I have a quick question. I read the sparkfun tutorial on building a regulated 5V power supply. However, the recommended input voltage for the Mega2560 is between 7V and 12V. Am I missing something? Thanks in advance.

Quick input voltage question.

system March 29, 2011, 7:27pm 4

Because the AVR runs off 5V?

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