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Which is better Input 5 volts to arduino..??

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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago

Guys, I intend to use arduino 24*7. I'm using it in a small industrial bot. I don't want my arduino to draw a higher current than its capability and get damaged. In my application I use 5 digital pins of my arduino as input n rest as output. To make sure OUTPUT pins does not draw more current, I've conneted it to ULN 2803 which is having further connections. I'm okay in that. I want to ask, would it be better to give the input 5 volts to the INPUT pins in my code from the "5V pin of arduino" or "from my 5 Volt regulator IC 7805". My goal is to make sure arduino works for a long period of time..!!

 

Thanks in advance.. image

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  • alanwood
    alanwood over 13 years ago +1
    Hi, Are you building your own shield to be mounted on the Arduino? Your circuitry should be able to get enough current from the pins on the Arduino. If in doubt, do a worst case calculation for current…
  • billabott
    0 billabott over 13 years ago

    I don't know, yet.  Are you driving a motor like how the discussion went here: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/11772 ?

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    0 e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to billabott

    thanks.. but its not that.. I have no querry so far regarding ULN 2803. Just wanna know about the inputs to arduino..!

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    0 alanwood over 13 years ago

    Hi,

     

    Are you building your own shield to be mounted on the Arduino? Your circuitry should be able to get enough current from the pins on the Arduino. If in doubt, do a worst case calculation for current draw and see if it exceeds the Arduino specifications. Here is a link on ways to destroy an Arduino:  http://ruggedcircuits.com/html/ancp01.html

    http://ruggedcircuits.com/html/ancp01.htmlIt advises that you shouldn't power your own circuits from the Vin pin of the Arduino.

     

    Here is a link to a ruggedized Arduino: http://ruggedcircuits.com/html/ruggeduino.html

     

    Hope you have fun with your design.

     

    Regards,

    Alan

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    0 fidelsalinas over 13 years ago

    Its not advised to use the 5v pin for power input. As it might damage the regulator. 

     

    F/S

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    0 billabott over 13 years ago

    I believe the OP is asking about how to set up the UNO input pins to be controlled by switches (or something).  What might be the optimal source (for long term reliablability) to source the +V that tells the UNO input pin it has a high signal.

     

    Ah, hem, paging Mark Beckett  . . . . . . .   paging Mark Beckett.

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    0 fidelsalinas over 13 years ago in reply to billabott

    Hey billabot. He's asking if using the 5v pin is okay to power his arduino as a long term solution instead of USB or the power jack.

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    0 billabott over 13 years ago

    Mr. OP,

     

       Please make clear what you are asking.   thanks.

    Pritish Shardul wrote:

     

    ... the input 5 volts to the INPUT pins in my code from the "5V pin of arduino" or "from my 5 Volt regulator IC 7805". ....

     

    Thanks in advance.. image

     

    My opinion is that it does not matter - do it either way.  But, I would like to hear from Mark Beckett on the issue.

     

    According to the data sheet for the Toshiba ULN2803A, the maximum input current draw from the 8 UNO output pins will be 8 x 0.5 mA = 4 mA at 5 Volts.  That leaves 142 mA for use on the 5? input pins.  I will guess that it should be more than adequate.

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    0 fidelsalinas over 13 years ago in reply to billabott

    Yeah billabot, I just read it again and now I think he wants to know if it's okay to power something straight from 5v or to use a regulator?? The code and an explanation would really help OP.

    F/S

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  • billabott
    0 billabott over 13 years ago in reply to fidelsalinas

    One must first grasp the Open Source Concept and recognize the obligations OS places on the user.

     

    Who is Dabs?

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    0 fidelsalinas over 13 years ago in reply to billabott

    Sorry Billabot, I was responding to Dabs and mistaken you alls names. apologies

     

    F/S

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