Digital Input to Electrical Output

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aschneider19

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I need to find some sort of chip that can be programmed to take digital input values in order to output a few volts on different pins. Any ideas of a simple chip that can be used for this? I would need 3 digital inputs tied to 3 outputs.
 

MaxHeadRoom

Joined Jul 18, 2013
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I need to find some sort of chip that can be programmed to take digital input values in order to output a few volts on different pins. Any ideas of a simple chip that can be used for this? I would need 3 digital inputs tied to 3 outputs.
A little more information, what is desired nature of the output? Various analogue etc?
What are they driving?
Max.
 

jpanhalt

Joined Jan 18, 2008
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Almost any MCU can do that. The 12Fxxx chips have 5 i/o pins and 1 input only pin which should suffice. If you go that route, I would suggest the 12F1840 (and related) chips. If you want/need more pins, the 16F1829 and related will give that.
 

MaxHeadRoom

Joined Jul 18, 2013
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Almost any MCU can do that. The 12Fxxx chips have 5 i/o pins and 1 input only pin which should suffice. If you go that route, I would suggest the 12F1840 (and related) chips. If you want/need more pins, the 16F1829 and related will give that.
But analogue output?
Max.
 

kubeek

Joined Sep 20, 2005
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I need to find some sort of chip that can be programmed to take digital input values in order to output a few volts on different pins. Any ideas of a simple chip that can be used for this? I would need 3 digital inputs tied to 3 outputs.
What do you see as a difference between a digital input and an output based on that?
 

djsfantasi

Joined Apr 11, 2010
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Do you know what a DAC is? It’s a digital to analog converter. There are many chips available to do that which will show up in a simple search for “DAC” or “digital to analog converter”. If accuracy is not critical in your application, then a simple resistor ladder will do it for you. Search for “R2R Ladder”...

With the information you supplied, I can’t get more specific than that.
 

danadak

Joined Mar 10, 2018
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You said "digital input values", does that mean a numeric input number
or just a 1-0 logic state ? Each V out dependent on only one digital input
or all 3 inputs ?

Voltages on 3 pins, all get the same analog V or different V's ? What are the
V values you trying to generate, the actual V for each of the 3 V pins out ?

Accuracy of the voltage ouputs ? Load you will apply to analog V output,
is it hi impedance or low and you need it buffered ?

Regards, Dana.
 
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