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Simple3.3V5Vlevelshifter
In present day electronic we find many sensors or modules working in 3.3V logic levels.In other terms
LVTTL devices (Lowvoltage TTL). But even now we mostly use 5V TTL logic level uC or other devices
with them. Hence, we need to change logic levels between 3.3V <> 5V when interfacing both of them
together. There are many dedicated chips for this and there was none available in the country. So I
decided to build some simple circuits to do this conversion using transistors. Here,you can use any
general purpose NPN transistors available in your country such as 2N39042SC828,BC547etc. You
needtosupply3.3V&5VasshownintheschematicsasVcc.Thiswontbeaproblemasyoumayalready
havethesetwopowerrailsinyourcircuitasyouusebothforchipsasVcc.Ihavetestedthisonmy3.3V
Bluetoothmoduleinterfacedwith5VPIC16F887.Itworkedwell.

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Posted23rdFebruary2013byBuddika
Labels:I/O,LevelShift,LVTTL,Microcontroller,TTL
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Pradeepa February25,2013at12:27PM
WhyR1infirstfigure?
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February25,2013at3:42PM
R1&R5canbeomitted,ijustbuilttwoNOTgateshereinunisontomakeabuffer
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Pradeepa March2,2013at8:57AM
Makessense:)
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DeclanJordan March14,2013at4:11AM
Can anyone explain to me how the 3.35V level shifter circuit shown above actually works? Please
explainthecircuitandhowthevoltagesacrossthecollectorsandemitterschangeandwhy,thankyou
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March14,2013at9:37AM
It'slikethis,Wheninputis0V,Q1isOFFandQ1'scollectorwillbe5V,thenQ2willbeON,and
Q2'scollectorisat0V(asVceofQ2=0)
When input is 3.3V,Q1 is ON and Q1's collector will be 0V(as Vce of Q1=0),then Q2 will be
OFF,andQ2'scollectorisat5V,It'ssimpletwoNOTgatescombined:D

DeclanJordan March17,2013at12:07AM
HowwouldIconnectanOmronG2R1E5VRealytothatcircuit?

DeclanJordan March17,2013at3:12PM
Anyone?????

March17,2013at8:14PM
I haven't used that particular relay,You can connect is using a simple transistor relay drive
withatransistor,resistorandadiode:D
Thislinkmayhelpyou(checkforrelaydrives)
http://www.rentron.com/rf_remote_control.htm
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DeclanJordan March14,2013at4:13AM
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JohnFaik July1,2013at12:58AM
Canthiscircuitusedbetweenarduinodue3.3vto5vcharacterlcd??
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July1,2013at2:17PM
This should work,I'm using this to inteface my 3.3V Bluetooth module to micro controllers. I
haveusedjustsomezenerdiodesformy3.3Vgraphiclcd,I'llwriteaboutitonnextpost
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LucaTesta July15,2013at1:33PM
When input goes low, Q1 should turn off and its collector voltage should increase. I observe this
behavior,butwithanissue:ittakesalongtimeforQ1toturnoff(butitturnsonrapidly).
Thislimitsitsuseto1MHz....anysolution?Whyisthat?
Thanks.
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July17,2013at6:02PM
I didn't use this in such speeds,may be you need a faster switching transistor then,Those
datawillbeonthetransistordatasheet:D
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jimbuzz August14,2013at7:35PM
StickaresistorbetweenthebaseoftheinputtransistorQ3andground,thiswillspeeduptheturnoffof
this transistor, that is what is limiting the switching speed. Use a 1K resistor as this is what you are
usingeverywhereelse.
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jimbuzz August14,2013at7:37PM
SorryImeantQ1transistor.

August14,2013at7:39PM
Thanksfortheidea:DItgivesthe"pulldown"toQ1,shouldspeedup:)
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SMGTHEGREAT February24,2014at11:59AM
Hello all , I have to code a level converter In verilog and implement it in FPGA and show the output..!!
Pleaseit'smyassignmentandIhandtofinishitasap..!!pleasesomeonereplyifyouhaveanybriefidea
aboutthat
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UmarKhan April19,2014at7:44PM
Ihaveaproteusfileinthisregard..!howcanIuploadithere?!
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ShafiqAhmadChohan November1,2014at10:37PM
Thisisn'tworkingasalevelshifteritsworkingasvoltageregulator
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