SparkFun 5V/1A LiPo Charger/Booster Hookup Guide

Contributors: MTaylor

Resources and Going Further

Now that you've successfully charging LiPos and boosting them up to 5V, the world is your oyster. Go plug something in! For more information, check out the resources below:

• Schematic (PDF)
• Eagle Files (ZIP)
• Fritzing Part (FZPZ)
• MCP73831 (charger IC) Datasheet (PDF)
• PAM2401 (booster IC) Datasheet (PDF)
• SparkFun LiPo Charger/Booster - 5V/1A GitHub Repository
• SparkFun Product Showcase: LiPo Charger/Booster

For inspiration, I've built a robot using two charger boosters to get 10 volts, for a bit of extra drive speed (and fun!).

This robot is built on the with the

• Serial Controlled Motor Driver
• 2x 5V/1A Charger Boosters
• 2x 1Ah Batteries
• 1x two layer robot chasses
• 1x pair of Hobby Gearmotors
• 1x SAMD21 Mini
• 1x XBee

Or, see the Enginursday post on building a FLiR Pi Camera to see how two boosters can be used in parallel.