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Safe to have USB power and ATX +5 Standby power at same time?

Posted by ajm1 
Safe to have USB power and ATX +5 Standby power at same time?
January 02, 2015 07:41PM
I'd like to power my Ramps 1.4/Ardunio Mega from the +5V standby feed (VCC pin on Ramps) from an ATX supply rather than USB. Is there a way to disable the board from drawing power from the USB bus?

Is it safe for USB power and 5V standby to be connected and powered at the same time?
Re: Safe to have USB power and ATX +5 Standby power at same time?
January 04, 2015 07:08PM
Just feed your 5 V supply to the arduino mega power connector.
There is a coaxial connector there on the end with the USB connector.

You don't have to disable anything
you can pull the USB and 5V supplied from your 5V

but without USB connection --- how will you control printer?

confused smiley
Re: Safe to have USB power and ATX +5 Standby power at same time?
January 04, 2015 10:32PM
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cozmicray

but without USB connection --- how will you control printer?

confused smiley

Yeah, part of the puzzle is missing. What do folks normally do when the USB host is unable to supply sufficient power to the Arduino, LCD, LED's etc?
Re: Safe to have USB power and ATX +5 Standby power at same time?
January 05, 2015 12:07PM
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cozmicray
but without USB connection --- how will you control printer?
SD card reader, bluetooth, serial connection via a non-USB interface...
Re: Safe to have USB power and ATX +5 Standby power at same time?
January 06, 2015 01:40PM
I have soldered a wire between the Arduino power and the Ramps power.
This idea came with my Rostock Delta.

So all power comes from one supply.
Works great!


www.3daybreaker.blogspot.com

Orca V4.4 rebuild to Ramps with Mk8 and E3D, as well as a Rostock Delta Mini and an OLO in backorder :-)
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