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C55 GPIO to power external IC / GPIO peak current

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TL331Hi, I want to use one of the C5535 GPIO to bias/power external "low power IC". As instance, I want to use a GPIO to drive TL331 Comparator Power Pin. From Datasheet : * C55 High-level output current [DC] is 4 mA * TL331 Standby current is [DC] 400 uA. So I guess that GPIO should be able to drive enough current to power the TL331 in standby mode. My concern is rather the peak power current at power ON. In fact, if I use a external decoupling capacitor to power the TL 331 (such as 100 nF), a 33 mA peak current should appear while decoupling capacitor charges, and I guess that this may perhaps destroy the C55 GPIO. So I can put a 10nF decoupling capacitor to get a 3.3 mA peak current, but I prefer not to, and still have a 100nF decoupling capacitor. Any idea about peak current the the C55 GPIO can handle ? Thanks. Nico