Questions tagged [5v]
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Using Linear Voltage regulators in parallel for a high current load
I need to build a high current 12 to 5 volt regulator.
This will power neopixels, which draw 60mA each, and we have like 800 of them, so around 48A when all of them are on at full brightness and white....
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Can I use a Schottky Diode to prevent a voltage regulator from being used in reverse?
When I use a USB Serial Programmer, the 3.3V line from the programmer gets connected to the 3.3V line from the circuit below.
The problem is that I also get 3.3v on the voltage regulator's VIn, ...
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Amount of watts on a phone charger [closed]
I'm building a phone charger, and I'm curious about the output power. We know that a phone battery charge on 5 V, and let's say the overall resistance of the charging circuit in the phone is about 200 ...
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Drive an HX-53 IR Transmitter using an ESP32 and logic level converter
I have an ESP32 with which I need to drive an HX-53 IR transmitter.
I'm facing some range problems particularly for three reasons:
The HX-53 is supposed to be driven with 5 V.
There is an LED in ...
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How to connect a 5volt relay to esp32?
Sorry to ask this stupid question here. I have the relay shown below with me. its a 5 volt relay. I wonder can it operate on 3 volts. If so, is it possible to connect it to the esp32 3 volt output. or ...
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Tap power from 3D printer PSU to a Raspberry Pi 4
Would it be possible to power a Raspberry Pi 4 by tapping some power from the PSU of an Elegoo Neptune 3 Plus printer? Since the Raspberry Pi requires 5V to run I understand that I would have to get a ...
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Can addressable 5 V LED strips be powered with two differently strong power supplies?
I want to power 16 m of SK6812 RGBWW LED 5 V strips with 60 pixel/m. They are rated with 18 W/m which would make the maximum power ~300 W. I highly doubt that I will ever use the full power so, 200 W ...
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Can I connect multiple USB 2.0 females to a MEAN WELL 5V 10A power supply?
I have a 5V 10A power supply and some USB 2.0 female breakout boards.
I only need the power and no data.
I have six ESP8266 for small Wled lights which uses a maximum of 1.3 amperes per unit.
I have ...
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IRLML9301PBF as high side switching for 5 V, 2 A load from a 3.3 V uC?
Circuit:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I would like to cut off the power to my APA102-LED-strip during uC sleep -
as the standby current of these strips is relative ...
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5V, 50 Ω input single pulse signal to an FPGA
I have a 5 V, 50 Ω input single pulse signal (<1 ms pulse width) going into Trenz TE0711 (operating @3.3 V and 50 MHz clock). Since the input signal is too high of a voltage, I am trying to find a ...
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5 V holdup/ temporary backup circuit
I have a project where I'm using an android tablet to power a serial relay, the relay is 20 m from the tablet so I'm using a USB C > USB A hub and a self powered USB over CAT6 extender. When the ...
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How to power LILYGO ESP32-S3 1.9" T-Display without USB?
Noob question, I'm sure, but - I have one of these little LILYGO ESP32-S3 1.9" T-Display boards. Linked up with my PC, downloaded my code, runs fine, but I can't get the thing to power up from ...
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I am building a circuit that operates at 5 V but I need to use SIM7600 module @12 V
I am building a circuit with an Arduino that operates at 5 V, but I need to use a SIM7600 module that will be connected to the Arduino's pins, and needs 12 V in order to operate.
Will I have any ...
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What is the maximum current that a 5V barrel plug device will draw if plugged into USB-A?
Here's the situation, I have an alarm clock that is powered by a barrel plug DC connector that says "5V" next to it. Out of the box, it has an AC plug into a figure-8 connector going into a ...
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Voltage Drop on circuit
I am a relative newbie, so please be kind.
This is a working schematic. When I press the buttons, the LEDs light up. So far, so good.
now I connect the multimeter to one of the M* pins and measure ...
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DHT21 / AM2301 sensor not measuring humidity Arduino
Although there was a similar thread it was for Raspberry PI. This sensor should work out of the box with the Arduino and should be more advanced than the cheap DHT11/22.
I have this exact sensor: ...
