Photon Battery Shield With Solar Panels

Based around the mcp73871 battery management controller this shield allows you to simultaneously power a photon and charge a connected li ion or li po battery.
Photon battery shield with solar panels. You ll also be able to monitor battery levels using the photon itself which makes the power shield the best way to untether your wireless project. The battery shield has everything your photon needs to run off charge and monitor a lipo battery. At photon brothers we can install a powerwall solution into any existing solar system whether we originally installed it or not. An mcp73831 charge controller and a max17043 lipo fuel gauge.
The battery shield by sparkfun has a red led that lights up or indicates when the attached battery is being charged i e the power consumption of the photon is lower than the power input and thus enough power remains to charge the battery. Not only can the battery shield power you photon but you will also be able to charge a lipo battery through it as well. You ll also be able to monitor battery levels using the photon itself which makes the power shield the best way to untether your wireless project. With them you ll be able to charge your battery through usb and monitor its voltage and state of charge.
The shield features two unique ic s. The sparkfun photon battery shield provides you with an easy way to power your photon module with a lithium polymer battery. Based around the mcp73871 battery management controller this shield allows you to simultaneously power a photon and charge a connected li ion or li po battery.