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# Adafruit 12V Bias Voltage Boost Converter - TPS61040

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The Adafruit 12V Bias Voltage Boost Converter uses our new favorite mini-booster, the TI TPS61040, to generate a 12V DC from as little as 3V input. We use...

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## Description

The **Adafruit 12V Bias Voltage Boost Converter** uses Adafruit's new favorite mini-booster, the [TI TPS61040](https://www.ti.com/product/TPS61040), to generate a 12V DC from as little as 3V input. Adafruit use this chip a ton in Adafruit's OLED boards, to generate the 12V bias voltage needed for the displays to function. But there's probably many other times and reasons you may want a high-ish voltage, such as driving an LED string backlight or re-programming FLASH or EEPROM memories.

Note that this board *isn't* good for high power driving, like solenoids or motors or long analog LED strips. You can get about 40mA out max. But definitely easier than getting a separate 12V supply when just a small amount of current is needed and you've already got 3.3 or 5V on the board.

You get one fully assembled breakout with a TPS61040 and required passive components, and a small bit of header. Give 2 to 6V DC on the **IN** and **G**round pins. Then you'll have 12V on the 12V output pin. The **En**able pin can be pulled low to disable the output.

## Technical Details 

**TPS61040 Features:**

- 1.8-V to 6-V Input Voltage Range
- Fixed Output Voltage 12V
- 400-mA (TPS61040) Internal Switch Current
- Up to 1-MHz Switching Frequency
- 28-µA Typical No-Load Quiescent Current
- 1-µA Typical Shutdown Current
- Internal Soft Start

Product Dimensions: 15.2mm x 10.0mm x 2.9mm / 0.6" x 0.4" x 0.1"

Product Weight: 0.1g / 0.0oz

- [TPS6104x Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/tps61040_23551bd08e3.pdf)

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