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Computing and choosing resistors for a voltage divider's output

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Voltage dividers
Embedded Systems and the Internet of Things

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kirchhoff-circuit-laws required

Required by

Choosing switch types, reading a potentiometer as a divider, and recognizing contact bounce required
Connecting 3.3 V and 5 V logic safely with dividers, MOSFET shifters, or shifter ICs required
Predicting how a load (an input pin, a meter) pulls a divider's output down required

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