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Reverse-polarity protection

A P-channel MOSFET (or diode) that prevents damage if the battery is plugged in backwards.

How it looks

Drawing: this is not on CORE3588, so it is drawn
-+batteryboardP-MOSFETreversed battery: blocked
A battery plugged in backwards, stopped by one transistor. Not needed on CORE3588: a USB-C plug cannot go in with plus and minus swapped.

How it works

PLUGGED IN BACKWARDSboardP-MOSFET+-batteryright way: the switch closes, power flows-+batterywrong way: without protection, current flows backwards through every chip-+batterywith it: the switch stays open, nothing flows, nothing burns

Where it fits

Built from a MOSFET. Belongs at VIN next to a PolyFuse and a TVS diode.

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