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I am required to generate and measure squared signal (PWM like). I should cover a 0-30VDC amplitude. High level of the signal is 30 VDC, low level is 0VDC. The bandwith to be covered is 0-20kHz. I should use Arduino to generate and measure these signals.

I thought that the more convenient way to achieve these operations would be a kind of "logic level shifter", but I cannot find a suitable component for my application. I would like to bring the 30V back to 3.3V and vice-versa so that the Arduino can both generate and measure the signals.

To circumvent the issue, I thought about transistors, comparators, voltage divider, amplificators,... but I am unsure about what to choose (COTS if possible) and think a bidirectionnal voltage level shifter would be the best solution since it would cover both the need to generate and the need to measure.

Any idea to address this issue ? It would be better if the component would be on the shell, but if a design from scratch should be done, it may be OK too.

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    \$\begingroup\$ Look for "half bridge driver" instead of a level shifter to generate the 0-30VDC signal and use a resistor divider to measure it back. If you designed a circuit using that, we're happy to give feedback on it. \$\endgroup\$
    – Huisman
    Commented Apr 2, 2019 at 9:28
  • \$\begingroup\$ Describe the application itself. Context matters a lot. You've said far to little about the circumstances and goals and instead abstracted the situation until it is very difficult to be of much help. \$\endgroup\$
    – jonk
    Commented Apr 2, 2019 at 11:58
  • \$\begingroup\$ @jonk That's what I said in the first paragraph. I should generate and measure frequencies of control signals with a arduino board. However, the voltage level are 0-30VDC. The arduino board (like any other microcontroller) cannot work in that frequency span. I would like to find a way to adapt that "30VDC logic" to a 3.3 one. This is a part of a system which will run automatic tests on some hardware. \$\endgroup\$
    – athena
    Commented Apr 2, 2019 at 12:42
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Huisman Yes, I had thought to voltage divider, but not to Half bridge driver. But still 2 components, not a real "voltage shift". In that case, why not chosing directly some MOS transistor ? \$\endgroup\$
    – athena
    Commented Apr 2, 2019 at 12:44
  • \$\begingroup\$ "automatic tests on some hardware" is abstract generating 30 V until easy. Monitoring it is easy. But details about the closed loop matter, I think. It isn't interesting just yet, to me. Maybe someone else. \$\endgroup\$
    – jonk
    Commented Apr 2, 2019 at 12:47

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This may suffice

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simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Thank you very much for your design, I was exactly thinking to a home-made solution. \$\endgroup\$
    – athena
    Commented Apr 2, 2019 at 15:22

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