-DESCRIPTION
Convert just about any battery pack to 5V with VERTER - our fresh new Buck-Boost
power converter. VERTER can take battery voltages from 3-12VDC and output a
nice 5V DC, which makes it a perfect universal power supply for your portable
project! Where Verter really shines is when you have a battery or power range that
can fluctuate a lot, or you don't know what you'll end up using.
It operates smoothly over the 3-12V range, moving from a boost converter (3-5V
in) to a buck converter (5-12V in) on the fly. Please note! This chip can do both, but
it really works better as a buck converter than a boost. If you need a full 500mA
out, it will struggle as it gets down to 3V and the output will sag to about 4.8V
(which is still within standard USB power specs). If you only need something to
boost a voltage up to 5V and you want it to be really good at it, check out our
PowerBoost series, which excel at that.
Like our popular 5V 1A USB wall adapter, we tweaked the output to be 5.2V instead
of a straight-up 5.0V so that there's a little bit of 'headroom' long cables, high
draw, the addition of a diode on the output if you wish, etc. The 5.2V is safe for all
5V-powered electronics like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or Beagle Bone while preventing
icky brown-outs during high current draw because of USB cable resistance.
The VERTER has at the heart a TPS63060 boost converter from TI. This buck-boost
converter chip can handle a wide range of voltages (3-12V) and has some really
nice extras such as power good output, 2A internal switch, synchronous
conversion, excellent efficiency, and 2.2MHz high-frequency operation. Check out
these specs!
• Synchronous operation means you can disconnect the output completely by
connecting the ENable pin to ground. This will completely turn off the output
• 2A internal switch means you can get out 500mA from as low as 3V, and at
least 1000mA from inputs as high 12V
• On-board 500mA charge-rate 'Apple/iOS' data resistors. Solder in the
included USB connector and you can plug in any iPhone or iPod for 500mA charge
rate. Not suggested for iPad (which really needs 1A charge rate).
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