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How does a pull-up and pull-down resistor work?
A pull-up resistor connects unused input pins (AND and NAND gates) to the dc supply voltage, (Vcc) to keep the given input HIGH. A pull-down resistor connects unused input pins (OR and NOR gates) to ground, (0V) to keep the given input LOW.
What is pull down device?
The device connected to the ground is the pull down device while the device connected to VDD is the pull up device. The pull down device must be say an nmos transistor, while the pull up device can be a resistor an nmos load transistor or a pmos transistor.
What’s the difference between Pull Up and pull down resistors?
Just like the pull-up resistor in the first figure, the pull-down resistors in this circuit also ensures that the voltage between VCC and a microcontroller pin is actively controlled when the switch is open. Unlike the pull-up resistor, the pull-down resistor pulls the pin to a low value instead of high value.
How are pull up resistors used in digital logic?
Pull-up resistors are simple fixed value resistors, that are connected between the voltage supply and the particular pin. These resistors are used in digital logic circuits to ensure a logic level at a pin, which results in state wherein the input/output voltage is nonexistence driving signal.
What is the purpose of using a pull up resistor in an 8051?
To ensure the values of an I/P is always in a known state, pull up and pull-down resistors are used.The main function of pull-up and pull-down resistors is that the pull up resistor pulls the signal to high state unless it is driven low; and, a pull-down resistor pulls the signal to low state unless it is driven high.
How is a pull up resistor connected to a Vcc supply?
This condition means that their output is either grounded when LOW, or floating when HIGH, so an external pull-up resistor, (Rp) needs to be connected from the open-collector terminal of the pull-down transistor to the Vcc supply.