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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Using LEDs for Level Conversion]]></title>

		
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Sparkfun's AVR Stick uses blue LEDs to drop the 5V output from the microcontroller to ~3.3V instead of zener diodes.<br />The LEDs make it easy to tell if the device enumerated correctly. Plus blue LEDs are available at Radio Shack, but<br />3.6V zeners are not. However this level conversion trick isn't mentioned on the wikidot hardware page.<br />Why? Do zeners work more reliably than blue LEDs for level conversion?<br /><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Widgets/AVR-Stick-v12.pdf">http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Widg ... ck-v12.pdf</a><!-- m --><p>Statistics: Posted by <a href="https://forums.obdev.at/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5332">yardleydobon</a> — Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:12 pm</p><hr />
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