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  3. /Chargers & fuel gauges

USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer Charger

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USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer Charger - Adafruit - 390

Multi-source LiPoly charger accepting USB, DC barrel, or solar panel input. Designed for outdoor and solar-powered projects; see the bq24074-based Universal version for wider compatibility.

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USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer Charger — Adafruit — 390

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
USB / DC / SOLAR LITHIBATTDCSOLARLOADCHRGUSB
  • BATT

    2-pin JST battery port for a single 3.7V/4.2V lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery, as stated by Adafruit guide/product text

    Type · PowerVoltage · 3.7V nominal / 4.2V charge battery connection
  • LOAD

    load output port for powering another project while the charger shares input power and battery power

    Type · PowerVoltage · battery/load rail for 3.7V LiPo system; guide states project can be powered from LOAD output
  • USB

    USB mini-B charging power input; guide states charging can use a USB mini-B cable

    Type · USBVoltage · 5V USB input
  • DCSOLAR

    DC jack / solar-panel input for charging; guide states charge with 5-6V DC or 6V solar panel

    Type · PowerVoltage · 5-6V DC input; 6V solar panel recommended
  • CHRG

    low-battery/status LED output labelled CHRG per Adafruit guide text

    Type · UnknownVoltage · low battery indicator fixed at 3.1V per guide text
PinTypeFunctionVoltage
BATTPower2-pin JST battery port for a single 3.7V/4.2V lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery, as stated by Adafruit guide/product text3.7V nominal / 4.2V charge battery connection
LOADPowerload output port for powering another project while the charger shares input power and battery powerbattery/load rail for 3.7V LiPo system; guide states project can be powered from LOAD output
USBUSBUSB mini-B charging power input; guide states charging can use a USB mini-B cable5V USB input
DCSOLARPowerDC jack / solar-panel input for charging; guide states charge with 5-6V DC or 6V solar panel5-6V DC input; 6V solar panel recommended
CHRGUnknownlow-battery/status LED output labelled CHRG per Adafruit guide textlow battery indicator fixed at 3.1V per guide text
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
USB / DC / SOLAR LITHIBATTDCSOLARLOADCHRGUSB

Pin details

5 connections
  1. BATT

    2-pin JST battery port for a single 3.7V/4.2V lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery, as stated by Adafruit guide/product text

    PowerVoltage · 3.7V nominal / 4.2V charge battery connection
  2. LOAD

    load output port for powering another project while the charger shares input power and battery power

    PowerVoltage · battery/load rail for 3.7V LiPo system; guide states project can be powered from LOAD output
  3. USB

    USB mini-B charging power input; guide states charging can use a USB mini-B cable

    USBVoltage · 5V USB input
  4. DCSOLAR

    DC jack / solar-panel input for charging; guide states charge with 5-6V DC or 6V solar panel

    PowerVoltage · 5-6V DC input; 6V solar panel recommended
  5. CHRG

    low-battery/status LED output labelled CHRG per Adafruit guide text

    UnknownVoltage · low battery indicator fixed at 3.1V per guide text

Start wiring

I2C · USB · 5 V · Module

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: BATT. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

Charging

46 other options

Single-cell LiPo chargers (TP4056, MicroUSB/Type-C modules), charger/booster combos (PowerBoost 500/1000, Lipo Rider Plus 5V/2.4A), I2C fuel gauges (MAX17048, LC709203F) and Qi wireless charging coils.

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Batteries

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Solar

Solar panels from 1.5V 250mA flexible film to 18V 10W polysilicon, MPPT solar power managers (DFRobot 5V and 9V/12V/18V, Waveshare 6V–24V), bq25185 charger boards and LTC3588 energy-harvesting breakouts.

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