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I've been planning out a windows handheld based off a windows pc stick for a while. I actually started the planning for this portable before the gpd-win was available so that was a bit of a kick to the teeth when it came out but I'm still having fun with this. I started this worklog to get some help with a few issues I'll inevitably have.
Specs:
Intel atom x5-Z8350 (Asus Vivostick)
2 gb Ram
32gb Internal Memory with a 128gb Flashdrive built in
800x480 Hdmi resistive touch display
10,000 mah battery
Custom 3d Printed case
Afterglow xbox 360 controller (with red leds)
Case:
I've been through a few revisions already of the case, luckily I have access to a community 3d printer at an affordable price ($.05 a gram). I'm definitely not an expert with 3d printing or modeling but I've gotten by designing the case with tinkercad.com and the help of others with more experience. Hopefully I've finished what is the last print and can get started soon with building.
Power:
This is where we get to the first issue I'm having and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. For some reason the asus vivostick, instead of running off 5v like most, runs off a 9v 2a wall adapter. The battery I currently have is a 10,000 mah smartphone back up battery that has two outputs 5v 2.1a and 5v 1a.
My original plan was to power the stick with the 2.1a output, this clearly won't work anymore. My back up plan was to use both outputs and a step up regulator in hopes it would power the pc stick. Testing the step up regulator with a 3.5a power brick worked flawlessly as I stress tested the pc. However, when attempting to wire the regulator to the battery the voltage seems to crash? My multimeter was giving me a reading of ~3v coming from the output of the battery bank. When I disconnect the regulator the voltage rises again to around 5v. Even stranger, I wired the usb port back on to the battery bank to test with my phone and it works flawlessly charging my phone. If someone has a better method of reaching the necessary 9v 2a with a single 3.7v 10,000mah cell I'd be grateful or if you have any idea why I'm having these issues I'd appreciate the help.
There's plenty more progress to be made but I'd like to solve this issue first.
Edit:
Link to the battery:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B5RZOB6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Link to the regulator:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011EBSKK0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Specs:
Intel atom x5-Z8350 (Asus Vivostick)
2 gb Ram
32gb Internal Memory with a 128gb Flashdrive built in
800x480 Hdmi resistive touch display
10,000 mah battery
Custom 3d Printed case
Afterglow xbox 360 controller (with red leds)
Case:
I've been through a few revisions already of the case, luckily I have access to a community 3d printer at an affordable price ($.05 a gram). I'm definitely not an expert with 3d printing or modeling but I've gotten by designing the case with tinkercad.com and the help of others with more experience. Hopefully I've finished what is the last print and can get started soon with building.
Power:
This is where we get to the first issue I'm having and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. For some reason the asus vivostick, instead of running off 5v like most, runs off a 9v 2a wall adapter. The battery I currently have is a 10,000 mah smartphone back up battery that has two outputs 5v 2.1a and 5v 1a.
My original plan was to power the stick with the 2.1a output, this clearly won't work anymore. My back up plan was to use both outputs and a step up regulator in hopes it would power the pc stick. Testing the step up regulator with a 3.5a power brick worked flawlessly as I stress tested the pc. However, when attempting to wire the regulator to the battery the voltage seems to crash? My multimeter was giving me a reading of ~3v coming from the output of the battery bank. When I disconnect the regulator the voltage rises again to around 5v. Even stranger, I wired the usb port back on to the battery bank to test with my phone and it works flawlessly charging my phone. If someone has a better method of reaching the necessary 9v 2a with a single 3.7v 10,000mah cell I'd be grateful or if you have any idea why I'm having these issues I'd appreciate the help.
There's plenty more progress to be made but I'd like to solve this issue first.
Edit:
Link to the battery:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B5RZOB6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Link to the regulator:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011EBSKK0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1