On 17/01/2013 3:06 PM, Bob Axtell wrote: > This is really a stepdown regulated power supply project. You will need > a good MOSFET, a fast diode, an inductor, a low ESD capacitor, then a > pic10fxxx to drive everything. The PIC will charge the inductor, then > the inductor will charge an output capacitor according to the PIC's A/D > value. Another A/D input will have to be a reference voltage input, such > as two 1n4148's in series. > > You might take a look at Roman Black's regulator, if I remember > correctly, it is very close to what you need. Will those solutions let me run the input right down to the target=20 voltage though? (12V out when input drops to 12V) I was thinking the PWM should allow Vout to be the same as Vin (except=20 for the MOSFET loss) when the PWM is at 100%. David... --=20 ___________________________________________ David Duffy Audio Visual Devices P/L Unit 8, 10 Hook St, Capalaba 4157 Australia Ph: +61 7 38235717 Fax: +61 7 38234717 Our Web Site: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au ___________________________________________ --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .