Are there any reasons why a DC power jack/connector (for Wall adapter) is provided on the Arduino boards? I'm curious because it appears to me that, for almost all situations, it wouldn't have any advantage (in sourced current, or in convenience) that isn't already provided by either a USB cable fr…

Why a DC power jack on the Arduino?

giants_fan3 October 19, 2012, 1:06pm 6

Got it. Didn't know that VIN was shorted to the pre-regulated Power supply input voltage.

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