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±15V, 5V Power Supply

In a 3″ x 5″ form factor, this power supply serves as a handy and stackable utility source for standard 15V and 5V DC modules. With standard buck converters external to this module, level shifting down to 3.3V, 3.0V or lower is a relatively simple adjustment. This power supply module hosts a Delta power brick with added terminal points, a simple LED circuit, a circuit breaker, and an AC power receptacle.

The power brick is a PCB mount unit with leads that solder to the printed circuit board developed for this purpose. There is a safety ground point at the PCB which also terminates the incoming safety ground wire from a wall outlet (for chassis termination if need be). The module operates from a floating positive and negative AC source.


RPi Sensor Module

This project involves the Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer (SBC), and it serves as a shield for sensor modules or separated GPIO breakout from the main RPi terminal block. While the terminal block pins provide for an adequate interface suitable for external control and various applications, it is a simple convenience to separate each functional group. Typical functional areas include PCM, UART, I2C, SPI, and GPIO. Each separated with terminal block headers and silkscreened labels provide for an alternative way of securing connectivity as compared to the 40-pin RPi terminal block, which is not labeled and does not lock a physical connection in place, whether temporary or not.

  • 4X Socketed GPIO Ports
  • Serial & I2C Breakout
  • R-Pi 2 & 3 Compatible
  • 3” x 5” Form Factor
  • Spare 5V Output Ports