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This is my first post on the forums so please be kind![:D]( "Very Happy")
I'm in the insane process of creating a Robot inspired by Emo by LivingAI (https://living.ai/emo/) and I was using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. I soon found out that the 512mb of Ram of the 2W are definitely way not enough so I bought a Pi 5 8Gb, but I quickly stumbled upon an issue... I was powering the 2W using a 2500mAh LiPo 7.4V battery, that can be usually found in RC cars (that's what I had at home) with a voltage regulator to limit the voltage to 5V, via the test pads of the 2W, but as I soon found out, even tho the Pi 5 has test pads as well, there's no documentation anywhere about them. So my question is:
How can I power my Pi 5, without using the USB-C, if test pads are not an option? I read that the Pi 4 could be powered by the power pins (2,4 and 6[?]) if I recall correctly... Is that the case for the Pi 5 too?
Thank you all in advance!
This is my first post on the forums so please be kind
I'm in the insane process of creating a Robot inspired by Emo by LivingAI (https://living.ai/emo/) and I was using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. I soon found out that the 512mb of Ram of the 2W are definitely way not enough so I bought a Pi 5 8Gb, but I quickly stumbled upon an issue... I was powering the 2W using a 2500mAh LiPo 7.4V battery, that can be usually found in RC cars (that's what I had at home) with a voltage regulator to limit the voltage to 5V, via the test pads of the 2W, but as I soon found out, even tho the Pi 5 has test pads as well, there's no documentation anywhere about them. So my question is:
How can I power my Pi 5, without using the USB-C, if test pads are not an option? I read that the Pi 4 could be powered by the power pins (2,4 and 6[?]) if I recall correctly... Is that the case for the Pi 5 too?
Thank you all in advance!
Statistics: Posted by EFriseer — Thu May 15, 2025 10:09 pm