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Power two BOE boards from same power supply?

bulkheadbulkhead Posts: 405
edited 2006-08-07 13:40 in General Discussion
Can I simply add 2 jumper wires to the breadboards, connecting the Vin and Vss together? Or is connecting it this way different than connecting it through the power jack? If it can be done this way that would be easier than making a "Y" adaptor.

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  • BamseBamse Posts: 561
    edited 2006-08-03 19:46
    You should be able to connect the Vin and Vss from one board to another, you will need both.
    However, do not connect the Vdd from one board to another, I don't think the voltage regulators like to work in parallell...

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  • crgwbrcrgwbr Posts: 614
    edited 2006-08-07 13:40
    I always use a 9-volt battery adapter to this. Just rember that doing this causes the black wire to be positive and the red, negitive.

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