If I use an audio board like this? Can I no longer power the Pi using the GPIO pins?
If I use an audio board like this? Can I no longer power the Pi using the GPIO pins?
This Bonnet uses I2S a digital sound standard, so you get really crisp audio. The digital data goes right into the amplifier so there's no static like you hear from the headphone jack. And it's super easy to get started. Just plug in any 4 to 8 ohm speakers, up to 3 Watts, run our installer script o...
See title. I'm thinking of picking this up to power a pair of speakers but am currently powering my Pi using the GPIO pins. If I install this, will I no longer be able to power the Pi that way? Will I have to use the MicroUSB?
If you can get it without the header pre soldered you can use a passthrough header like this one: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1979
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately I don't have a choice. It comes pre-soldered according to the description. There does seem to be other power and ground pins on the board according to the schematic. I'll try using those
That 3x3 grid to the left is marked 5v/3v/GND. Can you not use those?
Yep, I saw that eventually and on the schematic there are traces connecting them to the correct gpio pins on the pi