Fixing The Sparkfun Pro Micro Design Defect

If I am building a project that requires computer control, my first inclination is to reach for a Sparkfun Pro Micro 5V, 16 MHz system on a board. The problem comes in when I have other circuits connected to the input power node. That is when the design defect produces unintended behaviors. Here is a way to correct this design defect without the use of surface mount tools.

If you are interested, please see

https://rick.sparber.org/electronics/ProMicroDiode.pdf

Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.


Thanks,

Rick