It is just to understand. Say I have 12v source in my board. I need to derive 5v/200mA from that which one should I use? Regulator or dc/dc converters?
Thank you.. If you are designing a circuit board and you need to derive 12V from 28V which one do you use? LDO or DC/DC converter and why?
My doubt is regulators like LM2805 is available for 5V and PCB mount DC/DC converters also available for 5V. In such cases which one do you prefer?
As per my knowledge LDO, zener diode, DC/DC converters can be used as voltage regulators to get desired voltage. But i would like to know how do we select which one to use? what are the major difference?