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    Battery protection low voltage disconnect issue

    To solve the puzzle: attached is the fixed circuit. In- and output to the mosfet module was swapped
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    Battery protection low voltage disconnect issue

    Yes DW01, attached: https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=9af29944-e0e5-44dd-8caa-3a728b71c4c5&file=DW01A-G.pdfhttps://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=9af29944-e0e5-44dd-8caa-3a728b71c4c5&file=DW01A-G.pdf
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    Battery protection low voltage disconnect issue

    So I removed R8 and now i read 0V !! Is the circuit wrong? I have attached the 'typical application' diagram from the specs...
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    Battery protection low voltage disconnect issue

    This means I remove R8 as a test?
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    Battery protection low voltage disconnect issue

    So i removed the FS8205A and I still measure 0.7V what I can measure now is a is -0.2V (when the battery is completely removed) coming from the 25x WS2812 LEDs when they are exposed to light.
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    Battery protection low voltage disconnect issue

    I ran the darkness experiment and it has no impact. I do not even understand why it would matter as the battery monitor disconnects GND from Battery Minus (via the FS8205A component).
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    Battery protection low voltage disconnect issue

    Hello all, just got my first EasyEDA project back from JCLPCB and it’s almost as I envisioned it. My issue is the under voltage protection. It correctly disconnects the battery but I can still measure 0.7V between Vcc and GND. My question: how to track down this issue? I have attached the...
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    5V booster and battery protection

    Hello, I created a project that is using a 328P to drive 24 LEDs (WS2812) which can draw 2A. I used a guy to make a PCB layout (attached) and ordered an assembled version but something with the boost circuit is not working right. He used a LTC3872 to boost 3.7 to 5 but the circuit runs the...
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    How is the power via USB filtered in an Arduino Nano

    Hello all, I have an issue with the 5V input to the Arduino Nano. I noticed that when I power (using a power bank) my Nano via the USB port I get a clean ADC reading from my microphone but using the same power via the Vin pin I am getting noise. This makes me think there is a filter in the...
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    How calculate maximum PWM frequency for MOSFET

    It is used for a charge controller. The typical 500Hz generates some audible noise and 100kHz makes the mosfets really hot so I was looking for the best alternative.
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    How calculate maximum PWM frequency for MOSFET

    Hello all, I would like to know what the maximum PWM frequency would be that I can drive this MOSFET: http://www.vishay.com/docs/72439/sum110p06-07l.pdf There are a lot of delay times given but even if I take the highest number (200ns) for 'turn-off time' this would result in 5 MHz. But this...
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    Issues with analogRead when using Vin on Arduino

    Correction: it looks like I am not connecting to USB GND directly I am connected to the USB shield which has a ferrite bead (BLM18PG471SN1D) in line with it.
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    Issues with analogRead when using Vin on Arduino

    You are right, that seems to be the issue: If I supply the GND from my power supply to the GND of the USB connector then it's all good - but: If I tie the GND from the USB to the GND pin of the board than I am back at my wrong results. How does that make sense? Two different GNDs?
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    Issues with analogRead when using Vin on Arduino

    Hello, I am having hardware specific problems with analogRead when I am supplying power via the Vin pin on an Arduino MKR1000 (https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoMKR1000) — It’s an Atmel SAMD21. Attached is a very simple voltage divider circuit that should always return a value around 2047...
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    Is there an optimal frequency for PWM?

    Thanks for the suggestions but I am having a hard time locating the source. The sound seems to be radiating everywhere. I might have to get a tiny microphone and move that around the parts. Is there a low end of the PWM frequency where it becomes more or less useless for regulation purpose?

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