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Power the Arduino Nano Motor Carrier with a Li-Ion battery

The Nano Motor Carrier requires external power to operate properly. Learn how to power the carrier by connecting a Li-Ion battery to the XT-30 power connector.

What you’ll need

  • Nano Motor Carrier
  • Arduino Nano board (eg. Nano 33 IoT)
  • A 18650 3.7 V Li-ion battery
  • 18650 battery holder

Instructions

  1. Ensure that the battery switch on the carrier is set to OFF and the USB cable is unplugged.

    Battery switch OFF

  2. Place the battery in the holder. Make sure that the polarity (+/-) of the battery is facing the right way.

    Polarity battery orientation

  3. Place the Nano on top of the carrier so that the pin labels are aligned. Press down on the board to attach it.

    Attaching board to carrier

  4. Connect the battery header from the holder to the socket header of the carrier. Ensure that the black wire is aligned with GND and the red one is aligned with VIN.

  5. Set the battery switch on the carrier to ON.

  6. Power the board using the USB cable.

The image below demonstrates the completed assembly, along with all indicator lights that should be on.

Nano motor carrier connected to USB

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