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adding LED's to Rx/Tx lines of 328 TFQP SMD to show uploading action
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BillO
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Re: adding LED's to Rx/Tx lines of 328 TFQP SMD to show uploading action
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Jul 06, 2013, 04:42 pm
You could still connect them in a common anode fashion as the FTDI chip will likely sink as much current as it will source. They will then only light when the data lines go low (as in when data is being transmitted/received) and produce the desired effect of letting you know communication is occurring.
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Re: adding LED's to Rx/Tx lines of 328 TFQP SMD to show uploading action
#16
Jul 06, 2013, 04:47 pm
But then when I unplug the FTDI cable, the pins will be low, and the LED's will be on all the time won't they?
BillO
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Re: adding LED's to Rx/Tx lines of 328 TFQP SMD to show uploading action
#17
Jul 06, 2013, 04:55 pm
No, the leakage current of the AVR inputs will not be enough to light the LEDs.
cjdelphi
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Re: adding LED's to Rx/Tx lines of 328 TFQP SMD to show uploading action
#18
Jul 07, 2013, 07:49 am
Would a cheap npn transistor (10k on base) not do the job equally as well?
unless there's some kind of propagation delay or even such a tiny
amount of current on the base too much for the high/low signals?
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