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How to use electrically isolated weak signal for Arduino interrupt?

I'm trying to use the signal generator from a DSO Nano v2 to drive an Arduino interrupt for testing purposes. I have measured the output of the signal generator at approximately 13mA @ 2V DC. I have ...
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how many resistance do i need to safe the LED of PC814?

if i have a input of 5v (arduino HIGH) on the LED of a PC814, how is the value of the resistance that i must use before that, so i don't burn the led? ...
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I'm not a real expert in electronics but I'm going to start a new project that has completely captured me. I need to drive a 12V pump with my Arduino Uno. The pump is "Dp0102" (12V, 0.7A). To power ...
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I want to protect a pin with an opto isolator to get an external signal from an electrical meter (35VDC max, 50mA max, 240ms pulse width). The purpose is to count the pulses. Do you have some ...
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Connect a microcontroller to a gadget

Although I have average programming skills, I'm not far from being an noob concerning electronics! I therefore want to kindly ask you to help me connect my (already programmed) Arduino Uno to the ...
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Opto-Isolator For Volume Control?

I'm doing an Arduino based project using the PWM hooked up to a 0.5W 8Ω speaker in order to make various sounds, I want to implement a digital volume control and I thought about using another PWM ...