Powering development kit with external power supplyhttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/86333/powering-development-kit-with-external-power-supplyHello! I need to control several motors using the nRF52832. The problem is that my laptop cannot supply enought current to run the motors, if I try to run it, windows detects a power surge and cuts off power to the usb. I thought a solution would been-USTelligent Community 13Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:46:57 GMTRE: Powering development kit with external power supplyhttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/360607?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:46:57 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:3e88964e-0dee-42f7-89e7-b64d759eaf5dFaws<p>Okay, thank you for the information!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Powering development kit with external power supplyhttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/360504?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:58:13 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:42e7ccfc-57bd-4078-af64-fc8ea0f45e5fH&#229;kon Alseth<p>Hi,</p> <p></p> [quote user=""]I have a supply of 7.5 volts, would that be too high for the dk?[/quote] <p>This is too high for the DK, as described here:</p> <p><a href="https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/ug_nrf52832_dk/UG/nrf52_DK/hw_power_sup.html?cp=4_2_4_5_2">https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/ug_nrf52832_dk/UG/nrf52_DK/hw_power_sup.html?cp=4_2_4_5_2</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>You should use a mosfet/transistor to switch in these external devices and voltage nets that exceed VDD_NRF.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Kind regards,</p> <p>Håkon</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>