- This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 months, 1 week ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Excellent timing. I was just working on this today and it’s available for pre-order now:
https://opensprinkler.com/introducing-dc-powered-opensprinkler-v3-4/have a couple of questions about the usb c power. I Have a few OS DC’s running off of solar panel and 12v battery setup. I have some long irrigation wire runs(200 feet.)so far the DC controller is running the valves just fine. will a usb set up be powerfull enough? thanks richard
I wouldn’t say USB-C is more powerful — it is more flexible because you can easily adjust the voltage in software. That means if 12V is not sufficient, you can increase it (assuming your USB-C adapter supports that higher voltage) or decrease it if 12V is too high.
Since you use solar, it sounds like you need it to be powered off-grid, which doesn’t apply to USB-C as it needs to be plugged in. That said, as my article describes at the end: you can always use a fixed voltage adapter like 7.5V, 12V etc. by using a barrel-to-USBC adapter. This way it can still run on fixed-voltage power supply like before,
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.