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np101010
Post subject: driver circuit for FET
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Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:43 am
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Hello,
I am looking for some
info on the design of a driver circuit to convert TTL input to control
voltages to the FET gate to switch it on and off.
Thanks,
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Post subject: FET Driver Circuit
Unread postPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:56 pm
If you go onto the
Hittite website (www.hittite.com) and look at the data sheet for the
HMC232C8 you will see a suggested driver circuit. Hittite switches are
fets which are controlled by their gates.
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garylsmith2k
Post subject: TTL FET driver
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:02 pm
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Hi,
I use a
TTL source to drive a FET connected to VCC to power on/off cell phone
circuits. The FET source is tied to Vcc through 100K resistor to the
Gate. The TTL source pulls the gate high or low depending.
If
you are concerned abourt continuous power you could drop the gate input
voltage with a series diode or a voltage. I have not had to use either
and they waste battery life, although that may not matter to your application.
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Gary Smith
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np101010
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Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 03,
2005 4:19 am
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Hello Garry,
Can you explain further.
I cannot follow the connections to source and gaet that you have explained.
thanks
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Post subject:
FET Driver Circuit
Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:44 am
What Gary is suggesting is to place a 100K ohm resistor between
the gate of the FET and the source. VCC of 5V mus be applied at the
source. When 0V is applied to the gate, then VGS=0-5=-5V, therefore
turning FET off. If 5V is applied to the gate, then VGS=5-5=0V and FET
will be on. This is a common technique, you just have to make sure to
use blocking caps at the outputs/inputs and if you use shunt FETS to
float them with a capacitor to ground. I would attach a schematic but
do not think this forum has that capability?
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np101010
Post subject: Thanks
Unread postPosted: Wed Jan
05, 2005 1:50 pm
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Thanks for the info. I actually had to convert
0v and 5v to -2v and 0.5v; I figured how to do it now.
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Post subject: Re: driver circuit for FET
Unread postPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:40 am
np101010 wrote:
Hello,
I am looking for some info on the design of a driver circuit
to convert TTL input to control voltages to the FET gate to switch it
on and off.
Thanks,
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