I have alot of ATX powersupplyies, i'm planning to use those for some of my experiments… where the first will be a bench supply.
I will probably only need +3.3v +5v +12v.
From what i read an old powersupply which has more ampeeres on the 5v side needs at least 1A of minimum current…. so i will prolly need 10ohm 10W dummy load… but i will test first if it shuts down.
Anyway the question is about the POWER_GOOD / P.G. cable and the POWER_ON / PS-ON …
- The POWER_GOOD outputs HIGH wehen the powersupply's voltages are stabilized.
- To turn the powersupply on i need to attach the POWER_ON to the ground.
Can i do something like the following to turn it on when everything is stable?
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
Or is the POWER_GOOD only active after i ground the POWER_ON?
Another question that is less important…
There is also the +5v standby voltage. Those 5v are always on even if the power_on is not tied to the ground. Is that stable?? I could attach an attiny or whatever microcontrolller to turn on and off the powersupply, maybe wirelessly..and also a display that shows the various voltages. Most of the powersupplies i have say that the max output of the +5 VSB (standby voltage) is more than one amp.
Best Answer
The described circuit should not work as the sequencing is backwards.
From this Wiki page:
So basically, the sequence would be as follows:
This extra period is specified to allow the power supply rails to stabilise and reach the correct voltage before you start running any processors.
The +5VSB rail is supplied specifically for the reason you suggest. It is there to power things like the RTC (so as no to drain the battery) and also any control circuitry which switches on the power supply. The PSU will specify how much current you can draw, but it is usually in the order of 500mA or so. Powering an ATTiny from this would not be an issue at all.