Arduino UNO R3 maximum current?
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 Hi. 
 I am about to add some stuff to my gateway.
 It is an UNO with ethernet sheild powered through USB.I will add: 
 Relay. measured around 80mA when relay is on.
 lightsensor. ?mA. read somewhere around 0,5mA but let's say atleast 3mA to be sure?Replace my cheap nrf radio against a 2.4G 22dBm 100mW NRF24L01P+PA+LNA from icstation.com From icstation webpage: Maximum power:20dBm(about 100mW) 
 Gbps:250k,1M,2M, Adjustable
 Emission current:95mA
 Sinks current:20mAI am planning to connect these directly to my uno on 3.3V pin and 5V pin. I don't know the consumption of the ethernetshield but i read somewhere around 150- 200mA Will this work? Will i overload my UNO? Any thoughts? 
 
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 @xydix - Hello! 
 About the uno: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno- DC Current per I/O Pin 20 mA
- DC Current for 3.3V Pin 	50 mA
 I think its 200mA total for all pins.
 You could use a transistor to drive the relay maybe? 
 
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 Not so fancy but this is how I did. It will do for now.
 This is the 5V pin under the USB connector.
 Now I get 5V directly from my USB power supply.
 
 
			
		

