FEATURES

• Eight MOSFETs with Status LEDs
• Pluggable Connectors 26-16 AWG wires
• Four High Current Loads, 8A/24VDC
• Four High Voltage Loads, 2A/240VDC
• RS485 Port with TVS protection
• Reverse polarity power supply protection
• General purpose pushbutton
• All mounting hardware included: brass stand-offs, screws and nuts
• Software self-test
• Command Line
• Python Drivers
• Node Red Nodes

DESCRIPTION

8-MOSFETS: EIGHT SOLID STATE DRIVERS FOR HIGH CURRENT/HIGH VOLTAGE DC LOADS

The 8-MOSFETS card is a stackable expansion card for Raspberry Pi. It has four high current channels which can drive 8A/24V loads and four high voltage channels which can drive loads of 2A/240V. Stackable to 8 layers, the card can provide up to 64 solid state outputs to each Raspberry Pi.

Pluggable connectors make the 8-MOSFETS card easy to use when multiple cards are stacked up. Status LEDs show when MOSFETs are on or off. 

COMPATIBILITY

The card is compatible with all Raspberry Pi versions from Zero to 4. All stacked cards share the I2C bus using only two of the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins to manage all eight cards.  This feature leaves the remaining 24 GPIOs available for the user. 

POWER REQUIREMENTS

The 8-MOSFETS card needs 5V to operate and can be powered from Raspberry Pi or from it's own pluggable connector.  The card draws about 10mA. If power is applied to the card, no other power supply is needed for the Raspberry Pi.

DOWNLOADS

EIGHT MOSFETS DOWNLOADS

SOFTWARE

SOFTWARE INTERFACES

You can write your own application using the Command Line or Python Libraries provided. No programming is required if you use the Node-Red nodes provided. You can drag-and-drop the functional blocks to design your application. Examples are provided at GitHub.

SELF TEST

The 8-MOSFETS card can be tested before installation by running a simple command from the command line. The card will cycle each MOSFET on and off at 0.5 seconds interval. The lighting of the LEDs will assure that all MOSFETS are functioning. Optional loads on each channel can extend the user's confidence in the hardware.

ACCESSORIES

DIN-RAIL MOUNTING

The 8-MOSFETS card can be installed parallel on a DIN-Rail using the DIN-Rail Kit Type 1, or perpendicular using the DIN-Rail Kit Type 2.

SMART FAN

The Smart Fan provides a stackable cooling solution for Raspberry Pi. Its on-board processor powers the fan just enough to maintain the preset temperature of the Pi. If the 8-MOSFETS card is used to drive multiple high current loads, a secondary Smart Fan can be installed on top of the card to provide adequate cooling.

YOUR KIT

1. 8-MOSFETS STACKABLE HAT FOR RASPBERRY PI

2. MOUNTING HARDWARE

• Four M2.5x18mm male-female brass standoffs
• Four M2.5x5mm brass screws
• Four M2.5 brass nuts

3. TWO STACK LEVEL JUMPERS

4. EIGHT 3-PIN MALE CONNECTOR PLUGS FOR MOSFETS AND TWO 2-PIN CONNECTOR PLUGS FOR RS485 AND POWER.

QUICK START

1. Plug your 8-MOSFETS card on top of your Raspberry Pi and power up the system using only one 5V/3A power supply.
2. Enable I2C communication on Raspberry Pi using raspi-config.
3. Install the 8-MOSFETS software from github.com:
1. ~$ git clone https://github.com/SequentMicrosystems/8mosind-rpi.git
2. ~$ cd /home/pi/8mosind-rpi
3. ~/8mosind-rpi$ sudo make install
4. ~/8mosind-rpi$ 8mosind -h

The program will respond with a list of available commands.

Connect your load between pin 2 of any of the load connectors and the positive side of your external power supply. Connect the negative side of your external power supply to pin 1 of the output connectors. Turn on and off the load using the corresponding command.