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One of the first things I bought for my Pi was a battery HAT and with VNC on, I use my iPad as its screen, and a BT keyboard from an old Mac. It’s the best of b
by prox 6y ago
One of the first things I bought for my Pi was a battery HAT and with VNC on, I use my iPad as its screen, and a BT keyboard from an old Mac. It’s the best of both worlds. I can take the Pi anywhere and work on some Python projects. I went out in nature and it is quite cool to have your tools of the trade with you. Perhaps this fits in that kind of -maybe niche- use case.
- asabjorn 6y agoCan you please add details on what hardware you bought and what battery life you have achieved? I want to build something similar.
- prox 6y agoSure! I bought this HAT : https://www.pishop.us/product/pijuice-hat-a-portable-power-platform-for-every-raspberry-pi/ https://www.pishop.us/product/pijuice-hat-a-portable-power-p... and I also bought the AUKEY model pb-t3 16000mAh as an external battery, as it was recommended for this setup by people on the Raspberry forums. You can charge the HAT 4 times, or your Ipad. The battery lasts long enough, I run some services and some other tools and the HAT alone will last you a day or so. If you do something like video encoding, it will burn quicker obviously. Think phone battery levels of juice with the HAT.