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How to wire the communication circuit for the 817 optocoupler module
This tutorial gives an introduction to the HY-M154 / 817 optocoupler module. Moreover, a simple application is programmed that shows how to wire and how to program an Arduino when working with the m.
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Function of the 6 pins of the optocoupler
Internally an optocoupler contains an infrared or IR emitter LED (normally built using gallium arsenide). This IR LED is optically coupled to an adjacent silicon photo-detector device which is generally a photo.
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How to read the parameters of an optocoupler
If the reading is low enough (equal to the saturation voltage of the device) or ideally zero, the Optocoupler is operating at saturation. As an isolator, an optocoupler can prevent high voltages from affecting the side of the circuit receiving the signal. These include parameters like forward voltage, reverse voltage, current transfer ratio, and isolation voltage. The old school method is to build an actual circuit and measure the collector-emitter voltage.