
Shield pin configuration
3.6
Intel® Edison kit for Arduino* power supply
The Intel® Edison compute module is a low power device. In general it will not draw more than 200 mA
(approximately 430 mA (final value TBD) when transmitting over Wi-Fi) from the main power source. Therefore, the
Intel® Edison kit for Arduino* may run on USB power (when configured as a device), or off an external power
adapter from 7 to 15 V.
Power from the external power adapter goes to a DC-DC converter and down converted to 5 V. The 5 V rail is
diode-ORed with the USB micro B VBUS rail. This power goes to a DC-DC converter which down converts the power
to 4.4 V. This voltage is in the safe range for the Intel® Edison compute module VSYS. The VSYS power range is
3.15 V min to 4.5 V max. This allows VSYS to run off a standard lithium ion battery.
The onboard charger IC is configured to detect the input power source and to limit the input power to either
500 mA (if connected to USB micro B port) or up to 1 A if connected to the DC power jack. The charger is
programmed to charge at 100 mA. This charger is designed to charge standard lithium ion batteries with 4.2 V
maximum charging voltage. End-users are responsible for choosing a suitable battery and following all safety
precautions, to assure overcharging or charging when the battery temperature is too high is avoided.
For low power applications (those shields running off 3.3 V) a lithium ion battery (3.0 to 4.3 Vmax) can be attached
to J2, which will power the Intel® Edison kit for Arduino and provide 100 mA of 3.3 V to the shield.
Some considerations of the power distribution in the Intel® Edison kit for Arduino*:
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Due to the diode ORing of the 5 V DC/DC and the VBUS input, means the 5 V power to the shield header will
be nominally below 5 V. In the case of VBUS the voltage may be as low as 4.4 V (4.75 V VBUS min – 0.3 V
diode drop. In the case of external power adapter 4.7 V.
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USB host mode always requires use of an external power adapter.
3.7
Intel® Edison kit for Arduino* expansion mechanicals
Figure 5 lists the dimensions (in thousands of inches and [mm]) of the Intel® Edison kit for Arduino* board.
Figure 5
Intel® Edison kit for Arduino* mechanical dimensions
DS3
DS1
DS2
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Intel® Edison Kit for Arduino*
December 2014
Hardware Guide
Document Number: 331191-004
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