I have just answered a question here, and it has spurred me to ask a question: How fast will this type of protection work? Would it work with, say, a 500kHz signal? (Using zener and resistive divider to protect from overvoltage) I would expect, at some point, that oscillations would occur where the zener doesn't break down fast enough? The previous question: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/320159/12v-input-on-microcontroller-pin/ Schematic example given by Michael on that thread: [![Example][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/Om0Vk.png