# Current consumption

**URL:** https://forum.plexim.com/t/current-consumption/2915
**Category:** General
**Tags:** plecs-coder, coder, stm32, plecs
**Created:** [March 10, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.plexim.com/t/current-consumption/2915 "2026-03-10T22:02:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Rafael\_de\_Almeida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Rafael\_de\_Almeida](https://forum.plexim.com/u/Rafael_de_Almeida)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.plexim.com/t/current-consumption/2915/1 "2026-03-10T22:02:47Z")

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Good afternoon. I would like to know if it is possible to use the DAC block in PLECS to evaluate the current consumption of the STM32.

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### Author: ![Jeroen\_Buitendijk](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex006/user_avatar/forum.plexim.com/jeroen_buitendijk/32/1540_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Buitendijk](https://forum.plexim.com/u/Jeroen_Buitendijk)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.plexim.com/t/current-consumption/2915/2 "2026-03-11T13:35:24Z")

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Hello Rafael

I think that is probably not possible. Do you have an approach in mind for using the DAC block to measure current consumption?