On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Steve Stallings <[email protected]> wrote:

> Simply switching the port to EPP mode DOES accomplish
> one significant thing. Those outputs that are open collector
> with pull-ups in regular mode become Totem-Pole driven
> outputs when in EPP mode. This change is significant
> for the Gecko G540 which needs the extra drive current
> when the output is a logic one. The inputs to the G540
> are unbuffered optocoupler LEDs and there is no source
> of power on that side of the interface in the G540, so
> adding a buffer or additional pull-ups inside the G540
> is not possible.

Couldn't you steal power from some other place on the computer side of
the optocoupler? e.g. a power-only pigtail to the nearest USB port?

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