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Turn TTL output of logic IC into output capable of driving 50 ohm devices

I want to provide front-panel trigger signals with the microcontroller inside my device. The trigger signal will be fed via a 50 ohm coax cable to another device with a 50 ohm input. A direct ...
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Minimizing voltage drop across SSR when using it to pull down a TTL digital input on another device?

I have a situation that I've run into a few times. I have a digital output card in my system that uses SSRs. I'm trying to interface to a device (referred to as my DUT from here on) that has TTL ...
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Interfacing VC0706 with AVR Microcontroller

I am having trouble interfacing a VC0706 Camera with only an AVR Microcontroller. I am using simple serial communication but the camera does not respond. I tried connecting it with a computer but ...
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Solid-state Electronic switch for low level signals

I need a very simple circuit to connect a signal to one of two ways like this: My com signal is actually a microphone input, so very low voltage, <200mV, how can I make a solid state switch that ...
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How do I safely connect a 74HC00 series circuit to microcontroller?

I built and simulated a circuit out of 74HC00 series ICs and want to connect it to a microcontroller (ATmega 16). The development board I use (Atmel STK500) supplies 4.93 V (GND to VTG and GND to ...
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Difference between TTL I/O type vs Schmitt trigger I/O type

While reading microcontroller data sheet i came across i/o types like i) TTL ii) schmitt trigger. I came to know that TTL i/o logic means 0v-0.8v -logic state 0, 2-Vcc means logic state 1 (as ...
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Driving LEDs / other small loads with a 74HC06 or similar inverter

I was recently reverse-engineering some firmware (and other bits) from a router, and spotted that the front panel LEDs were driven from a 74HC06 hex inverter gate chip rather than a proper LED driver. ...
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how to interface HCPL-3700 optocoupler to an input pin of ATmega16L

I want to detect logic of the mains supply (230VAC, 50Hz) and feed the output of HCPL-3700 into ATmega16L. I read through the datasheet but could not understand how to calculate the resistor values. ...
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Dual power supply confusing TTL serial?

Sorry for the vague title: I'm a bit of a noob at analogue electronics, more a logic &software guy. Basic problem is I'm sitting at the end of a cable with a USB powered Arduino trying to send ...
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How does TTL serial work?

I've been trying to find a good description of the TTL serial "standard" without much luck. I understand that serial transmit (TX) and receive (RX) lines idle high (at VCC) and that they drop to ...
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