what happend if I connect 5V to VIN?

[03david7069]

Hi, I have a question, what happend if I connect 5V to VIN?

I read that VIN works with 7-12V, but also I read that many people connect 5V to VIN, but if I do this, I will have a correct regulation (5 Volts on pin of 5V and 3.3 Volts on pin of 3V3) or i will have less volts of output?

Thanks.

PD: Sorry for mi English, I am learning.

[pert]

Vin is connected to a voltage regulator. Voltage regulators have a dropout voltage. This means that if you provide 5 V to a 5 V voltage regulator with a 1.2 V dropout then it will only supply 3.8 V to the 5V pin and the microcontroller. That 3.8 V is supplied to the 3.3 V voltage regulator. In the case of the Uno, the 3.3 V regulator has a dropout of 0.3 V so actually it will still be able to supply 3.3 V to the 3V3 pin.

I read that many people connect 5V to VIN

If it's a 3.3 V board, sure. Otherwise those many people don't know what they're doing and will end up having problems later. If you want to power a 5 V board with a 5 V supply, just skip the voltage regulator.