Arduino to control MiSTer power
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 11:15 pm
I'm trying to use an old shuttle xg-41 case for my mister and I would like to use the existing power button on the front of the case if I can. It's a momentary switch, so I'm trying to use an irf520 mosfet, controlled via an arduino nano as a switch to pass through the 5v wallwart power to the Mister. I think my circuit is fine, I can get other devices like another arduino, an led, etc to switch on and off via using my circuit, but I can't get the mister to power on. If I plug the power brick(5v, 2.5A) directly into the mister it powers up fine. I'm sure it must be a current or voltage drop issue, but I can't seem to find a solution. Has anyone tried something similar?