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Applying 5 V to 3.3 V output pins
I have a 3.3 V microcontroller pin (not 5 V tolerant) with an external 10 kΩ pull-up resistor. By mistake, the external pull-up resistor was connected to 5 V. As I understand it, the only thing that ...
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Using MCU as a power switch to PC -- connecting the thing correctly
My LED strip projects are done and completed succesfully for now and I am back with a question regarding powering MCU when using it as a remote PC switch.
So what I have so far: a Raspbi Pico W which ...
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MOSFET Driven 5V relay doesn't work when connected to two different sources
I built a circuit that uses a 3.3V signal to control an IRLB8721 MOSFET, which in turn switches a common 5V relay. This relay then controls an external 5V powered device. I drew a schematic below. ...
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Do I need an isolation transformer?
I am building a 5V circuit where the maximum current draw I expect will be 5-5.5A, so have purchased a 5V 6A power supply IRM-30-5ST.
In order to connect this power supply to the mains, I have ...
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5V protection circuits
For my project, I'm using this solar shield in order to use some solar panels and a battery to power my Arduino. In order to protect the solar shield (where the maximum solar input is 6V) I would ...
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Charging board cuts out when unplugging USB cable
I’m using a Lithium battery charge/discharge board with 5V regulator and USB-C input to power a gaming handheld. It’s important that I be able to run the handheld and charge the battery at the same ...
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Can I directly connect a 5V DC device to the inputs or outputs of a 3.3V microcontroller that tolerate that voltage level?
I'm doing a project with a PIC32 that works with 3.3V and that has some terminals that are tolerant to 5V levels.
I need to manage another device that has a UART at TTL voltage levels (5v).
The ...
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What type of circuit/components are needed to make a phone charger that stops charging when the battery is full?
I'm building my own portable power station, using a 12v lead acid battery as a power source. Currently I've got 1 12v socket and 2 usb ports on it. The idea being to use it to power something like a ...
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Step down buck converter - lower input voltage than output - LM2596
I want to power 5v leds from a 12v source in my car using a "DC-DC Adjustable Step-down Buck Converter LM2596 3A". The source has a dimmer switch which can regulate the voltage from 12v to 1....
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Exchange a battery with capacitor?
I have this 5 V lamp work with a internal-battery. I took the battery out and it work with the 5 V charge directly. But it flash/flick sometime.
My idea is to put a capacitor in place of the battery ...
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Charging a 5v battery bank with 4.2 volt battery
So I wanted to make a hand-cranked battery charger for my power bank, and I figured that if I connect a generator to a lithium battery I had lying around, I could use the output of that lithium ...
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Using two USB 5V sources to toggle a AC relay for a hibernating computer w/ high phantom load
I have a PC w/ a great processing-to-power-consumption ratio, however its idle consumption and power-off power draw (phantom load) is far from ideal. I could use an external switch to manually toggle ...
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Supply power for a relay with same source as pump connected to relay
I would like to know if relay will work normally when I supply electric power for the 5V relay with the same source (classical 5V USB charger) as the source for a water pump (3.3~5V) connected to the ...
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5v to charge a 12 V battery pack (possible with this?)
Is it possible to charge a 12 V battery pack with a 5 V charger (say USB charger)?
With the follow conditions...
The charger will internally charge cell 1 upto 4.2 V, then switch to cell 2 and charge ...
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If I had 2xUSBA @2.4A/ea. but only 4A max output from 21W solar panel, would joining the usb cable leads together give me one safe a 5v/4A output?
Mission-Solar fast charge? If I had a 21W solar panel with 2 USBA/2.4A or 4A max outs, could I simply strip and match leads to form one USBC input to a USBC input on a Poweradd PD 30W Power bank and ...
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300ns Pulse Generator to Drive LED
I wanted to use a 555 timer in astable mode to generate a 5V signal to flash an LED on and off. This works fine when the pulse length of the LED is in seconds or milliseconds. But this got me thinking ...
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12V pulses into 5V pulses
I have a 12V pulse square signal coming from an RPM sensor. I would like to translate it into 5V pulses since I will need to use it as input in an Arduino. What do you guys think is the easiest way? ...
