Hey guys, having my first attempt at setting up a pic16f84a and am planning on using this 5v regulator
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sourced from a 9v battery pack. Now I understand that I must be careful about voltage drop from the batteries, my question is regards to the circuit and the difference between the one I've provided and the 99348832727squillion more complex alternatives.
Actual current draw depends on PIC outputs, e.g. connecting an LED directly to an output pin and operate it at nominal current of 20mA the PIC must sink or source that current.
So it's not the PIC which is decisive for total current flow. It's the entire circuit.
sorry I threw you guys off with the pic16f part, I'm meaning to ask what's the difference between this simple regulator and a more complex one? this one will do the trick?
sorry I threw you guys off with the pic16f part, I'm meaning to ask what's the difference between this simple regulator and a more complex one? this one will do the trick?
The voltage of a 9V battery quickly drops to 7.2V then slowly drops to 6V when it is considered to be dead. But an old 7805 voltage regulator fails to regulate when its input drops to about 7V.
I always use a modern low-dropout 5V regulator with my 9V battery powered circuits. It regulates perfectly until the battery drops below 5.5V.
These days I just rip the guts out of an "emergency cell phone charger". Runs on 1 AA battery and runs it flat, gives you a regulated +5V, uses a switching regulator for high efficiency, and is dirt cheap and prewired with a battery holder to boot.
6AA alkaline cells produce 9.6V when new then the voltage quickly drops to 7.2V then slowly drops to 6V when they are presumed to be dead.
But an old 7805 regulator fails to regulate when its input drops to about 7V. So again, USE A LOW-DROPOUT 5V REGULATOR!