DC & Stepper Motor Bonnet - based on the presentation I take it there is no power passthrough over 5v GPIO pin? It would be a huge space and complexity saver for RC builds.
Hope we get more love for the NRF52840 too.. It has the potential to be up there with the ATSAMD51.. Plus it comes with all the RF goodies and PDM mics and stuff..
I have a TS80. I was not able to power it up from USB PD (so I'm thinking it's not supported). There are QC3 batteries out there, so if you can get one, you can have yourself a completely portable soldering iron. Don't use a non QC3 power source, as the default USB 5V will not be nearly enough and the iron will shut down. I don't use the adapter that comes with it, and I've read some negative reviews about it heating up. Unfortunately there are only 2 tips available, the big chunky D25 tip and the conical tip (they just started selling them on Amazon). For those who watched EEVBlog, the D25 is the badass tip that Dave used which powers through just about anything at 9 volts. I don't know how the conical tip performs, as I don't have one.
So the ts80 looks intriguing, but the no-name power adapter makes me nervous. Have y'all done a tear down of it, including an unwinding of the transformer a la Big Clive? Qc3 is a Qualcomm proprietary thing, iirc, and the fact the charger says "quick charger 3.0" instead of the presumably trademarked "quick charge 3.0" doesn't do much to help, makes me think it's a dodgy clobe. Maybe, optimistically, it's usb-pd, since I think most qc3 devices also support usb-pd (which is actually an independent standard)
I just tested my TS80, and it does not talk to the USB PD battery I have. But if you have a QC3 battery, bam: portable soldering iron. I use one from Anker.
To use it with 5 volt check out the firmware for the TS80 from Ralim He works with the manufacturer On their forum github.com/Ralim/ts100/blob/master/README.md For the TS80 also ! Must read to get to know your iron. Better graphics and much more ! List of powerbanks supported Your own boot logo Higher temp Easy flash Love it better then stock firmware
I'm interested in the TS-80, I almost always have a USB-C battery pack (Big 8-cell Anker unit) on me for re-charging my phone on the go that could power this sucker. Unfortunately for my mad-money budget I had purchased a TS-100 only a couple months before the TS-80 was released. Also, what tips are available for the TS-80 with that custom TRS plug? I tend to prefer hoof style tips to screwdriver tips...
I hope they release a new version with USB power delivery support. In that case, you could power it from almost any other usb-device, including your laptop. Then it suddenly starts to make a lot of sense to use USB.
DC & Stepper Motor Bonnet - based on the presentation I take it there is no power passthrough over 5v GPIO pin? It would be a huge space and complexity saver for RC builds.
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Hope we get more love for the NRF52840 too.. It has the potential to be up there with the ATSAMD51.. Plus it comes with all the RF goodies and PDM mics and stuff..
I have a TS80. I was not able to power it up from USB PD (so I'm thinking it's not supported). There are QC3 batteries out there, so if you can get one, you can have yourself a completely portable soldering iron. Don't use a non QC3 power source, as the default USB 5V will not be nearly enough and the iron will shut down.
I don't use the adapter that comes with it, and I've read some negative reviews about it heating up.
Unfortunately there are only 2 tips available, the big chunky D25 tip and the conical tip (they just started selling them on Amazon). For those who watched EEVBlog, the D25 is the badass tip that Dave used which powers through just about anything at 9 volts. I don't know how the conical tip performs, as I don't have one.
Just got my airlift shield 😀
So the ts80 looks intriguing, but the no-name power adapter makes me nervous. Have y'all done a tear down of it, including an unwinding of the transformer a la Big Clive?
Qc3 is a Qualcomm proprietary thing, iirc, and the fact the charger says "quick charger 3.0" instead of the presumably trademarked "quick charge 3.0" doesn't do much to help, makes me think it's a dodgy clobe. Maybe, optimistically, it's usb-pd, since I think most qc3 devices also support usb-pd (which is actually an independent standard)
I just tested my TS80, and it does not talk to the USB PD battery I have. But if you have a QC3 battery, bam: portable soldering iron. I use one from Anker.
To use it with 5 volt check out the firmware for the TS80 from Ralim
He works with the manufacturer
On their forum
github.com/Ralim/ts100/blob/master/README.md
For the TS80 also !
Must read to get to know your iron.
Better graphics and much more !
List of powerbanks supported
Your own boot logo
Higher temp
Easy flash
Love it better then stock firmware
I'm interested in the TS-80, I almost always have a USB-C battery pack (Big 8-cell Anker unit) on me for re-charging my phone on the go that could power this sucker. Unfortunately for my mad-money budget I had purchased a TS-100 only a couple months before the TS-80 was released. Also, what tips are available for the TS-80 with that custom TRS plug? I tend to prefer hoof style tips to screwdriver tips...
They only have a big fat chisel and a conical tip.
Soldering Iron still has to be plugged into the wall, No point in USB is there ?
You could plug it into a power bank.
I hope they release a new version with USB power delivery support. In that case, you could power it from almost any other usb-device, including your laptop. Then it suddenly starts to make a lot of sense to use USB.
love the new intro Adafruit!
Tons of views and the likes are way low. Why don’t people leave likes? Do it!
Well, the sound quality is awful for starters.