Connecting 4 WIRE fan to orange PI Plus

sabareeshbc · Published in 2015-6-22 22:05:56

Edited by sabareeshbc at 2015-6-22 22:09

I don't know this is the right place to post this.I am a newbie to all these,So any help will be welcomed.

I want to connect a 4 wire Fan(PWM) to Orange Pi Plus that run according to temperature.
BTW my Orange Pi Plus is shipped only

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matteobp · Published in 2015-6-22 22:51:05

Orange Pi Plus doesn't have support to control a PWM fan. Moreover, standard PC fan requires 12V, while the Orange Pi Plus is powered by a 5V power supply.
I added an heatsink to my Orange Pi Plus, and I'm using a standard 3-Pin Temperature-controlled fan with the thermistor inserted in the heatsink, powered by an external 12V power supply.
This is my FAN, but you don't need a 120 fan. I used it because I already had it and I have to cool other items near the Orange PI Plus.
http://www.arctic.ac/de_en/arctic-f12-tc.html

sabareeshbc · Published in 2015-6-23 01:11:14

Can you please tell me how you connectd the fan to orange pi or to external supply.

I want the wiring circuit including thermistor.

matteobp · Published in 2015-6-23 16:09:10

There is no circuit. The fan is already "Temperature-controlled", you can search for images in google (arctic F12 TC). An example

It exists in three dimensions 80x80, 92x92 and 120x120. Here the official page
http://www.arctic.ac/de_en/products/cooling/case-fan.html
See the TC models.
A part from Arctic, there are other models of Temperature-controlled fans.
For the power supply, it should be very difficult to find a 12V power supply with a connector that fits the fan. You have to cut out the original connector and solder a two pin connector. Moreover, you have to check the fan specs for the current required, I have a 12V 1A power supply.
Specs of the arctic F12 TC (max current 0.24A, in my opinion you should use at least a 12V 500mA power supply)
http://www.arctic.ac/de_en/arctic-f12-tc.html

magicse · Published in 2015-6-27 05:11:37

Edited by magicse at 2015-6-26 23:44

Here 5v coolers http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/5v-cooling-fan

and controller http://www.ebay.com/itm/Smart-Sp ... 4-Pin-/141302259926

sabareeshbc · Published in 2015-6-28 15:57:23

now iam confused which type to use

loboris · Published in 2015-6-29 15:12:28

Just buy any 1-2 $ 40x40x10mm fun, 2 wire and connect it to +5V&GND on the expansion port !

matteobp · Published in 2015-6-29 15:25:01

I have some old 12V 40x40x10 fans, and I tried to connect them to 5V. Many of them works spinning very slow, but if you are using a heat sink, it should be enough, with the advantage that it is very silent.
Later I'll try to post some photos.