Dasduino Lite battery connector: charging only or also power supply?

Customer:

Can the lithium battery connector on the Dasduino Lite (ATTiny1604) only charge lithium batteries, or can the board also run on the voltage supplied by the battery? The operating voltage is listed as 5V but the battery voltage is 3.7V.

Original message (Croatian)

Dobar dan, imam pitanje u vezi vašeg Dasduino Lite (ATTiny1604). Da li na priključak za litijsku bateriju samo mogu puniti litijske baterije ili sklop može funkcionirati na naponu koji ona pruža. Vidim da je operating voltage 5V, a da je napon baterije 3.7V.

Originally submitted via email support on 18 October 2024. Migrated to the forum for community visibility.

Soldered Support:

The Dasduino Lite can both run from and charge the battery through that connector. When the Dasduino is connected only to a charged li-ion battery, it will operate as if plugged in via USB-C. When the battery is connected via the connector and the Dasduino is also connected via USB-C cable, it will charge the battery. The board has the necessary hardware for battery charging and a boost converter that steps up the battery voltage from 3.7V to 5V.

Original message (Croatian)

Dasduino LITE može funkcionirati na taj prikjučak kao i puniti bateriju. Kad je Dasduino spojen samo na napunjenu li-ionsku bateriju, raditi će kao da je ukopčan preko USB-C kabla. Kad je spojena baterija preko konektora kao i Dasduino preko USB-C kabla - puniti će bateriju. Na pločici postoji potrebno sklopovlje za punjenje baterije i boost koji pretvara napon s baterije (3.7V) na 5V.

Nadam se da ovo odgovara na tvoje pitanje, slobodno javi ako imaš još neko :slight_smile: