[RESOLVED] BOARD POWER ISSUES? try to power the board via CN2 headers

LattePanda 2016-10-08 16:11:57 111938 Views24 Replies
For those of you having power issues I would recommend this.
Make a Barrel Jack adapter and power the board via CN2 headers

The microUSB port can only handle limited current which explains some of the power issues some guys have reported on here. The CN2 pins can handle much more.
Actually, you can use any 5V and GND enabled pins on the board as they are all on the same rail

26 AWG Dupont Wires

DC Barrel Jack Adapter - Female

Take 2 jumpers (Red for VCC and black for GND if you are a purist)
Remove the casing from the male end (or cut off and tin ends with solder if you prefer)
Insert in to Female Jack's screw terminals
Connect female ends to CN2 headers on your LattePanda
Find your favorite barrel connector power supply (I used a 5V@3A one with compatible jack)
Connect and enjoy.
IMG_0604.JPG (2.03 MiB) Viewed 61006 times Using this setup I was able to power my LP, watch all of season 5 of Breaking Bad off a 2.5" external HDD, powered only by the LP's USB. Actually, I was able to connect 2 external hard drives without issue.
And I left it on over night with heavyload running, which it coped with fine. This was with screen output through HDMI.

Inserting an SD card knocked one of the HDDs out, but this is largely down to the current of my power supply. Using a 4A+ power supply will allow you to use all peripherals on your LP and then some.

Hope this can help someone.

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2021-05-07 06:01:35 Hi, I was wondering if support for the Model 1 has been discontinued. I've posted my issue here: https://www.lattepanda.com/topic-f10t31717.html GhostMaster55

2020-11-28 07:32:42 All I see on your page is a <html><body></body></html>.
Do you get any FTP error messages?
And I have no idea what you are trying to tell us regarding mysql. Thomaskah

2020-11-10 12:46:56 All I see on your page is a <html><body></body></html>.
Do you get any FTP error messages?
And I have no idea what you are trying to tell us regarding mysql. Thomaskah

2020-09-01 11:35:39

FlyCart wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:53 pm Hi, I just wanted to attach a portable battery through cn2 ports, because micro usb isn't very stable. It keeps turning off suddenly, even if it's plugged directly without a battery.
I've read your post, and I kinda understand it. My goal was to make my LP portable, an then I need a battery. Yeah, and I found out that you can power the LP through these ports. Since I have to connect a battery, do I have to get an adapter that will help me connect the battery, or do I have to find a 5v battery and plug it directly in to the cn2 port?

Many thanks

Hi there，
We suggest add a voltage stabilization adapter which can output steady 5v voltage to the board. LattePanda

2020-03-21 21:53:13 Hi, I just wanted to attach a portable battery through cn2 ports, because micro usb isn't very stable. It keeps turning off suddenly, even if it's plugged directly without a battery.
I've read your post, and I kinda understand it. My goal was to make my LP portable, an then I need a battery. Yeah, and I found out that you can power the LP through these ports. Since I have to connect a battery, do I have to get an adapter that will help me connect the battery, or do I have to find a 5v battery and plug it directly in to the cn2 port?

Many thanks FlyCart

2019-10-30 05:28:12 my little Panda is dead since quite a while thats ounds like a Good tery to revive; Eye

2018-12-04 12:22:44 ***REPOSTING IN RELEVANT FORUMS (since LattePanda Admin has not replied to PM, and it's been 7-days)

I need to run a VGA connection to my Lattepanda Alpha, but to do so would require using the USB-C port for video output (as stated in your manual). Knowing that I have to use the 12v DC input on the board for power now, and, that I will have other peripherals requiring power (let's say one IDE and one SATA device), what type of SFX/Micro PSU would you recommend I use, so that I have one power source for everything? MacManPro

2018-11-26 20:33:18 podría poner los enlaces de Amazon de los productos del video, por favor
Gracias por el video
Saludos SACHOMAN69

2018-11-25 12:38:39 I made a YouTube video about this problem and possible solution:
https://youtu.be/Cd2IIhSWI7I mbernal99

2018-07-16 11:15:15

Gspot wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:21 am
timgtech wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:24 am Here is the best fix for power issues. Use this Power adapter originally for the Raspberry Pi. It connect to Micro-USB and powers the LattePanda nicely. I use it on the 4g/64GB running Arduino programs and works great.

CanaKit 5V 2.5A Raspberry Pi 3 Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MA ... UTF8&psc=1

This also works great to supply the proper power over USB.

RAVPower 40W 8A 4-Port USB Charger Charging Station
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OT ... UTF8&psc=1

I had power issues with USB and was using the iPad USB charging block and it still did not supply enough power. These items i mentioned above solved the problem.
any portable solution? I thought I've got a beast with 200000 mAh and 3.4 v /2.4 A but it still shuts down randomly.

Please help to post the portable power bank you are using. I know that our team members tested the Xiaomi power bank, which works stable. But it's a Chinese brand. The spec is just 2.1A with standard USB 2.0 port. LattePanda

2018-06-15 14:21:59

timgtech wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:24 am Here is the best fix for power issues. Use this Power adapter originally for the Raspberry Pi. It connect to Micro-USB and powers the LattePanda nicely. I use it on the 4g/64GB running Arduino programs and works great.

CanaKit 5V 2.5A Raspberry Pi 3 Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MA ... UTF8&psc=1

This also works great to supply the proper power over USB.

