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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Reduce unnecessary power consumption when Reg0 is not in use</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/125693/reduce-unnecessary-power-consumption-when-reg0-is-not-in-use</link><description>I am designing a battery-powered mobile device. 
 Previously, I was using Reg0 in DCDC mode, but I added an external 2.0V DCDC with higher efficiency (low Iq) and decided not to use Reg0. 
 
 According to past forums, the Iq of Reg0 (DCDC) is several</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:26:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/125693/reduce-unnecessary-power-consumption-when-reg0-is-not-in-use" /><item><title>RE: Reduce unnecessary power consumption when Reg0 is not in use</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/555349?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:26:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:deeb64bc-5d32-44db-b78e-025d0b79e98f</guid><dc:creator>DX_HK</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;No, I&amp;#39;d just like to reduce power further by adjusting some settings.&lt;br /&gt;If reg0 isn&amp;#39;t powered by this connection, that would be perfect!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your kind reply.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Reduce unnecessary power consumption when Reg0 is not in use</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/555347?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:6aee7617-b142-4674-a905-facba6691ad1</guid><dc:creator>Vidar Berg</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No, reg0 will not be powered and it will not lead to any extra power consumption. Are you not able to reach&amp;nbsp;the specified sleep currents?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Reduce unnecessary power consumption when Reg0 is not in use</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/555336?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:48:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:d9459b53-381c-4629-a143-383cc1ecd390</guid><dc:creator>DX_HK</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your answer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#39;t think Reg0 works electrically, but I think the regulator logic does consume power.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Or does it consume so little power that it is practically negligible?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Reduce unnecessary power consumption when Reg0 is not in use</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/554859?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:45:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:81ad1ab5-cecd-4e23-bd7b-abcfb850d9ee</guid><dc:creator>Vidar Berg</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reg0 is disabled when you follow their reference circuit here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="max-height:240px;max-width:320px;" src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/4/pastedimage1763624661263v2.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Ref.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.raytac.com/download/index.php?index_id=43"&gt;https://www.raytac.com/download/index.php?index_id=43&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reg0 will not contribute to the current draw in this configuration.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best regards,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vida&lt;/p&gt;
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