# Digilent FPGA Dev Board 410-292: Power Supply?

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**Created:** [May 6, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/digilent-fpga-dev-board-410-292-power-supply/54372 "2025-05-06T23:08:26Z")\
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[Digilent](https://www.digikey.com/en/supplier-centers/digilent) offers their Nexys A7 FPGA dev board, part number [410-292](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/digilent-inc/410-292/5117190), to aid in designing these powerful but complex products into your application. The board doesn’t come with a power supply, though. Is there a recommended power supply for this device? How do you power it?

 ![Image of the Digilent Nexys A7 FPGA development board.](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/1/a/1ad469a068e17f8694ac3c4888353c790f418622.jpeg)

Per page 7 of the [board’s manual](https://digilent.com/reference/_media/reference/programmable-logic/nexys-a7/nexys-a7_rm.pdf), the Nexys A7 can be powered either via USB via the device’s JTAG port, J6, or via an external power supply. Under normal circumstances it draws about 400mA of power, but if you need more than that you can use a 5V power supply with a 2.1mmx5.5mm barrel output plug, such as [L6R06H-050](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/tri-mag-llc/L6R06H-050/7682614) from [Tri-Mag](https://www.digikey.com/en/supplier-centers/tri-mag).