From c802d1ed7281f836da4331cb8d0e553e65658bc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: emard Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:17:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] manual: power consumption and RTC battery better described --- doc/MANUAL.md | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/MANUAL.md b/doc/MANUAL.md index 7fbb8b7..4c4cf2f 100644 --- a/doc/MANUAL.md +++ b/doc/MANUAL.md @@ -96,7 +96,20 @@ blink and stay OFF, but board will keep being powered. Board PCB v1.7 must be hardware patched to be able to reliably enter shutdown mode. (It will keep waking up). -RTC without battery will keep powering up the board as factory default. +Onboard 3V lithium battery CR1225 is only to keep RTC clock running +and hold its configuration for a year or so. 3V battery is too +weak to power up complete ULX3S board. + +A regulated clean and stable power supply is required +like USB port on PC or USB charger. 5V/0.5A should be enough for fully +loaded and constantly active FPGA, SDRAM, LEDS, AUDIO, SD, +ESP32 WiFi and OLED. + +If other devices are connected and powered from ULX3S J1/J2 GPIO/PMOD +connectors then more than 0.5A may be required - board can draw 2-3A +when externally loaded. + +RTC without battery will keep waking up the board as factory default. 3V battery CR1225 and configured RTC chip is required for the board to enter shutdown mode. There are several ways to wake up the board: