Cathodion Posted August 14, 2012 at 03:36 PM Share Posted August 14, 2012 at 03:36 PM Hello fellows, I'm measuring around 4.50 volts of output on the 16IO bricklet while the switch on the bricklet reading "3.3V <--> 5V" is switched to "5V". Switching it to 3.3V results in a perfect 3.30 volts of output, but the 5V is really not even close. Is this a known issue? Kind regards, Geert Schuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photron Posted August 14, 2012 at 04:11 PM Share Posted August 14, 2012 at 04:11 PM It's known and by design. Each Brick has a protecting diode in the 5V line feed from USB resulting in a 0.5V drop. To get "better" 5V output at the IO-16 you can use a Step-Down Power Supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathodion Posted August 14, 2012 at 05:40 PM Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 at 05:40 PM Ok, thanks for the quick reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.