensor, everything worked well, started thinking about a v2. Here is what I came up with, take it or leave it.
Changes
TP4056
(USB-C here, could also be Micro USB) for charging (~$0.27)AMS1117-3.3
3.3v voltage regulator between the battery and theESP8266MOD
(~$0.04)Notes
ESP8266MOD
is rated for 3.3v and while it seems to handle 3.7v, charging could introduce higher voltage into the circuit (up to 4.2v). (v2.b).(v2.a) ASCII Schematic
Legend:
[USB1]: USB-C for charging [U1]: TP4056 Charger Module [BATT1]: 3.7Vli-ion Battery [U2]: AMS1117-3.3 Voltage Regulator
||: Capacitor / /: Reed Switch
(v2.a) Weblist