Timeline for Some questions about current and reading electrical characteristics from a datasheet
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| Jul 5, 2016 at 20:27 | comment | added | Transistor | Yes, if your Arduino voltage regulator has 35 mA to spare then you can power this driver chip from it through Vcc1. You could power your motors from an unregulated supply - maybe the one that's feeding the Arduino. The motors won't care if the voltage varies a couple of volts so they don't need a regulated supply. | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 19:14 | vote | accept | John Am | ||
| Jul 5, 2016 at 19:03 | comment | added | John Am | Thanks. So the "logic supply current" is what the whole L293D draw from the Arduino power supply (5V) and it says the typical rate is 35mA? | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 18:52 | history | answered | Transistor | CC BY-SA 3.0 |