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STM32 external 5V pullup
I have an STM32G031K8 Nucleo development board and was thinking about interfacing it's GPIO with an old BCD-to-Seven-Segment Decoder integrated circuit (SN74LS47N). This is a 5V part... and while I ...
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2N2222 NPN Transistor, no current flowing through collector
I have a 2N2222 NPN Transistor wired up in the most basic common emitter setting (emitter grounded, base hooked up with a 1k resistor to 5V, collector connected to load and load connected to +12V). ...
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Makeshift Passive USB Charger 5V OVP
I was looking to protect my 5V device from 20V, since the charging port is Type-C, but used for USB 2.0 communication without any power delivery or bc. Expected to be charged with 1A-1.5A from the ...
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How can I switch on 12V 500mA supply to a load when a signal is taken from 5V down to ground?
I have a commercial PCB. On it is an IC with a pin that is pulled down to ground by a normally open switch. I want to turn on supply to a load when the switch is closed.
simulate this circuit – ...
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Pull 5V using NodeMCU output pins
This diagram is of the little device to read the data from P1 port on the DSMR electric meter. In my case it is Landis E360.
RTS and 5V pins are shorted in the diagram and that is to trigger the data ...
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LM2596S-5 Circuit, 7.x V instead of 5V output voltage. What did i do wrong?
for a little project of mine i need 24 and 5 Volts on my PCB. To do so i want to step down a 24V supply.
I planned to use the LM2596SX-5.0/NOPB for this task and designed it with the TI Webench Power ...
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RS-485, 5Vdc and 24Vdc over a single Ethernet cable
I recently started to work on a project that involves motor drivers and microcontrollers in a network topology. This is rather a theoretical question, just something that I was thinking about. The ...
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Circuit power issues causing LCD to change brightness when motor operates
My apologies I'm still getting to grips with the more advanced aspects of electronics, so apologies if this is a stupid question!
I'm building a sensor device with a Raspberry Pi, and have got ...
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How to tell which side of a Meanwell Encapsulated is AC and which is DC?
I received an AC/DC Encapsulated PSU from Meanwell.
The datasheet Meanwell IRM 60 5ST seems to suggest that the the terminal block with two screws is for the AC while the terminal blocks with 4 screws ...
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The most efficient way to generate -5V out of 5V3 at 30mA
In my design, I need to power up a few op-amps with positive and negative rail. Taking into account amplitude in the signal path, headroom for input common-mode voltage, output voltage swing and ...
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How to change breadboard power supply output voltage?
I recently bought a 3.3/5v power supply like this. I'm powering it with a fresh 9 volt battery and 9 volt to barrel connector cable. Right now, it's on 3.3 volt mode, and I have no idea how to switch ...
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How to drop voltage to 4 volt from 5 volt source voltage with resistors? [duplicate]
A SIM800L module needs voltage between 3.7V to 4.2V. The Arduino power source output is 5 volts which will damage the module.
Is 220ohm enough? I was testing with a multimeter. Its drops to 4 volt ...
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Powering the Raspberry Pi zero from printer PCB
I want to convert my simple printer into a network printer with CUPS on Raspberry Pi. I tested everything with Raspberry Pi 4 and it worked perfectly. Now, I want to fit my Raspberry Pi zero inside ...
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12V to 5V 3A DC-DC converter recommendations. WS2811 LEDS
I require to supply 5v to 50 LED pixels WS2811 from a 12V supply.
I have looked at many DC-DC converters and one thing in common is quite a low load capacitance. < 1000 uF and typically around 500 ...
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Amplifiying PWM signal to 10v analog
I have a 5V PWM signal around 500Hz. I want to have 0-10V analog output from this. I considered using a MOSFET to step the 5V PWM to 10V PWM and using a low pass filter at the output to achieve my ...
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Initial connection - 5V LED strip
I wanted to play around with some of these addressable LED strips, so I bought one off Amazon. It's a string of 300 LEDs, comes in a big spool:
The spool has the same connectors on both ends, a 3-...
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Problem with LM1085 3-A regulator
I've been trying to build a 5V voltage regulator for a PCB that converts a input voltage from 10 to 30V. I've been searching on internet and I've found that the LM1085 was suitable for this case, with ...
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