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Can the stamp handle 9V?

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2002-12-09 19:42 in General Discussion
I really want to know if the stamp can handle 9v volts directly. The
board only gives it 5v but i want to put it on a board of my own. So
can I connect a 9v battery to the Vdd pin of the chip to run it?

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-12-09 17:13
    No!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5V to Vin


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-12-09 17:19
    What about voltage division ?
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-12-09 17:28
    Yes, but just once [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    But to be serious, no. the chips want 5 volts - put a regulator (e.g.
    78L05) on the board. You can use a low-dropout regulator that will allow
    the 9v battery to go down to less than 6 volts before it drops out of
    regulation. The low dropout voltage means you can get the last drop of
    juice out of the 9V battery, although once the voltage starts to drop, it
    will probably go down fairly rapidly. The LM2396-5.0 from National is
    cheap. At 10 ma load current, the chip only uses 0.2 ma itself, so it won't
    add much drain to the 9V battery.

    Larry

    At 04:56 PM 12/9/2002 +0000, you wrote:
    >I really want to know if the stamp can handle 9v volts directly. The
    >board only gives it 5v but i want to put it on a board of my own. So
    >can I connect a 9v battery to the Vdd pin of the chip to run it?
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-12-09 18:29
    Pin 24 of the stamp can handle 6-15V. The stamp has an onboard regulator
    good for 50 MAh. Be sure you "DO NOT" connect anything above +5 V to pin 21.
    Pin 21 is for regulated +5v input OR it can be used for stamp regulated +5v
    output. Do not draw more then the 50MAH maximum onboard stamp regulator.

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-12-09 18:34
    Not a good idea to use voltage division.

    Use a 5 volt regulator, they are inexpensive.

    If you use voltage division, the current in the divider network should be
    about 10 times greater than the current consumed by the circuit and that
    wastes power. (the 10 times greater is just a general rule of thumb)

    Also, when you use voltage division, if the 9v starts to drop and it will,
    the 5 volts you didvided down will drop.


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-12-09 19:42
    You can put 9V into the Vin pin, but not the Vdd pin. The Stamp's
    onboard regulator will then produce 5V from the 9V, power the Stamp, and
    leave a little left over on the Vdd pin for you to use with other
    circuts (but don't draw too much -- see the Stamp manual).

    Al Williams
    AWC
    * 8 channels of PWM
    http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak5.htm



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