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1 year ago
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DE0-Nano - Which component is it?

Hello, I use the DE0-Nano board for several university projects and I noticed that it is heating excessively. Using an infrared camera, I observed that a component is reaching over 150°C. I suspect ...
  • _AK6DN_'s avatar
    1 year ago

    It was not hard to find. The part has a U25 reference next to it. Look at the last page of the schematic ... upper left corner.

    Here it is ... it is the key part of the 5V to 9V DC-DC upconverter that supplies the LTC 2x7 connector J17.

    And for reference Terasic is not part of Intel, never has been. It is a Taiwan based totally separate company.