Troubleshooting Excessive Heat in Linear Regulator on ESP

Learn how to troubleshoot and analyze the excessive heat issue in a linear regulator, specifically focusing on the AMS117-3.3V linear regulator commonly used in ESP microcontrollers. This blog post provides a step-by-step guide, including the calculation of power dissipation, thermal resistance, and theoretical operating temperatures in different scenarios. Gain insights into temperature calculations and understand if the observed temperature is within the normal range for your ESP-based embedded system.