Bargain for a official power supply! could also be handy for other devices. credit to rkl for pointing this out!
Product Details
Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply Unit
The recommended power supply unit (PSU) for Raspberry Pi by Raspberry Pi, is an integrated cable and microUSB plug that supports all Pi models and the Compute Module. The PSU also has 4 interchangeable mains adaptors which means that you can use it in the UK, Europe, Australia and in the United States.
Features & Benefits of the Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply Unit
•2A 5V power supply
•1.5 m cable
•Short-circuit, over-current and over-voltage protection
•Low standby current consumption
•Class II double insulated
•ErP level V efficiency rating
Top comments
jasswan
22 Dec 153#5
Yes, it works fine. Though I believe it will charge slower as the phone will only draw a maximum of 500ma due to it detecting it as a USB charger.
It's to do with the way the data pins are wired on the charger plug. If they are open circuit, it is detected as USB, if they have a low resistance then it is detected as an AC charger and the phone will request a higher charge current as a consequence.
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AndyRoyd
22 Dec 15#1
Look like a clone / variant of the high power Blackberry international Playbook charger that was exceptionally popular on here a year or so back, but this RP item has benefit of 3 years warranty. Nice.
dwl99
22 Dec 15#2
If it's a clone of the Blackberry Playbook charger it will be excellent. Handy for holidays too with the range of adapters that come with it.
jasswan
22 Dec 15#3
I have this exact one from RS, and whilst it is a cracking price for what it is, I don't think it is suitable for charging phones etc.
I have tried it on my Android, and it detects it as a USB charger, rather than AC. I'm not sure if this is still the case, but it used to mean that it was limited to 500ma charging.
spufmonkey to jasswan
22 Dec 15#4
weird as it says its a 2A charger so should work fine with phones? someone else might be able to shed some more light on this??
jasswan
22 Dec 153#5
Yes, it works fine. Though I believe it will charge slower as the phone will only draw a maximum of 500ma due to it detecting it as a USB charger.
It's to do with the way the data pins are wired on the charger plug. If they are open circuit, it is detected as USB, if they have a low resistance then it is detected as an AC charger and the phone will request a higher charge current as a consequence.
Genuine question, are people still using Raspberry Pis? I have a couple that I had a bit of a play with but they have since sat in the draw with all sorts of other technology that never gets used any more.
jasswan to Going_Digital
22 Dec 15#8
I've just purchased a Pi2, with the intention of using it as a Home Theatre PC. See Kodi (www.kodi.tv)
dancemonkey to Going_Digital
22 Dec 15#9
Just setting one up to keep an eye on our new puppy at night, another one running as a Logitech Media server.
is82 to Going_Digital
22 Dec 15#11
Yes they are great - mine is now inside an arcade cab I built
Want to get hold of the Zero and build a portable games console for about a tenner
jewelie to Going_Digital
22 Dec 15#13
Running Kodi (media player) + Moonlight Embedded (streams games or Steam from a PC using NVidia Gamestream) on mine, so now I've got both PC gaming and a quality network media player in the spare bedroom (where I mainly live, lol.) Amazing what you can do with it!
frownbreaker to Going_Digital
22 Dec 15#14
4 RPs running Kodi using USB DVB tuners for multi tuner PVR, Plex clients, One on each TV (Replaced WD TV live and Old Android unit) One TV has no TV Aerial or direct network so use main networking to allow the TV tuners in other rooms (on RPs) to be used by the one with no Aerial. One of the RP is in the AVRoom and is a source for a large 5.1 speaker setup + TV. Flawless picture and audio even with 50gb MKVs / BluRay.
HankHandsome
22 Dec 15#10
just been playing with my pi zero and powered it off the tv's usb port, but might grab one of these as well .. nice and cheap :smiley:
This unit connects only the power as its a PSU and the RP will take what it needs. I've tried some 2Amp units from Phones and while some work OK many do not. I get the little rainbow sqaure on the HDMI output (top right of the picture) this shows the RP has detected a low voltage.
RED square means overvoltage! Rainbow (what I get on many 2amp Phone charges Samsung, Lenovo) means undervoltage. Interestingly the one from my One Plus One works fine. More info https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=82373
I think the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) just resued the line they had spare from the old Blackberry run. The RP Foundation would no doubt look for quality / price and safety over looks as they target schools etc and want a quality unit first.
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Product Details
Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply Unit
The recommended power supply unit (PSU) for Raspberry Pi by Raspberry Pi, is an integrated cable and microUSB plug that supports all Pi models and the Compute Module. The PSU also has 4 interchangeable mains adaptors which means that you can use it in the UK, Europe, Australia and in the United States.
Features & Benefits of the Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply Unit
•2A 5V power supply
•1.5 m cable
•Short-circuit, over-current and over-voltage protection
•Low standby current consumption
•Class II double insulated
•ErP level V efficiency rating
Top comments
It's to do with the way the data pins are wired on the charger plug. If they are open circuit, it is detected as USB, if they have a low resistance then it is detected as an AC charger and the phone will request a higher charge current as a consequence.
All comments (30)
I have tried it on my Android, and it detects it as a USB charger, rather than AC. I'm not sure if this is still the case, but it used to mean that it was limited to 500ma charging.
It's to do with the way the data pins are wired on the charger plug. If they are open circuit, it is detected as USB, if they have a low resistance then it is detected as an AC charger and the phone will request a higher charge current as a consequence.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MBH6XNS/ref=s9_hps_bw_g147_i3
Want to get hold of the Zero and build a portable games console for about a tenner
https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/app-notes/index.mvp/id/4803#5
This unit connects only the power as its a PSU and the RP will take what it needs. I've tried some 2Amp units from Phones and while some work OK many do not. I get the little rainbow sqaure on the HDMI output (top right of the picture) this shows the RP has detected a low voltage.
RED square means overvoltage! Rainbow (what I get on many 2amp Phone charges Samsung, Lenovo) means undervoltage. Interestingly the one from my One Plus One works fine. More info https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=82373
Photo of rainbow square here https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/146882/rpi2-and-rainbow-square-while-playing-media
I think the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) just resued the line they had spare from the old Blackberry run. The RP Foundation would no doubt look for quality / price and safety over looks as they target schools etc and want a quality unit first.