GPIO Open Drain: Schematic?

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GPIO Open Drain: Schematic?

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belskyc
Contributor III

Hello,

 

In the Kinetis K60 uP, the general-purpose-input-output (GPIO) port register PORTx_PCRn, bit ODE called "Open Drain Enable" allows the port to be configured with an "Open Drain Output".  Could anyone please explain to me what the significance of Open-Drain is?  Schematically speaking, what does the port look like with the "Open Drain" enabled vs. disabled?  I'm trying to understand when an application would want an Open-Drain output vs. a non-open-drain. 

 

Thanks and regards,

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mjbcswitzerland
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Hi

 

I think that a standard open-drain description contains this information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_collector

 

Regards

 

Mark

 

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mjbcswitzerland
Specialist V

Hi

 

I think that a standard open-drain description contains this information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_collector

 

Regards

 

Mark

 

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