Hello, I am trying to power an RFID bird feeder that has 3 components: battery supply, circuit board, and antenna. The battery supply connects to the circuit board (type = Arduino) and then the circuit board communicates to the antenna.
I am having trouble powering the board. The board requires 5V input. I am using a 14.4 V 3Ah NiCd battery pack and then using this to reduce the voltage to 5V. I soldered the battery to the converter to the board. It only powers the board for a little over 2 days (which is way too short. I need it to last 4-5 days). I also have this to try out as well.
Essentially I'm new to this world of electrical engineering and don't really know what I'm doing. The two links I provided look equivalent to me, but maybe they aren't.
I need a way to power the board for 4-5 days so any help in figuring out the best way to do this would be great!!
Thank you, Thank you!
I am having trouble powering the board. The board requires 5V input. I am using a 14.4 V 3Ah NiCd battery pack and then using this to reduce the voltage to 5V. I soldered the battery to the converter to the board. It only powers the board for a little over 2 days (which is way too short. I need it to last 4-5 days). I also have this to try out as well.
Essentially I'm new to this world of electrical engineering and don't really know what I'm doing. The two links I provided look equivalent to me, but maybe they aren't.
I need a way to power the board for 4-5 days so any help in figuring out the best way to do this would be great!!
Thank you, Thank you!