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I have an Arduino Due. It communicate to the computer with the native usb port. It is also powered by the native port. Anyway, the connected sensors are pretty sensitive to the current, thus I would like to use a power supply (as a portable smartphone charger) in order to provide the current at the Arduino.
How can I say to the Arduino to get the current from another 'port' (e.g. the serial programming) and use the native port only for the communications?
You can't really fiddle with the power circuitry of the Due. If external sensors need more power than the due can provide through its internal 5V connection, whatever you choose that to be (dictated by the USB connection used) then you will either have to use a higher voltage to feed the barrel jack, or better, power the sensors separately to the Due. Just remember to connect the grounds.
