# Is there a way to power this Wi-Fi Adapter + Radio using this specific ModalAI UART adapter board?

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/5299/is-there-a-way-to-power-this-wi-fi-adapter-radio-using-this-specific-modalai-uart-adapter-board
Category: VOXL 2 and VOXL 2 Mini (https://forum.modalai.com/category/26/voxl-2-and-voxl-2-mini)
Tags: voxl-2
Posted: 2026-06-29 14:03:02 UTC by Raiyan Alam
Replies: 1 · Views: 1223

## Raiyan Alam · 2026-06-29 14:03:02 UTC

Title says it all. I need to know if we can power both the wi-fi adapter and radio we're using through this specific UART adapter board. Both of them need 5V. 
Wi-Fi Adapter: https://store.rokland.com/products/alfa-awus036acs-802-11ac-ac600-dual-band-wifi-usb-adapter-rp-sma?currency=USD&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google%2Bshopping&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23358472752&gbraid=0AAAAAD8Vrr7-nwe_gqEpIoqV2K1m-HMuw&gclid=CjwKCAjwgO7RBhBKEiwAZNP85qCugWBSlm-It6FfCWLQDMyxxCYRT10w-Kxr6j9yJAz1_S4_TvqyxBoCcckQAvD_BwE
Radio: rfd900x
UART Adapter Board: https://www.modalai.com/products/m0151?variant=47083939791152

## Reply by Vinny (ModalAI staff) · 2026-06-30 06:34:53 UTC

@Raiyan-Alam said in [Is there a way to power this Wi\-Fi Adapter \+ Radio using this specific ModalAI UART adapter board?](/post/26269):
> rfd900x

Hi @Raiyan-Alam,
My suggestion: keep the Wi-Fi adapter on USB and feed the RFD900X separately.
You can pull an extra 5V feed using this power module cable, which splices off a 5V red JST SFHR connector:
https://docs.modalai.com/cable-datasheets/#mcbl-00095
Splice from that into the RFD900X's 5V input. For the M0151, don't power the RFD900X off USB but pull it directly from the power module supplying VOXL 2 instead.