Charge Lipo With Solar Cells

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Connect a 6V or 12V solar panel to the VUSB pin and GND on the Boron.

This video is for the Tracker One, but the process is mostly the same. You may need to adjust the maximum charge rate based on the size of your panel, which is described in the video.

Charging the TrackerONE with a solar panel

Here’s a video on charging the Tracker ONE with a solar panel: [Charging Particle Tracker ONE battery with a solar panel] Keep in mind the voltage and power of the solar panel. Since VIN on the M8 connector has a 6 to 30V range, you want to use a 12V panel (or put two 6V panels in series to get the 12V). The PMIC’s default is 900mA at the internal regulated 5V. So if your panel is providing less than 5W, the charge current will be too much for your panel. I used a 1W panel, so to …

Don't do this on the Argon or Photon 2; they don't have a PMIC chip and have different maximum voltages on the VUSB pin!