Raspberry Pi - Pi Qi - Qi Pi- Qiπ - A wireless powered Raspberry Pi 1080P HD VIDEO

19 Oct 2012

Hello World,

I have effectively powered the Raspberry Pi by the means of Qi Technology. I would like to present the Pi Qi or the Qiπ (Not sure what I will call it yet...Qi Pi..Qiπ)

I was sick and tired of all of the cables that had to go in the Raspberry Pi. So I bluetoothed the Mouse and Keyboard! I plugged in a Wifi USB Dongle. Now the only thing left to make it completely wireless is the Power and HDMI or video ports.

I have today taken care of the Power and the only thing left is wireless HDMI or Video!

Here are some photos of the progress.... AND THEN THE VIDEO!!!

Coil Inside Raspberry Pi Case!

Coil Mounted Outside Case to show proof of concept and clarity!

Wires strung through case bottom.

I am just adding more pictures to create more drama and anticipation of watching the Raspberry Pi Boot up Inductively!

Evaluation Board mounted (loosely for now) inside the Raspberry Pi case! Please do not look at the solder job! I was in a hurry to watch this work!

Coil on bottom of case!

Side View of Coil on Raspberry Pi Case.

Raspberry Pi Powered up Wirelessly!

Raspberry Pi Powered Up Wirelessly!

Raspberry Pi Powered up Wirelessly! Sorry, I cannot say it enough!!!

Final Shot! It is fully booted up wirelessly! Nothing is better than that! An Energizer and Texas Instruments Qi Inductive Charged Raspberry Pi! THE Qiπ! (CHEE-PI)

ENJOY!

Thank you,

Chad

Top Comments

DAB over 13 years ago in reply to johnsocm

You are in luck. My wife told me that there is now a translucent version of official Duct Tape available.

No more compromising on material usage.

Keep up the good work,
DAB
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johnsocm over 13 years ago in reply to DAB

DAB,

Nope no duct tape :) Actually the reason for the plastic tape is so I could show that the coil was really in the project! If I used electrical tape no one would see it and would become a box with a hidden coil, well the final design :)
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johnsocm over 13 years ago in reply to rolandsoft

Hello,

I have only tested the 1st gen powermat and it wasn't Qi compatible. There may be another version out now!
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DAB over 13 years ago

What, no duct tape?

Actually, I was surprised to see the plastic tape. Are you concerned about static electricity build up?

It is probably not an issue, but I have bad experiences with some electronics an ESD issues. Oh well, as long as it works.

Keep up the good work,
DAB
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rolandsoft over 13 years ago in reply to johnsocm

According to this: http://www.wirelesspowerplanet.com/news/10-questions-for-daniel-schreiber-president-of-powermat/
Powermats are compatible with Qi Tech, in as such that Qi devices can be charged with powermats... don't really know if it's true though... I'm just saying that there's lots of sales nowadays with powermats, that it's easier to just buy one for cheap, specially if we want something similar to what you've been doing... Of course, the project you did is very commendable and innovation inspiring. However, for those of us who don't know or can't build our own, powermats are a cheap alternative...
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