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LM2937 500 mA LDO Regulator
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500 mA low-dropout fixed regulator with reverse-battery and load-dump protection.
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page.json+91−8@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ {+ "schema_version": 1,+ "type": "component", "slug": "lm2937",+ "title": "LM2937 500 mA LDO Regulator",+ "brief": "500 mA low-dropout fixed regulator with reverse-battery and load-dump protection.", "version": "0.1.0",- "type": "component",- "description": "500 mA low-dropout fixed regulator with reverse-battery and load-dump protection.",+ "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0", "tags": [ "regulator", "ldo",@@ -12,6 +15,91 @@ "ti", "to-220" ],+ "component": {+ "mpn": "LM2937",+ "manufacturer": "Texas Instruments",+ "package": "TO-220",+ "pin_count": 3,+ "category": "Power Management",+ "subcategory": "Linear Regulator (LDO)",+ "datasheet": "https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm2937.pdf",+ "parts": {+ "symbol": "lm2937.kicad_sym",+ "footprint": "lm2937.kicad_mod",+ "model_3d": "lm2937.glb",+ "model_3d_step": "lm2937.step"+ },+ "distributor_links": {},+ "pins": [+ {+ "number": "1",+ "name": "INPUT",+ "type": "power_in",+ "description": "Unregulated voltage input. Operating range up to 26 V continuous (60 V transient, <=100 ms). Requires >= VOUT + 1 V for regulation; typical dropout 0.5 V at full rated load. Recommend a 0.1 uF input bypass capacitor."+ },+ {+ "number": "2",+ "name": "GND",+ "type": "power_in",+ "description": "Ground reference for the regulator. Quiescent current ~10 mA at full load (2 mA typical at light load with sufficient headroom) returns through this pin."+ },+ {+ "number": "3",+ "name": "OUTPUT",+ "type": "power_out",+ "description": "Regulated voltage output (5/8/10/12/15 V option depending on suffix). Delivers up to 500 mA (400 mA for SOT-223). Requires an output bypass capacitor (10 uF nominal) with ESR up to 3 ohm for stability; see Detailed Design Procedure."+ }+ ],+ "provenance": {+ "extractor": "ds2sf",+ "datasheet": {+ "url": "https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm2937.pdf",+ "pages": 34,+ "sha256": "7f5179c841e4236e",+ "source_tier": "mfr"+ },+ "cad": "KiCad official (CC-BY-SA 4.0)",+ "pins": {+ "total": 3,+ "described": 3,+ "cites_pages": true,+ "refuses_to_fabricate": true+ }+ },+ "viewers": {+ "symbol": "viewers/symbol.html",+ "footprint": "viewers/footprint.html"+ }+ },+ "metadata": {+ "specs": {+ "Type": "Fixed low-dropout linear regulator",+ "Output current": "500 mA",+ "Dropout voltage": "0.5 V typ at 500 mA",+ "Input voltage": "Up to 26 V (load-dump to 60 V)",+ "Protection": "Reverse battery, thermal, short circuit",+ "Package": "TO-220 (3-lead)",+ "Operating temperature": "-40 C to 125 C"+ }+ },+ "sections": [+ "hero",+ "viewers",+ "readme",+ "breadcrumbs",+ "info"+ ],+ "discovery_triggers": [+ "low-dropout regulator",+ "automotive regulator",+ "5V LDO",+ "reverse battery protection"+ ],+ "discovery_pitch": "A rugged 500 mA LDO with reverse-battery and transient protection, built for automotive and noisy supplies.",+ "author": {+ "name": "Ray",+ "email": "[email protected]"+ }, "dependencies": {}, "hero": { "type": "image",@@ -28,10 +116,5 @@ "docs/lm2937-datasheet.pdf", "viewers/symbol.html", "viewers/footprint.html"- ],- "visibility": "public",- "author": {- "name": "Ray",- "email": "[email protected]"- }+ ] }