Timeline for Why are open-drain outputs needed?
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| Apr 6, 2021 at 16:52 | history | edited | Andy aka | CC BY-SA 4.0 | deleted 1 character in body |
| Apr 6, 2021 at 16:01 | comment | added | TimWescott | To expand a bit: it's very common to have digital sensors used in industrial equipment that use open-drain outputs. It's also common that they'll be capable of handling 0 to 12V or even 24V supply voltage on the open-drain (or open-collector) output. Things like optical sensors and shaft encoders are typically so equipped. | |
| Apr 6, 2021 at 15:57 | history | edited | Andy aka | CC BY-SA 4.0 | added 1 character in body |
| Apr 6, 2021 at 15:51 | history | answered | Andy aka | CC BY-SA 4.0 |