At Fri, 03 May 2019 15:36:29 -0400 [email protected] wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 2 May 2019 13:00:02 -0700 (PDT),
> [email protected] declaimed the
> following:
> 
> >
> >I am outputting three square waves and I need to change the output voltage 
> >into 5V. Is there any way I can change the voltage?
> > 
> >I use Cloud9
> >
> >Here is my code:
> >
> 
>       Cloud9 and code is irrelevant... This is a hardware problem.
> 
>       You can not get 5V outputs from a Beagle without adding additional
> hardware. Google "level shifter" 
> 
> https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12009 (bidirection)
> https://www.adafruit.com/product/1787 (one direction)
> https://www.adafruit.com/product/1875 (bidirection)
> 
> Note that most of the bidirectional types are strictly signal level to go
> from one chip to another. If you need to then drive larger loads (LEDs) you
> may need to add a transistor or high-output buffer between the level
> shifter and the load.

If *all* the OP wants to do is drive some load at 5V, an 
open-collector/open-drain transistor is all that is needed.


> 
> 

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