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Hello,
I know the merits and pitfalls of Sinking Vs. Sourcing IO have come up time and time again (I just did a forum search), so please lets not argue which is better.
What I'd like to know is if there are industries out there preferring one method vs. the other and which regions these are from. So if you all could chime on the following I'd appreciate it:
- Which IO types you use (Sourcing or sinking for both inputs and outputs)
- What region of the world you are using these products.
- What is/are your main application(s).
For definition purposes:
- Sinking inputs expect 0V applied to their terminals to activate.
- Sinking outputs switch their terminals to 0V when they are activated.
- Sourcing inputs require +V on their terminals to activate.
- Sourcing outputs supply +V on their terminals when they are activated.
Thank you,
KEJR
I know the merits and pitfalls of Sinking Vs. Sourcing IO have come up time and time again (I just did a forum search), so please lets not argue which is better.
What I'd like to know is if there are industries out there preferring one method vs. the other and which regions these are from. So if you all could chime on the following I'd appreciate it:
- Which IO types you use (Sourcing or sinking for both inputs and outputs)
- What region of the world you are using these products.
- What is/are your main application(s).
For definition purposes:
- Sinking inputs expect 0V applied to their terminals to activate.
- Sinking outputs switch their terminals to 0V when they are activated.
- Sourcing inputs require +V on their terminals to activate.
- Sourcing outputs supply +V on their terminals when they are activated.
Thank you,
KEJR