New Bulid
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I’m planning a MM build in the coming weeks.
I have a Pi 3 B+ on it way and am sourcing a monitor and mirror shortly.
I’m trying to work out cables etc to run it all. Obviously I’ll need power for the monitor, but can I run the Pi somehow from it too or will it need it’s own supply.
I really I’d love to hide all cables, but need to work out if I can get away with only one wall socket?
Thanks in advance
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@Bungle68 typically the monitor will need a different voltage than the pi, 12/24 vs 5
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@Bungle68 when I built my mirror I decided that I was never going to turn the monitor off so I removed all unnecessary peripherals from the pi and powered it via the monitors USB port so I have one cable from the power source which is to the monitor.
Alternatively you could get a small extension cord (maybe a 2-way) and then route that to the mirror and plug the monitor and pi into that.
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@nickthebeer said in New Bulid:
@Bungle68 when I built my mirror I decided that I was never going to turn the monitor off so I removed all unnecessary peripherals from the pi and powered it via the monitors USB port so I have one cable from the power source which is to the monitor.
I’ve tried this before and the problem I consistently have is that the USB ports on the monitor do not supply enough power to run a Raspberry Pi 3B+. That model is quite thirsty and requires 2.4 amps to run properly. It’s usually best to get a dedicated power supply (wall wart) for the Pi.
Lately, I’ve been putting a travel power strip behind the monitor to power the monitor and Pi separately.
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@Bungle68 I decided to install power sockets inside the frame and power them with a normal plug. It required the frame to be slightly deeper, but not by much.
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I use a 12V power supply for the LCD screen. From the 12V power supply I have a step-down module which takes the 12V and puts 5V out for the Raspberry Pi. It runs perfectly fine for almost 5 years now.
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@Bungle68 I put a small power strip inside the frame and power the monitor, pi and anything else requiring 110v and have one power cord out to an outlet…
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