PowerNODE DC-DC Converter (9V)
PowerNODE DC-DC Converter (9V)
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Steady 9 V for video, cameras and radios.
Video transmitters, FPV and inspection cameras, and many data links are specced for 9 V, and they show every dip and spike in the supply as noise, dropouts or resets. The PowerNODE 9V takes any 3–30 V input and delivers a regulated 9 V ±4% at about 2 A, in the same fully potted aluminum housing as the rest of the family. It steps up as well as down, so it runs a 9 V payload from a 2S pack just as happily as from 6S, and keeps working when the aircraft is wet, cold or shaking.
Key features
- 3–30 V input (2S to 6S LiPo, or lower) to a regulated 9 V ±4% output
- Step-up/step-down design: a full 9 V even when the battery sits below 9 V
- About 2 A typical output current at 80–90% typical efficiency
- Reverse-voltage protection to 30 V, over-current protection, thermal shutdown and under-voltage lockout
- Fully potted in a black anodized aluminum case: nothing exposed, nothing to shake loose
- Engineered to DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H environmental standards; −10 °C to +55 °C operating
- IP67 flanged DB9 connector with gold contacts and 4-40 jackscrews, plus a remote ENABLE pin to switch the rail off from your flight controller
- Made in our FAA-approved manufacturing facility
Typical uses: video transmitters · FPV, inspection and survey cameras · data-link and mesh radios · 9 V sensors and payload electronics
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Output voltage | 9 V ±4% |
| Input voltage range | 3–30 V (32 V absolute max) |
| Output current | ~2 A typical with input near 9 V; less at low input, more at higher input |
| Topology | Step-up/step-down switching regulator |
| Efficiency | 80–90% typical |
| Protection | Reverse voltage (to 30 V), over-current, thermal shutdown, under-voltage lockout (~2.5 V) |
| No-load current | ~1 mA typical |
| Environmental | Engineered to DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H |
| Operating temperature | −10 °C to +55 °C |
| Connector | IP67 flanged DB9 male, gold contacts, 4-40 jackscrews |
| DB9 pinout | 1 GND · 4 VOUT · 6 GND · 8 ENABLE · 9 VIN · 2, 3, 5, 7 not connected |
| ENABLE | On by default (internal pull-up to VIN); pull below 0.7 V for low-power shutdown. Leave open if unused |
| Housing | Black anodized aluminum, fully potted |
| Dimensions | 50.9 × 25.4 × 44.5 mm (2.00 × 1.00 × 1.75 in) |
| Weight | ≈75 g (estimated) |
| Part number | PN09 |
About Node
Built like avionics, because that's what we build. Node is an avionics manufacturer holding FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA), and we've built avionics for general aviation and OEM customers for 35 years. For more than a decade we've also flown large unmanned systems: multicopters, VTOLs, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Every Node Electronics part is made in our FAA-approved manufacturing facility, housed in anodized aluminum, fully potted, and engineered to DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H environmental standards, the same standards certifiable UAS autopilots are built to. It's the hardware the unmanned and optionally piloted industry needs when "good enough for a hobby build" isn't.
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