Optocoupler voltage and current
It consists of collector-emitter voltage (VCE) and collector current (IC) as a function of the base current (IBASE). An optocoupler, also known as photocoupler or opto-isolator, is a device which can transfer an electrical signal across two galvanically-isolated circuits by way of optical coupling. Unlike transformers or capacitors, which can only transfer AC signals across the isolation barrier, optocouplers can. The allowable maximum alternating current voltage that can be applied between the input pins and output pins is expressed as a root mean square (rms) value. Normally, this value is guaranteed not for an unlimited period, but for a limited test. The Schmitt inverter at the output performs several functions; it ensures that the output conforms to HCT voltage and current specifications, it also provides very fast rise and fall times for the output, and corrects the signal inversion caused by the phototransistor being operated in common.
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