VOXL Flight Deck Kit Power Supply...
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Hi,
I am brand new to VOXL, just unpacking my VOXL Flight Deck Kit.
Some of the startup pages point to a 12v supply, others point to a 5v supply to the Power Module. The silkscreen on my power module says: MODALAI APM LITE, M0041 REV B, 5V/12V. That implies (to me) that either will work, but I wanna be sure. Is 5V-8A supply compatible with that power module?
Thanks
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Please see the datasheet for APMv3 here
The APM supports 2S to 6S inputs
The 5V/12V silkscreen is referring to the output. We have a 12V output version in that same footprint, but we don't generally sell it. VOXL requires 5V input, so the APM you have is 5V output.
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Great, thanks!
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@Chad-Sweet Sorry but I gotta make sure we're on the same page here (really don't wanna see any smoke!). I just need to make sure I supply the right voltage into the power module...
I'm following the page for the flight deck. It just says the power module accepts a battery input. So I go to the VOXL Flight Quickstart page but it doesn't talk about the power module at all. That leads me to the VOXL Quickstart page which points to a 5V power supply and has a warning here not to use a 12V power supply.
Hopefully you can see my reason for hesitation. Anyway, I see the APMv3 specs, but just want to confirm with you that my Power Module (with the markings I mention above) is definitely the APMv3 (which clearly requires a 12V supply).
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@Ed-Sutter older versions of the APM had a barrel jack as well as an XT60 connector. On the older versions you can only put 5V into the barrel jack. You can give the XT60 12V just fine.
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Got it, thanks to both.
Sorry for the paranoia!
