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03/21/05 16:14
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#90138 - Thats it
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I have 4 AA batteries. Two of them (3.3 or so) will be to power the micro and all four (6.6) to power the solenoid.

Just for illustration visualize every battery with a 10 ohm resistor in series. What happen to your uC supply when the solenoid kicks in. Do remember that a solenoid has a very large "inrush current".

You will need to either use separate batteries for the uC or derive a stabilized 3.3 (e.g. LM2937) for the uC. Then make sure that no return current for the solenoid driver affect the uC (-batt directly to - solenoid driver)

I guess I should retract what I said about "not noise" if you supply the uC with the batteries or another separate supply when you operate "net powered without problems".

Erik

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LPC932 Oscillating            01/01/70 00:00      
   scope            01/01/70 00:00      
      Scope            01/01/70 00:00      
         BIG electrolytic            01/01/70 00:00      
            Bypass where            01/01/70 00:00      
               Diode ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  No I do not            01/01/70 00:00      
                     flywheel diode            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Freewheeing Diode            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Holy Cow            01/01/70 00:00      
                           More Explosions            01/01/70 00:00      
                        flywheel            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Thank you all!            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Flywheel            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 flywheel.            01/01/70 00:00      
   battery            01/01/70 00:00      
      Did not work            01/01/70 00:00      
         try both LF and HF            01/01/70 00:00      
            3.3 amd 6.6            01/01/70 00:00      
               Thats it            01/01/70 00:00      
                  LM2937            01/01/70 00:00      
                     what is solarbotics            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Excellent            01/01/70 00:00      
   Battery            01/01/70 00:00      
   Simple RC-filters might help            01/01/70 00:00      
      Diode 1N4000            01/01/70 00:00      
         Will not help            01/01/70 00:00      
            Got it.            01/01/70 00:00      
               Answer needed, please            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Whoops!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     You don't know the currents??????            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Current ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Found out what currents are flowing?            01/01/70 00:00      
         nope            01/01/70 00:00      
            Ok            01/01/70 00:00      
         Diode type            01/01/70 00:00      
   Oscillations...            01/01/70 00:00      
      aka            01/01/70 00:00      
         Exactly!            01/01/70 00:00      

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