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It switches the detection range, but not the actual power supply. You can ramp from <5 uA up to 500 mA and back all you want. I haven't noticed any glitching on the actual supply.

Schematics: https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-hardware/Pow...

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With the onset of cheap 16-bit, 18-bit or even 24-bit sigma delta ADCs, it isn't a very hard circuit to shove a 1 Ohm sense resistor, 2.048V reference and have sensing down to 31uA (16-bit), 8uA (18-bit) or less for 24-bit ADC.

SigmaDelta gets pricy if you want higher speeds though. But it's possible.

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