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UPS PIco Comparison Table

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UPS PIco Comparison Table

Model UPS PIco HV3.0 A Stack 450 UPS PIco HV3.0 A Stack 450 Plus UPS PIco HV3.0 A Top End 450
Compatibility Features
Raspberry Pi® System Compatibility Raspberry Pi A+, B+, 2, 3 & Zero Raspberry Pi A+, B+, 2, 3 & Zero Raspberry Pi A+, B+, 2, 3 & Zero
Case Compatibility PiModules PIco Case
ModMyPi Cases
PiModules PIco Case
ModMyPi Cases
Official RPi Case
PiModules PIco Case
ModMyPi Cases
Compact HAT Header
GPIO Usage
Permanent use of I2C (User selectable addresses) GND, 5V, SDA0, SCL0
I2C Addresses: 68 69 6a 6b 6c
6d 6e 6ff
GND, 5V, SDA0, SCL0
I2C Addresses: 68 69 6a 6b 6c
6d 6e 6ff
GND, 5V, SDA0, SCL0
I2C Addresses: 68 69 6a 6b 6c
6d 6e 6ff
Selectable use of Raspberry Pi® RS232 TXD0, RXD0 TXD0, RXD0 TXD0, RXD0
Selectable use of Raspberry Pi® GPIO GPIO_GEN22: Pulse Train
GPIO_GEN27: Shutdown
GPIO_GEN18: IR Receiver
GPIO_GEN4: 1-Wire
GPIO_GEN22: Pulse Train
GPIO_GEN27: Shutdown
GPIO_GEN18: IR Receiver
GPIO_GEN4: 1-Wire
GPIO_GEN22: Pulse Train
GPIO_GEN27: Shutdown
GPIO_GEN18: IR Receiver
GPIO_GEN4: 1-Wire
Supported Batteries Types All batteries are supplied with integrated high current cable.
LiPO 3.7V (450 Cycles) Default: 450 mAh
Optional: 4Ah
Default: 450 mAh
Optional: 4Ah
Optional: 8Ah
Default: 450 mAh
Optional: 4Ah
LiFePO4 3.2V (2000 Cycles) Optional: 4Ah Optional: 4Ah
Optional: 8Ah
Optional: 12Ah
Optional: 4Ah
Charging Rate Continuous @ 256 mAh Automatic Dynamic Power Tracing
Charging Current: 50mA – 1A
(Triggered by voltage changes on the GPIO or External Source)
Continuous @ 256 mAh
Charging
Charging Mode Automatically Selected : Full Charging Cycle & Trickle Charging Automatically Selected : Full Charging Cycle & Trickle Charging Automatically Selected : Full Charging Cycle & Trickle Charging
Battery Protection On board cut-off protection system: thermal, over-charge or over-discharge On board cut-off protection system: thermal, over-charge or over-discharge On board cut-off protection system: thermal, over-charge or over-discharge
Battery Electrical Isolation System Isolated until initial boot Isolated until initial boot Isolated until initial boot
System Battery Backup Output 5V 2.5A current continuous supply to Raspberry Pi via GPIO Pins 5V 2.5A current continuous supply to Raspberry Pi via GPIO Pins 5V 2.5A current continuous supply to Raspberry Pi via GPIO Pins
Auxiliary 5V Battery Backed Supply on PIco I/O Pins 5V @ 750 mA continuous supply on PIco I/O Pin.
Able to supply auxiliary devices with Raspberry Pi disconnected.
(Total system current should not exceed 3A)
5V @ 750 mA continuous supply on PIco I/O Pin.
Able to supply auxiliary devices with Raspberry Pi disconnected.
(Total system current should not exceed 3A)
5V @ 750 mA continuous supply on PIco I/O Pin.
Able to supply auxiliary devices with Raspberry Pi disconnected.
(Total system current should not exceed 3A)
Battery Back-up Type
UPS UPS Standby Type, with Switchover time of 360 uS, during switching time the protected system is powered by auxiliary online power source for maximum 10mS, therefore no power gap on GPIO during switching time UPS Standby Type, with Switchover time of 360 uS, during switching time the protected system is powered by auxiliary online power source for maximum 10mS, therefore no power gap on GPIO during switching time UPS Standby Type, with Switchover time of 360 uS, during switching time the protected system is powered by auxiliary online power source for maximum 10mS, therefore no power gap on GPIO during switching time
Powering Monitoring Point Raspberry Pi® GPIO 5V Raspberry Pi® GPIO 5V Raspberry Pi® GPIO 5V
UPS Activation Powering Triggers GPIO 5V pins <=4.65V Proprietary Algorithm of Falling Power Peak Analysis GPIO 5V pins <=4.65V Proprietary Algorithm of Falling Power Peak Analysis GPIO 5V pins <=4.65V Proprietary Algorithm of Falling Power Peak Analysis
Cable Powering Reactivation After 3s of continuously cable powering (without spikes) After 3s of continuously cable powering (without spikes) on any cable power source (GPIO or External) After 3s of continuously cable powering (without spikes)
