Powering Arduino with regulated 5V source over 5V pin and using USB simultaneously

Absolutely no problem with the Nano.

The problem is with the UNO/ Mega 3560/ Leonardo where is is possible to feed the 5 V supply back into the USB port of the PC and cause that to malfunction.

That said, I must mention that the majority of "powered" USB hubs do precisely that so I suspect the potential problem exists, but is uncommon. :grimacing:

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