UPS Module for Raspberry Pi Pico Uninterruptible Power Supply

The Pico-UPS-A is a special UPS module (uninterruptible power supply) for the Raspberry Pi Pico. It includes a Li-ion battery charger with power management and a voltage/current monitoring chip, which enables the monitoring and reading of the battery voltage and current through the I2C bus.

Attention: Be careful to plug in the Raspberry Pi Pico on the correct side. Otherwise, the Pico may be destroyed.

Recommended accessories:

• Raspberry Pi Pico Microcontroller
• 14500 3.7V Li-ion Battery 750mAh ICR14500

Features:

• Standard Raspberry Pi Pico socket strip, supports the Raspberry Pi Pico series.
• Includes a Li-ion battery charger with dynamic power management and more stable power supply
• I2C bus communication, real-time monitoring of battery voltage, current, power, and remaining capacity.
• Battery protection circuits: overcharge / discharge protection, overcurrent protection, short circuit protection, and reverse polarity protection.
• Onboard charging indicator, power indicator and battery warning indicator to check whether the battery is correctly connected.
• Supports 14500 Li-ion battery (NOT included).
• Slide switch on/off
• Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ and MicroPython examples available

Documentation:

Waveshare Wiki

Description:

1. ETA6003 charger chip
2. INA219 voltage/current monitoring chip
3. S8261 Li-ion battery protection chip
4. FS8205 Li-ion battery protection MOS
5. AO3400 reverse polarity protection MOS
6. SI2305 reverse current prevention MOS
7.  Raspberry Pi Pico connector strip for direct plugging onto Raspberry Pi Pico
8. Power switch
9. Activation button: A the protection circuit after a battery change
10. 14500 battery holder

Pinout:

Technical Details:

• Manufacturer: Waveshare
• Manufacturer SKU: 19694
• Charging voltage: 5V
• Interface: I2C
• Battery support: 14500 battery (not included)
• Dimensions: 60 x 21 x 26mm
• Weight: 15g

Package Contents: 

• 1x UPS Module for Raspberry Pi Pico Uninterruptible Power Supply