Power Source GPIO Pins 5V @ 2.5A GPIO Pins 5V @ 2.5A
External Input 6VDC - 28VDC @ 3A Max
GPIO Pins 5V @ 2.5A
HAT Compliance
HAT EEPROM Simulated HAT EEPROM on uC memory Simulated HAT EEPROM on uC memory Simulated HAT EEPROM on uC memory
HAT Dimension Compliant Compliant Compliant
PIco I/O Interface
Independent from Raspberry Pi ® 3.3 V supply @200 mA Yes Yes Yes
ESD Protected 1-wire interface Yes Yes Yes
Independent from Raspberry Pi ® 5.0 V supply @750 mA with battery Back-up (raspberry Pi ® can be OFF when this power source is running) Yes Yes Yes
12 Bit A/D converters ESD protected, pre-scaled to 5V, 15V and 30V with Sampling rate 100K SPS, buffered Yes Yes Yes
3V3/5V0 RS232 Port that can be programmed as: primary Raspberry Pi® Port Secondary (independent from the Raspberry Pi®) Yes Yes Yes
Optical Isolated Interface (readable as digital or analogue) No Yes No
Primary 3 Pin Bi-stable (Zero Power) Relay Interface Yes (Relay Supplied Separately) Yes (Relay Supplied Separately) Yes (Relay Supplied Separately)
Relay Rating - Resistive 0.5A 125 VAC or 1A 30 VDC 0.5A 125 VAC or 1A 30 VDC 0.5A 125 VAC or 1A 30 VDC
Relay Rating - Max Switching Current 2A 2A 2A
Relay Rating - Max Switching Voltage 125VAC, 110VDC 125VAC, 110VDC 125VAC, 110VDC
PIco Terminals Block Extension PCB (Supplied Separately)
12 V RS232 converter attached to primary or secondary Serial Port Yes (Optional) Yes (Optional) Yes (Optional)
Terminal Block on Each PIco I/O Interface listed above Valid only for existing Interfaces Yes Valid only for existing Interfaces
PIco Plus Terminal Block Standard Interface
DC in 6 – 28 V with Power Tracking No Yes No
Secondary 3 Pin Bi-stable (Zero Power) Relay Interface Optional if Relay Installed Yes Optional if Relay Installed
Hardware User Interface
System LEDs Indicators UPS, BAT, CHG, HOT, FAN UPS, BAT, CHG, HOT, FAN UPS, BAT, CHG, HOT, FAN
User LEDs Indicators Blue, White, Red Blue, White, Red Blue, White, Red
System Keys RPiR, UPSR, FSSD RPiR, UPSR, FSSD RPiR, UPSR, FSSD
User Programmable Keys AKEY, BKEY, CKEY AKEY, BKEY, CKEY AKEY, BKEY, CKEY
Audio Interface Electromagnetic Transducer, with programmable sound duration and frequency, able to play music Electromagnetic Transducer, with programmable sound duration and frequency, able to play music Electromagnetic Transducer, with programmable sound duration and frequency, able to play music
Basic Features
Battery Backed Hardware Real Time Clock and Calendar Yes Yes Yes
Bi-Stable (Zero Power) Relay Yes (Optional) Yes Yes (Optional)
Automatic Active Cooling System (FAN) Yes (Optional) Yes (Optional) Yes (Optional)
Automatic File Safe Shutdown Functionality Yes Yes Yes
Raspberry Pi® Reset via POGO Pin Yes Yes Yes
Automatic Restart on Power Return Yes Yes Yes
Events Triggered RTCC Based System Actions Scheduler Yes Yes Yes
Real Time Raspberry Pi® current measure No Yes No
Real Time Battery Capacity Measure No Yes
(System Current Consumption)
No
Secondary Serial Port (based on software driver) Yes (Future Update) Yes (Future Update) Yes (Future Update)
IR interface Yes (IR Sold Separately) Yes (IR Sold Separately) Yes (IR Sold Separately)
Optimised design for a very low noise A/D operation Yes Yes Yes
Optimised Ultra Low Power design for a long time Battery System Operation Yes Yes Yes
XTEA Encryption Yes Yes Yes
Extended Raspberry Pi® Watch-Dog (Still Alive) Yes Yes Yes
System Monitoring Battery Voltage, Raspberry Pi® Voltage, Temperature Battery Voltage, Raspberry Pi® Voltage, External Voltage, Current Consumption by Raspberry Pi®, Temperature Battery Voltage, Raspberry Pi® Voltage, Temperature
I2C PIco Programmer Interface Yes Yes Yes
RS232 @command Interface on Primary and Secondary Serial Port Yes Yes Yes
Bootloader for Live Firmware Update Yes Yes Yes
PCB Specification 4 Layers
2 OZ Cupper, 6mils/6mils
Immersion Gold Plated
PB Free Bismuth based alloy assembly
4 Layers
2 OZ Cupper, 6mils/6mils
Immersion Gold Plated
PB Free Bismuth based alloy assembly
4 Layers
2 OZ Cupper, 6mils/6mils
Immersion Gold Plated
PB Free Bismuth based alloy assembly

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