Will the Arduino mini 3.3v give enough stable power for nRF ?
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Hello all,
As mentioned in topic, I want to know if the 3.3v version will give enough and stable power for the nrf ?
Also what is the totoal maximum power consumption which the mini can support if I want also to power up transistors or TRIACs ?Thank you.
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@ahmedadelhosni , for a definitive answer you must check what kind of regulator your board has, as well as how much each component of your circuit will consume.
The official pro-mini uses an MIC5205 voltage regulator that can deliver maximum of 150mA.
Most clones uses a cheaper regulator (such as the 100mA LP2981 that I found in my pro-minis).
The official nRF24l01 radio consumes about 15mA while transmitting/receiving. You have to add on top of it the arduino itself, as well as any other components that you are powering up.
And to be on safe side I would not use more than 60-70% of nominal regulator's output.
Hope it helps...
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@ahmedadelhosni , for a definitive answer you must check what kind of regulator your board has, as well as how much each component of your circuit will consume.
The official pro-mini uses an MIC5205 voltage regulator that can deliver maximum of 150mA.
Most clones uses a cheaper regulator (such as the 100mA LP2981 that I found in my pro-minis).
The official nRF24l01 radio consumes about 15mA while transmitting/receiving. You have to add on top of it the arduino itself, as well as any other components that you are powering up.
And to be on safe side I would not use more than 60-70% of nominal regulator's output.
Hope it helps...
@rvendrame Great. That's so clear.
Thank you. -
@rvendrame Does the mysensors library use high power modes on the nrf? As far as I remember these can use much more power.
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