VOXL2 running always hot - Is it safe ? Are there alternatives ?
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Hello,
Running a VOXL2 stationary (drone sitting on a desk) during software testing, configuration or development leads to the VOXL CPU heating up to temperatures near 100 Celsius in 3-5 minutes.
The main culprit is voxl-camera-server: if this service is disabled, the VOXL2 CPU can run cold forever. But in most applications voxl-camera-server is needed and as a result the VOXL CPU is running always very hot (near 100C), which brings obvious concerns about system health:
Can running the VOXL2 board at 95~100C for several minutes damage the board, CPU or other onboard components, sensors, etc. ?
One solution is to turn power off every 5-10 minutes and wait until CPU cools down (which only tales 3-4 min) but this is very inefficient and a waste of time since network connection and other services need to be started all over again each time power is cut off.
Is there a recommended approach to keep the VOXL CPU temperature at reasonable levels ?
Or alternatively, is it actually safe to run the VOXL2 CPU at 100C for extended periods of time ?
Please advise. Thanks. -
Hello,
Running a VOXL2 stationary (drone sitting on a desk) during software testing, configuration or development leads to the VOXL CPU heating up to temperatures near 100 Celsius in 3-5 minutes.
The main culprit is voxl-camera-server: if this service is disabled, the VOXL2 CPU can run cold forever. But in most applications voxl-camera-server is needed and as a result the VOXL CPU is running always very hot (near 100C), which brings obvious concerns about system health:
Can running the VOXL2 board at 95~100C for several minutes damage the board, CPU or other onboard components, sensors, etc. ?
One solution is to turn power off every 5-10 minutes and wait until CPU cools down (which only tales 3-4 min) but this is very inefficient and a waste of time since network connection and other services need to be started all over again each time power is cut off.
Is there a recommended approach to keep the VOXL CPU temperature at reasonable levels ?
Or alternatively, is it actually safe to run the VOXL2 CPU at 100C for extended periods of time ?
Please advise. Thanks.@Hector-Gutierrez Point a small fan at the VOXL 2 while you have it on your desktop. You need to have air flow. When it is on a drone and flying you get a lot of airflow from the propellers but on the desktop you should have a small fan.
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