Oh this is gold, serious. I noticed that the datasheets for optoisolators don't give you the resistor to limit the LED (which is necessary). This calculator in conjunction with the datasheet WILL give you the necessary limiting resistor value.
http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 7:39:33 AM UTC-7, mzimmers wrote: > > Hi, all - I thought I posted something about this last week, but a search > doesn't turn it up, so here goes again. > > I'm working through Molloy's book, and trying to build the opto-coupler > circuit in chapter 6. I'm not a hardware guy, so I'm feeling my way along > here. The diagram doesn't show specifically how to wire up the four > connectors. I looked at the data sheet for the device, which was helpful, > but still doesn't get me home. > > I could trial and error, but I've already fried one component, and they're > not easy to come by in my area. Can anyone help clarify this configuration? > > This is the specific device: opto-coupler > <http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/2050347.pdf?_ga=1.151569401.1989118912.1477330330> > > Thanks... > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/7da4a2fa-142b-428f-8231-2a9cffb30439%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
