The Arduberry can be used as a standalone device and can be powered externally.

To power the Arduberry Externally, you will need a few more components. Here is the list of components that you’ll need:

1. IC1            LM7805                        512-LM7805ACT
2. F1             Resettable Fuse           504-PTS12066V100
3. C8,C10     .1uF Capacitor              77-VJ0603Y104KXJCBC
4. C9            1000uF- Capacitor       140-REA102M1ABK1012P

You can find the placement of the parts in the Schematic and the Board diagram here.

Here are some pictures of the Arduberry with it’s power circuit in action:

Arduberry and the Raspberry Pi powered using a 9V battery

Arduberry with all the components mounted

The polyfuse goes on the bottom