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Switch power to sensors

Basil · 2007-05-01 22:46:31

Hi All, I am trying to figure out a MCU controlled power switch for my device. Prior to launch, I want to be able to turn off the sensors (ADXL78 accelerometer & MPX4115A pressure sensor) to save power, and only turn them on every 250ms to take a sample. During flight, they may need to stay on all the time due to the…

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Basil Posts: 380

2007-05-07 00:28 edited 2007-05-07 00:28

[noparse]:)[/noparse] 24AWG cable will handle 6A nicely, but I guess thats really up to the end user.

Thanks Mike

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