Hi yall,
I am relatively new to the pi game.
I was reading about the possible ways to power on a pi zero 1 w and everyone mentions that the USB connection is the safest option due to it having circuit protections. That is all handy dandy but I was wondering if anyone here might know what is the voltage range supported on that USB circuit connection.
I have a circuit in mind that I want to connect to and it can range between 5v and up to 12v if the original equipment is made to do that. BTW I am trying to add the pi to an already existing system but it can have variance in the above mentioned range.
I would imagine a voltage regulator would be ideal to step down the voltage to 5v but I was just curious on what the save voltages might be on the pi itself before it trips the over voltage protection or even worse becomes damaged.
thank you in advance for your replies and information
I am relatively new to the pi game.
I was reading about the possible ways to power on a pi zero 1 w and everyone mentions that the USB connection is the safest option due to it having circuit protections. That is all handy dandy but I was wondering if anyone here might know what is the voltage range supported on that USB circuit connection.
I have a circuit in mind that I want to connect to and it can range between 5v and up to 12v if the original equipment is made to do that. BTW I am trying to add the pi to an already existing system but it can have variance in the above mentioned range.
I would imagine a voltage regulator would be ideal to step down the voltage to 5v but I was just curious on what the save voltages might be on the pi itself before it trips the over voltage protection or even worse becomes damaged.
thank you in advance for your replies and information
Statistics: Posted by burek_pi — Sun Nov 23, 2025 6:22 pm