Raspberry Pi 4 power

[RubyOptics]

Hi all,

As a bit of a geek, I would love to have a raspberry Pi 4 running in the van. I have a portable wifi router running already to supply our laptops, tablets etc with internet whilst we are out and about, so that side of things is already sorted. I'm interested in running a Pi4 to act as a low-power laptop replacement for work emailing etc as well as running some retro games. I would also like it to work as a streaming centre for Netflix, Amazon Prime etc.

I can see from the Raspberry Foundation website that the Pi4 should be supplied with a 3A USB C power supply. As I would like to power my device from the hab batteries, is this as simple as replacing one of my existing dual USB outlets with a higher rated one (I believe the standard I need to look for is QC 3.0??)?? If not, what should I do to ensure that I can meet the power requirements for a Pi4?

 

[autorouter]

If you are going to replace existing sockets with new ones, I think it's better to go for an actual USB-C socket with PD (Power Delivery) 2.0 minimum. It would be more future-proof. I don't know if QC3.0 from the square Type A sockets will supply 3A. The higher power levels from QC3 sockets may need some communication between the device and charger to negotiate a higher charge current, I'm not sure. But a proper USB-C PD socket will supply 3A. Something like this:
Amazon product ASIN B07NV9D61R

 

[RubyOptics]

Thanks autorouter , that's really helpful. Hopefully will be able to do a thread in the not-too-distant future detailing the Pi up and running.

 

[Insider]

Not sure how allowed to post from other forums but came across this earlier.

https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.u...ine-using-Raspberry-Pi-and-Victron-BMV/50346/ reasonable relevant but quite interesting.

Granted it is a 3b rather than version 4 but interesting to see the power consumption. I might try test a version 4 tomorrow myself and see what I am using if you want.