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ESP32 Not Vin pin, but V5 pin..

Q&A Forum › Category: ESP32 › ESP32 Not Vin pin, but V5 pin..
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Alberto Mouriño Pardo asked 1 year ago

I have a doubt. my ESP32 development board has a V5 pin. Is this the Vin pin?
Is this pin connected to the voltage regulator (AMS1117)?
I don’t know if I could apply 9 or 12 volts in that pin.
Thank you so much for your site. It’s very useful.

Question Tags: ESP32 power supply v5 Vin
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Steve Mercer answered 1 year ago

If you look at the circuit diagrams of the ESP32 Core Board and the ESP WROVER you see that they use the ncp1117 voltage regulator. The datasheet of the ncp1117 shows max input voltage of 20V.
 
You would have to make sure that the USB port is not connected as the EXT_5V is connected to the input voltage pin. Also check the data sheet for thermal characteristics to see if you need a heatsink on the ncp1117.
 
Also, from the circuit diagram, pin 19 of J2 is where you would supply EXT_5V.

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Sara Santos Staff answered 1 year ago

Hi.
Yes.
As Steve mentioned, you can use the 5V pin as VIN pin—you just need to make sure you don’t have the USB port connected.
Regards,
Sara

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