Skip to content
New issue

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community.

By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails.

Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

Rephrase "lozenge" to "rounded rectangular" #180

Merged
merged 1 commit into from
Oct 27, 2020
Merged
Show file tree
Hide file tree
Changes from all commits
Commits
File filter

Filter by extension

Filter by extension

Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Loading
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Loading
Diff view
Diff view
14 changes: 8 additions & 6 deletions accessories/making-accessories.md
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -29,17 +29,19 @@ The edge connector on the <span class="V2">V2</span> board revision is backwards

## Battery Pads

There are two lozenge shaped pads on the back of the micro:bit. These allow you to connect a battery holder via a mechanism other than the JST connector.
There are two rounded rectangular pads on the back of the micro:bit. These allow you to connect a battery holder via a mechanism other than the JST connector.

![Picture of the two lozenges](/docs/accessories/assets/making-accessories-d7c25.png)
![Picture of the two rounded rectangular pads](/docs/accessories/assets/making-accessories-d7c25.png)

The upper pad is 0V or GND and the lower pad is 3V.

### V2 revision

In the <span class="v2">V2</span> board revision, the 3V lozenge is connected to the 3V ring on the edge connector.
In the <span class="v2">V2</span> board revision, the 3V rounded rectangular pad is connected to the 3V ring on the edge connector.

- If you make an accessory that uses the lozenges, it must be protected from reverse charging when the board is powered by USB, battery or edge connector.
- You can now source power from the lozenges if you are making an accessory, as they are consistent with the power architecture of the edge connector.
- If you make an accessory that uses the rounded rectangular pads, it must be protected from reverse charging when the board is powered by USB, battery or edge connector.
- You can now source power from the rounded rectangular pads if you are making an accessory, as they are consistent with the power architecture of the edge connector.

Due to the addition of a speaker, current accessories that use the lozenges to power the micro:bit will no longer fit.
Due to the addition of a speaker, current accessories that use the rounded rectangular pads to power the micro:bit will no longer fit.


12 changes: 8 additions & 4 deletions hardware/powersupply.md
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Power to the micro:bit may be provided via:
- USB connection via the interface chip (which has an on-board regulator)
- A battery plugged into the JST connector.
- The 3V and GND pins on the Edge Connector
- The two lozenge shaped pads on the rear right of the board
- The two [rounded rectangular pads](/docs/accessories/assets/making-accessories-d7c25.png) on the rear right of the board

Power from the micro:bit can be provided by the 3V and GND pins to small external circuits.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -83,9 +83,13 @@ There is further information about the [battery connection and use](https://supp
### 3V Ring Powering

The micro:bit may be powered from the 3V/GND rings on the edge connector.
There are also two lozenge shaped pads on the far right of the back of the PCB that can be used to supply power (e.g. solderable pads for a 2xAAA holder that has wires or pins at one edge). [The topmost lozenge is 0V and the bottom most lozenge is 3V](../../accessories/making-accessories/#battery-pads).
There are also two [rounded rectangular pads](/docs/accessories/assets/making-accessories-d7c25.png) on the far right of the back of the PCB that can be used to supply power (e.g. solderable pads for a 2xAAA holder that has wires or pins at one edge).

When powering from the 3V ring or the lozenge on the PCB, you should take appropriate best practice precautions:
![Picture of the two rounded rectangular pads](/docs/accessories/assets/making-accessories-d7c25.png)

The upper pad is 0V or GND and the lower pad is 3V.

When powering from the 3V ring or the rounded rectangular pads on the PCB, you should take appropriate best practice precautions:

1. Fit an external protection diode (preferably with a low Vf rating) to prevent damage due to the power supply being connected the wrong way round.

Expand All @@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ When powering from the 3V ring or the lozenge on the PCB, you should take approp

The [schematic](/hardware/schematic/) shows the architecture of the power supply.
Key points to note are that there are two BAT60A diodes, one from the 3.3V supply from the KL26/27 interface chip, and one from the external battery connector.
Note that the 3V ring on the edge connector is V_TGT, which is the raw supply provided to all on-board chips, so this is why extra care should be taken when connecting directly to the 3V ring or the 3V lozenge.
Note that the 3V ring on the edge connector is V_TGT, which is the raw supply provided to all on-board chips, so this is why extra care should be taken when connecting directly to the 3V ring or the 3V [rounded rectangular pad](/docs/accessories/assets/making-accessories-d7c25.png).

The BAT60A devices have a low Vf rating, you can read about this in the [BAT60A datasheet](http://www.infineon.com/dgdl/Infineon-BAT60ASERIES-DS-v01_01-en.pdf?fileId=db3a304313d846880113def70c9304a9)

Expand Down
6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions latest-revision/latest-revision-accessories.md
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ Whereas on previous revisions, the I2C bus was shared between the motion sensor

### Power

The micro:bit can now be powered from the two lozenge shaped pads on the rear of the board and the 3V/GND pins.
The micro:bit can now be powered from the two rounded rectangular pads on the rear of the board and the 3V/GND pins.

If you use the lozenge pads, you must diode (or otherwise) protect themselves from the micro:bit having power via another source. This was still necessary on the previous revision when the board was powered from battery, but is now true for USB and edge-connector power also.
![Picture of the two rounded rectangular pads](/docs/accessories/assets/making-accessories-d7c25.png)

If you use the rounded rectangular pads, you must diode (or otherwise) protect themselves from the micro:bit having power via another source. This was still necessary on the previous revision when the board was powered from battery, but is now true for USB and edge-connector power also.

The nRF52 supplies 300mA to drive the board. 110mA is reserved for powering on-board components. **190mA** is then available for accessories.

Expand Down