Wiki source code of Can I use an external power adapter or solar panel to power motherboard?

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14.1	8	= 1. Can I use an external power adapter or solar panel to power motherboard? =
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13.1	15	The motherboard of the equipment is equipped with an 8500mAh Battery by default. To set the LoRaWAN End Node to a short uplink interval such as 1 minutes uplink interval. This 8500mAh battery is not enough for long time use.
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	20	(% style="color:blue" %)It is possible to power LSN50v2 or similar model via external Power. (% style="color:red" %)//There are two ways //:
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14.1	24	== 1.1 Power it via external power (3.3v) and no need back up battery ==
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11.2	27	As shown below, the motherboard is by default power by 8500mAh battery via the battery cable.
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15.1	32	User can remove the cable here and connect the (% style="color:blue" %)external 3.3v DC power(%%) to this connector.
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15.1	34	Recommand Spec for the power adapter:
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	36	* Output: 3.0 ~~ 3.6v DC
	37	* Output Current: >500mA
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11.2	41	Connector type is (% style="color:blue" %)XH2.54 connector(%%), So a match XH2.54 cable is ok.
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	44	[[image:image-20220820141238-5.png]]
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	47	Example photo for external 3.3v DC power ( (% style="color:red" %)Need to cut the DC connector and wire it to XH2.54 cable, make sure the VCC and GND are not reverse)(%%)(% style="color:red" %).
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29.1	53	=== 1.1.1 Powering the node with an external power supply (example: CS01-LB) ===
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29.1	55	Requires the following materials: DC power supply, DC power cable, motherboard power supply cable:
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	57	[[image:1721024999841-801.png\|\|height="214" width="157"]] [[image:1721025013842-155.png\|\|height="212" width="116"]] [[image:1721025035210-674.png\|\|height="212" width="133"]]
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	59	Firstly, you need to connect the wires of the DC power connector to the power supply wires of the motherboard using tin-ring tubes. The operation steps are as follows:
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	61	Note: Connect the red and black wires of the motherboard power cable to the corresponding red and black wires of the DC power supply:
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	63	[[image:1721025065081-261.png]]
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	65	[[image:1721025073997-891.png\|\|height="395" width="373"]]
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	68	After soldering the tin ring tube, as follows:
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	70	[[image:1721025103705-211.png\|\|height="350" width="197"]]
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	72	Route both the CS01 acquisition module and the DC power cable through the M16 housing as follows:
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	74	[[image:1721025132642-539.png\|\|height="303" width="673"]]
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	77	Connect the four-pronged wires from the acquisition module and the DC power cable to the motherboard as follows:
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	79	[[image:1721025161869-874.png\|\|height="339" width="754"]]
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	81	Interconnect the DC power cable with the 220v to 3.3v power supply as follows:
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	83	[[image:1721025177978-347.png\|\|height="262" width="755"]]
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19.1	86	== 1.2 Use the Dragino Solar Recharge Kit with external 5~~12v DC ==
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30.1	88	[[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/How%20to%20calculate%20the%20battery%20life%20of%20Dragino%20sensors%3F/#H3.SolarPanel2B3000mAhLi-ionbattery >>https://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/How%20to%20calculate%20the%20battery%20life%20of%20Dragino%20sensors%3F/#H3.SolarPanel2B3000mAhLi-ionbattery]]
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	93	== 1.3 Power it via 12v solar panel and add rechargeable battery ==
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11.2	96	Dragino has a recharge kit for this purpose. User can see this link for reference:
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	98	[[https:~~/~~/shop.dragino.com/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=126>>url:https://shop.dragino.com/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=126]]
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17.1	103	== 1.4 Water Proof Notice: ==
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	107	(% style="color:red" %)Note: Both options mean an extra cable needs to pass throug the enclosure. In the current enclosure, the best is to drill a hole on the enclosure to pass and use glue to fill it for outdoor use purposes.
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