Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Pixie thermometer question

2018-01-25 Thread Jonathan Peakall
Thanks Three! I think I was worried about the HV being just one chip away from the MCU. I'm not an EE and have never even played one on TV. I'll go direct, it's easier anyway. Jonathan On 1/25/2018 12:59 AM, 'threeneurons' via neonixie-l wrote: I'd get rid of the 1Ks, and go directly. They

[neonixie-l] Re: Pixie thermometer question

2018-01-25 Thread 'threeneurons' via neonixie-l
I'd get rid of the 1Ks, and go directly. They are powered, from the same 5V supply ? Unterminated TTL inputs float to ~1.6V, look like an "iffy" logic-1. To drag them down to solid logic-0 (0.8V min) requires a "sink" current of 1.6mA for old standard TTL. A 1K is too big. Unused TTL inputs