Level Shifter

Wendy

Joined Mar 24, 2008
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Is this a power supply circuit? If so what are the current requirements for the 20V?

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ispymalik

Joined Apr 7, 2008
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it will be digital signals no faster than 1 MHz.
Power supply will be used up to 36V if necessary
digital signal coming from ARM M.C. at 3V need it up to 20V

Edit:
Current is nA typ.,we will say mA to be conservative
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SgtWookie

Joined Jul 17, 2007
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So you have an input signal that is digital in a range of 0v to 3v?

And you need the output swing to go from 0v to ~20v?

Or you need to add 20v to the output signal level?
 

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ispymalik

Joined Apr 7, 2008
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input 0V or 3V

need the output to go to
20V for input 3V or
0V for input 0V
anyways to do this without a buck/boost converter?
Thank you.
 

Wendy

Joined Mar 24, 2008
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That is a simple amplification function, all you need is an amplifier with a 20V power supply with a max digital rate of 1Mhz (edges are much faster). This sound correct?

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ispymalik

Joined Apr 7, 2008
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so, an opamp capable of the high voltage and make it with 20/3 gain?
or a comparator with a 20V rail?
Could i juse use a simple mosfet with 3V going to gate - 20V at Drain and have it the source go to the rest of my circuit?
 

Wendy

Joined Mar 24, 2008
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You need negative 20V? Doesn't matter a lot, but it does change some approaches. A comparator, for example, goes positive with a pull up resistor. You'll need some extra circuitry to go negative.

Basically all of the approaches you suggest will work, except possibly for using op amps. 1Mhz is picky when using analog circuits. What are you driving in terms of load?
 

SgtWookie

Joined Jul 17, 2007
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Not even logic level MOSFETs?
Nope.
Our OP is talking about having the source terminal connected directly to 20v, and use the drain for output.

Even if our OP had a very low-threshold N-ch MOSFET, the source terminal would never go higher than 3v -threshold_voltage, so they would have a net loss of output voltage swing.
 

shortbus

Joined Sep 30, 2009
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Couldn't a low side mosfet driver be used to do this? Instead of driving a mosfet the driver would just source the 20V from the gate terminal of the driver. All in one package powered from his uC.
 
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