Best way to provide power

[marketideas]

Curious to know how everyone is providing power to the icesugar-pro. When connected to USB-C on the board itself, USB power becomes the 5V line to power everything. If you are designing another board that the IS-pro plugs into that provides its own 5V, you now have competing 5V sources if you leave the USB-C connected to a computer (for programming). I didn't want to use barrier diodes due to the voltage drop so decided to use a short USB-A to USB-C connector that provides the baseboard 5V when plugged in, and to use the USB/computer power to power everything when programming. I don't like the extra cable requirement, but it does work. I considered voltage selectors, but those would really need to be on IS-pro board itself and choose a voltage source from the USB-C or from an unused pin(s) on the SODIMM pins used as an input.

[wuxx]

if there are two 5V power supplies supplying power at the same time, there will generally be no problem, or you can also unplug the module during programming