RAVPower 40W 8A 4-Port USB Charger Charging Station
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OT ... UTF8&psc=1

I had power issues with USB and was using the iPad USB charging block and it still did not supply enough power. These items i mentioned above solved the problem.

any portable solution? I thought I've got a beast with 200000 mAh and 3.4 v /2.4 A but it still shuts down randomly. Gspot

2018-05-28 15:15:09 Hi , may I ask the meaning of "second board"？ LattePanda

2017-11-22 10:46:05

timgtech wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:24 am Here is the best fix for power issues. Use this Power adapter originally for the Raspberry Pi. It connect to Micro-USB and powers the LattePanda nicely. I use it on the 4g/64GB running Arduino programs and works great.

CanaKit 5V 2.5A Raspberry Pi 3 Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MA ... UTF8&psc=1

This also works great to supply the proper power over USB.

RAVPower 40W 8A 4-Port USB Charger Charging Station
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OT ... UTF8&psc=1

I had power issues with USB and was using the iPad USB charging block and it still did not supply enough power. These items i mentioned above solved the problem.

Hi, Thanks for your sharing.
May I ask what do you do with LattePanda? As a standard PC or a nice project! LattePanda

2017-11-06 11:24:06 Here is the best fix for power issues. Use this Power adapter originally for the Raspberry Pi. It connect to Micro-USB and powers the LattePanda nicely. I use it on the 4g/64GB running Arduino programs and works great.

CanaKit 5V 2.5A Raspberry Pi 3 Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MA ... UTF8&psc=1

This also works great to supply the proper power over USB.

RAVPower 40W 8A 4-Port USB Charger Charging Station
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OT ... UTF8&psc=1

I had power issues with USB and was using the iPad USB charging block and it still did not supply enough power. These items i mentioned above solved the problem. timgtech

2017-06-17 06:32:19 I followed this guide and my LattePanda started smoking.

Now it no longer boots.

This is very disappointing that guides like exist and are being provided by the manufacture.

I know my LattePanda is not covered by the short 90 day warranty anymore, but is there anything you can do? wstevens0n

2017-03-29 11:33:40

thanos_37 wrote:Hello LP Team...

i am using for my robotic project a 12v/ 5AH Lead aced Battery with a 5V, 6A Step-Down Voltage Regulator.. I use 2 jumpers and i connect it to 5v and GND (as the the photo show), but it doesn't turn on... any help? :?:

Create a new topic for this please. LattePanda

2017-03-16 02:47:52 Hello LP Team...

i am using for my robotic project a 12v/ 5AH Lead aced Battery with a 5V, 6A Step-Down Voltage Regulator.. I use 2 jumpers and i connect it to 5v and GND (as the the photo show), but it doesn't turn on... any help? thanos_37

2017-02-21 12:13:17 these are for a fan also on the 5v line. this is unrelated and will not affect performance LattePanda

2017-02-17 13:19:08

LattePanda wrote:
GhostMaster55 wrote:
LattePanda wrote:For those of you having power issues I would recommend this.
Make a Barrel Jack adapter and power the board via CN2 headers

The microUSB port can only handle limited current which explains some of the power issues some guys have reported on here. The CN2 pins can handle much more.
Actually, you can use any 5V and GND enabled pins on the board as they are all on the same rail

26 AWG Dupont Wires

DC Barrel Jack Adapter - Female

Take 2 jumpers (Red for VCC and black for GND if you are a purist)
Remove the casing from the male end (or cut off and tin ends with solder if you prefer)
Insert in to Female Jack's screw terminals
Connect female ends to CN2 headers on your LattePanda
Find your favorite barrel connector power supply (I used a 5V@3A one with compatible jack)
Connect and enjoy.
IMG_0604.JPG Using this setup I was able to power my LP, watch all of season 5 of Breaking Bad off a 2.5" external HDD, powered only by the LP's USB. Actually, I was able to connect 2 external hard drives without issue.
And I left it on over night with heavyload running, which it coped with fine. This was with screen output through HDMI.

Inserting an SD card knocked one of the HDDs out, but this is largely down to the current of my power supply. Using a 4A+ power supply will allow you to use all peripherals on your LP and then some.

Hope this can help someone.
What do the green wires do? I was wondering about that as I'm going to use the CM2 Pins as I'm waiting on the US Starter kit to still ship.
don't quite understand what green wires you are referring to, could you clarify?

On your picture there are two other wires connected to your CN2 headers, I was wondering if that's for anything necessary, because my panda keeps crashing on Win10 Setup. I've posted my problem in detail here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1084&p=4712#p4712. GhostMaster55

2017-02-13 15:30:58

GhostMaster55 wrote:
LattePanda wrote:For those of you having power issues I would recommend this.
Make a Barrel Jack adapter and power the board via CN2 headers

The microUSB port can only handle limited current which explains some of the power issues some guys have reported on here. The CN2 pins can handle much more.
Actually, you can use any 5V and GND enabled pins on the board as they are all on the same rail

26 AWG Dupont Wires

DC Barrel Jack Adapter - Female

Take 2 jumpers (Red for VCC and black for GND if you are a purist)
Remove the casing from the male end (or cut off and tin ends with solder if you prefer)
Insert in to Female Jack's screw terminals
Connect female ends to CN2 headers on your LattePanda
Find your favorite barrel connector power supply (I used a 5V@3A one with compatible jack)
Connect and enjoy.
IMG_0604.JPG Using this setup I was able to power my LP, watch all of season 5 of Breaking Bad off a 2.5" external HDD, powered only by the LP's USB. Actually, I was able to connect 2 external hard drives without issue.
And I left it on over night with heavyload running, which it coped with fine. This was with screen output through HDMI.

Inserting an SD card knocked one of the HDDs out, but this is largely down to the current of my power supply. Using a 4A+ power supply will allow you to use all peripherals on your LP and then some.

Hope this can help someone.
What do the green wires do? I was wondering about that as I'm going to use the CM2 Pins as I'm waiting on the US Starter kit to still ship.

don't quite understand what green wires you are referring to, could you clarify? LattePanda