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connecting esp32 cam to a multimeter

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:02 am
by gabazza
I would like to know if it was possible somehow to keep connected the micro usb of the esp32-cam-mb to load the module and in the meantime check the consumption(Ampere) from a multimeter.

i tried to connect the multimeter in any way but failed

Thanks

Re: connecting esp32 cam to a multimeter

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:57 am
by ESP_Sprite
Sure. Take an USB lead, cut off the outer isolation, find the red wire, cut it in two, connect multimeter in between. Make sure the internal resistance / burden voltage of your multimeter is not too high: if the voltage drop of the multimeter is too high, your ESP32 may brown out. (You can try switching to the 10A range when you think that happens.)