On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 15:23 +0530, palam.c wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am testing ENC28J60 + PIC 18f2550 for an ethernet project.
> I found that ENC28J60 circuit alone consumes about 150mA(at 3.3v).
> In Datasheet max Idd is specified as 250mA. It seems to be quite
> big for me.
> ENC consumes that big power ? My observation is true or not ?

I actually see mine consuming closer to 250mA, but the meter on my power
supply might not be that accurate.

I do know that the ENC28J60 actually gets slightly warm to the touch
while running.

Since the datasheet specs 250mA I've never doubted the readings.

TTYL

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