Game-centric: Driver Booster 2 can identify gaming components and tweak drivers for improved gaming performance. Reboot: Not sure if or when to reboot when updating drivers? Driver Booster 2 will tell you and do it automatically, if you tell it to in the program's settings. The Ignored list comes in handy when older PCs and components can't use the latest drivers.įast and easy: In our tests, Driver Booster 2 downloaded and installed drivers much faster than we could - assuming we would even have been aware of all the updates our system needed. Safe: Driver Booster 2 can back up drivers, create restore points before installing updates, and show only WHQL-tested drivers. Updates to Driver Booster 2 include faster downloads and an all-new user interface with skins. Or you can set fixed intervals for scans and update drivers one by one or all at once with a single click. It can scan automatically when you launch a program or when you connect a device. I'm giving it 4 stars: starting with 5 for doing exactly what it says, then taking off 1 for the unavoidable realities of physics that aren't Sparkfun's fault.IObit's Driver Booster 2 scans your PC for out-of-date drivers and updates them for you. So it would be best to test your project if you need to rely on it for a long running session, and maybe consider selecting a larger battery than the simple math would suggest. The simplistic math is 1400/50 = 28 hours. My tracker draws a consistent 50 mA and I was able to get just 16 hours of operation from a 1400 mAH LiPo battery. The worthy LiPo batteries include a low voltage cutoff function to avoid damage by being over drawn. This circuit will bend over backwards to meet the power needs of the load in spite of a falling input voltage, which means that the current draw from the battery will increase as time goes on. Note that the math to calculate your battery capacity might not be simple for your load. And the red "Power On" LED is night-vision friendly. The combination of charging and boosting as well as a battery disconnect switch capability without snipping battery leads is a dream come true for small hobby builds. The small size is perfect for a small battery box I built as an alternative to the 4-AA battery power source for a portable sky tracker for astrophotography. Also, this board does not possess any undervoltage or other battery protection features, so we do recommend that you use it only with batteries with a built-in protection circuit. Note: This is not a direct replacement for the SparkFun Power Cell, as it uses a different IC. If you need more than 5V out of your project, the SparkFun LiPo Charger/Boosters can also be daisy-chained together to get a bigger bang for your buck. Multiple connection types are provided for the battery, charge source and switch to allow flexibility of application, and two LEDs provide feedback on system status. The circuit is constructed by feeding an MCP73831 charge controller IC to the LiPo port, and to the input of a PAM2401 boost controller. While the booster circuit is in operation, this board can draw more current the lower the input voltage, making it perfect to deliver a strong charge in a small amount of time. This LiPo charger is a very economical choice that is equipped with a simple booster circuit utilizing the PAM2401 IC, and includes protection diodes so you can run multiple cells in series for an extra kick. The SparkFun 5V/1A LiPo Charger/Booster is a no-nonsense circuit for generating one amp from a Lithium Polymer battery at 5V.
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