Electronic – Raspberry Pi: Voltage Converters and IO-Pins

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I want to drive an LCD that needs 6V-power from a RaspberryPi. The Pi has a 3.3V logic power-pin, and a 5V power-pin that's directly connected to the MicroUSB-PowerSupply.

  • Am i right in the assumption that all MicroUSB-Supplies are regulated, so the PI expects / delivers regulated 5V-voltage on this pin?

  • What happens if connect a voltage-converter (Step-Up?) to this 5V line and connect this circuit to the GPIO-InputPins? Is that even possible? Does the circuit then have 5V or the voltage that the converters delivers?

Best Answer

As pointed out before, build a 6V power supply and connect transistors (possible FETs) to the GPIO pins to drive the display. If you have trouble, check: