Great question. Do you want a recommendation for which MCU to use, or guidance on how to hook an MCU up to this power module? A couple quick choices by need:
Power: Feed the MCU’s 3.3 V rail from 3V3. Budget current so total continuous load stays within about 75% of your regulator’s rating.
Enable control: EN is pulled up to VIN via R1. If you want the MCU to shut the rail off, have a GPIO (open‑drain or via a small transistor) pull EN low; header J1 Pin_1 breaks EN out.
Power‑good: Use U1 PG to hold MCU in reset or as a “rail is OK” input; add a pull‑up on the MCU reset pin if you tie PG into reset.
Decoupling: Place a 100 nF ceramic within 5 mm of each MCU VCC/GND pair, and add a nearby bulk ceramic capacitor.
I2C, if used: Add 4.7 k pull‑ups to 3V3 and keep total bus capacitance ≤ 400 pF.
Tell me your must‑haves (wireless? GPIO count? sleep current target? package size), and I’ll pick a concrete MCU and map the exact connections to J1, EN, PG, and 3V3.
Wirelessly connects nets on schematic. Used to organize schematics and separate functional blocks. To wirelessly connect net portals, give them same designator. #portal
General Purpose Thick Film Standard Power
and High-Power Chip Resistor
47 kOhms ±5% 0.125W, 1/8W Chip Resistor 0805 (2012 Metric) Automotive AEC-Q200 Thick Film
Features:
- RMCF – standard power ratings
- RMCP – high power ratings
- Nickel barrier terminations standard
- Power derating from 100% at 70ºC to zero at +155ºC
- RoHS compliant, REACH compliant, and halogen free
- AEC-Q200 compliant
A buck boost converter that can be powered from a Li-Ion battery and output 3.3V @ 500mA. Powered by the TPS63051YFFR and in the same package as a standard Adafruit buck converter.
Expect to squeeze around 5-10% SoC from a typical Li-Ion battery.
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