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author | Dmitry V. Sokolov <ha@haqr.eu> | 2020-02-19 19:27:06 +0300 |
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committer | Dmitry V. Sokolov <ha@haqr.eu> | 2020-02-19 19:27:06 +0300 |
commit | b8957f1d4261b4bc635670459df60ac01ff84c51 (patch) | |
tree | 1b3ad85e911c42915f0b93e68e81a2e3dae86d24 | |
parent | 99a852708929a8c9f6353938b38308c67326faf5 (diff) |
power option warning
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@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ I recommend to solder the bare minimum to power up the processor, and to flash i ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ssloy/penny/master/doc/penny_motherboard_mcu.jpg) -**N.B. ATMega8A datasheet specifies its operating voltage at 2.7-5.5V and absolute maximum 6V rating. -A safe option is to power Penny with 4 NiMH 1.2V rechargeable batteries, but I tried with 4 standard alcaline batteries (6.4V) in total and it did not fry the robot. +**N.B. ATMega8A datasheet specifies its operating voltage at 2.7-5.5V and absolute maximum 6V rating. +A safe option is to power Penny with 4 NiMH 1.2V rechargeable batteries, +but I tried to run Penny with 4 standard alcaline batteries (6.4V in total) and it did not fry the brain. If you are going this way, I did warn you. It is at your own risk!** ### The proximity sensor |