I used my MetroX wit an USB-PD to 12V Barrel Jack adapter and am curious if anyone tried this setup with the Trackit
I haven’t tried it, but did you do anything to force the USB-PD to 12 volts or did you expect the Trackit to communicate with the USB-PD to request 12 volts?
There are adapter cables that have a USB-C port with a 12V PD trigger and a barrel jack as output. Been using one with my MetroX since the start.
No reason it shouldnt work.
However you have to calculate the mah to see how long the battery would last.
I could test later with the 10k mah battery i have. But i doubt it would last long.
After directly measuring at the wall outlet (230V) I can say:
With normal scanning (even with may laser brightness) the Trackit and Scanner combined do not use more than 24W. There may be some losses in the power supply so it will be more likely 22W at the 12V site (didn’t measure).
When calibrating it may be significantly more (each gimbal is rated for 15W).
Therefore most powerbanks like the good ones from Anker or Ugreen that can 12V 3A (36W) should be capable to provide power while scanning.
For the calibration process I would advise to use the original power supply.
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Just tried it, all works fine.
1min of scanning = 1% of battery
I have a 45watt 10,000mah battery
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I saw a months ago someone from our beta user calculated the power consumption of the parts inside the scanner , saying the best would be to have 65W power bank . ( Older prototype)
That would be about right Jermaul .
Measured again while performing calibrating with both gimbals powered: 63W consumed at outlet.
Therefore normal powerbanks or chargers with 12V 3A output are not suitable while calibrating
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