Hi
I wonder if anyone can advise me on choosing the right component?
I need a component to act as a high-side switch to send a 6v pulse to a solenoid rated at 450mA.
I am using 3.3v logic, and low power consumption is a priority.
I figure the ideal would be a P-MOSFET which is above saturation at 3v or so.
In the final application, the pulse will only be 100msec, but while I am still testing, I'd be happier if the component could happily dissipate 4watts for a few tens of seconds.
I am having difficulty identifying a suitable part as I am pretty inexperienced.
Any advice would be much appreciated
Thanks
Phil
I wonder if anyone can advise me on choosing the right component?
I need a component to act as a high-side switch to send a 6v pulse to a solenoid rated at 450mA.
I am using 3.3v logic, and low power consumption is a priority.
I figure the ideal would be a P-MOSFET which is above saturation at 3v or so.
In the final application, the pulse will only be 100msec, but while I am still testing, I'd be happier if the component could happily dissipate 4watts for a few tens of seconds.
I am having difficulty identifying a suitable part as I am pretty inexperienced.
Any advice would be much appreciated
Thanks
Phil