Thanks, I have been experimenting with different cap values and am not 
seeing any irregular voltage drop on the output of my regulator. I might 
decide to use a DCDC converter.  Which regulator are you using?

On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 1:20:49 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote:
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> > Using the Beaglebone black Revision A6A. I powering it with supplying 5V 
> to 
> > the Vdd pins.  The 5V is coming from an adjustable regulator with an 
> enable 
> > line. Also I have a 10uF tantalum capacitor on the regulator's output to 
> > avoid sending a noisy 5V. 
> > 
> > When that enable line goes high, the beaglebone black does not power on 
> all 
> > the time.  Sometimes the BBB boots properly. However, instead of 
> powering 
> > on sometimes, it seems that the power management chip on the BBB is 
> > switching Vdd to no load. I still have a similar result with different 
> > tantalum cap values.   
> > 
> > What is the state of the switch in the power management chip on a rising 
> > edge of Vdd?  Has anyone else had a problem powering the BBB with Vdd? 
> > 
> I'm doing almost exactly what you're doing except that my regulator 
> chip doesn't have an enable line.  So far it has worked exactly as it 
> should, applying power by plugging the 5v supply into pins 1 and 3 on 
> P9 just powers the BBB up as normal.  I only have a .33uF tantalum on 
> my regulator input and nothing on the output. 
>
> -- 
> Chris Green 
> ยท 
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