topic Re: Freedom current capacity in Kinetis Microcontrollers https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326193#M15014 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Regarding power supply input. I have a 12V source that I am planning on converting down to 5V, but I do not know the current supplied so I want to be sure I will not burn my board</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:05:31 GMT georgealbertagu 2014-07-31T17:05:31Z Freedom current capacity https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326191#M15012 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the maximum current that can run through a Freedom board without the board burning?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:15:47 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326191#M15012 georgealbertagu 2014-07-30T20:15:47Z Re: Freedom current capacity https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326192#M15013 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do you refer to the board itself as if an electrical current were to magically circulate through the board; to the maximum current provided by a specific pin in a component? your questions is too general, you need to re formulate your question and be more specific.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 16:59:33 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326192#M15013 apanecatl 2014-07-31T16:59:33Z Re: Freedom current capacity https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326193#M15014 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Regarding power supply input. I have a 12V source that I am planning on converting down to 5V, but I do not know the current supplied so I want to be sure I will not burn my board</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:05:31 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326193#M15014 georgealbertagu 2014-07-31T17:05:31Z Re: Freedom current capacity https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326194#M15015 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The voltage regulator in the FRDM boards is NCP1117ST33T3G, its maximum rated output current is 1000mA; you can use that figure as a milestone.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:27:51 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/Freedom-current-capacity/m-p/326194#M15015 apanecatl 2014-07-31T17:27:51Z