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    Hi group, I'm building a simple laser driver that can be modulated at high frequency. Currently the laser is driven at full power when the input is low and when the input is high the laser is shut off. Other drivers such as the Die4 use opposite control. Will this be an issue with common show hardware/software, or is there typically a setting or jumper for inverted blanking/analog drive?
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    Hi, What you want is the High enable
    That seems to be what most laser companies use.
    However, In the electronics field, Im used to the opposite (high to disable).
    So, I can understand the confusion.
    I dont think too many drivers allow for a selection for inversion..
    Ive not seen one here anyway..but, You may have to build an inverter user part of a hex inv chip like the 74hc04 or similar.
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    Thanks for the resp. As I want it to be analog or digital modulation I'll have to use something other than an inverter, oh the fun. It'll be an opportunity to improve the linearity, though.

    What Voltage range do most alanog drivers output, and is it bipolar?

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    Opps sorry, didnt see the analog reference. You had TTL in the title.
    You will need an op-amp to invert the analog signal. Altho I have seen some Chinese drivers use bipolar transistors, I dont know if I like that.
    Output depends several things, The op-amp, the regulator and the voltage drop of the output device.
    Most on the market use bipolar output, Robin and I prefer FET.
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    Allright, the specs are looking to be DC-200KHz 0-5V analog modulation, DC to 10MHz 0-5V digital TTL bandwidth. I intend to use it for a digital audio transmission project, but other uses I'm sure will pop up.

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    Why not use one of Robins drivers? A mere fiver (UKP) for the pcb and handles analogue and TTL modulation.

    PS you want TTL hign to switch on.


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    Quote Originally Posted by drlava View Post
    Allright, the specs are looking to be DC-200KHz 0-5V analog modulation, DC to 10MHz 0-5V digital TTL bandwidth. I intend to use it for a digital audio transmission project, but other uses I'm sure will pop up.
    Will the Die4Driver do those specs?
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    The first 2 I know it will. Not sure about the third. I'll hook a scope up later and see.
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    Right, just hooked my driver up to scope and it seems to drop off around 1 Meg.
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    I specifically wanted this to work at S/Pdif digital audio frequencies. Most of the drivers out there use op-amps for feedback, which, while accurate and simple, have trouble in the MHz range, especially with fast edges which are necessary for S/Pdif timing. This driver uses discrete transistors for the modulation.
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