Alternatively we can use a pnp transistor to create a high side switch.
High side switch transistor.
This time however the emitter is tied high.
In addition several protection features are integrated.
A gate driver is a specially designed circuit that is used to drive the gate of mosfet or.
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The mosfet were used as high side switches in the circuit.
The circuit above is called a low side switch because the switch our transistor is on the low ground side of the circuit.
It consists of a mosfet a gate driver with charge pump and multiple protection and diagnosis features.
For example short circuit protection can protect the mosfet if a short to ground battery occurs.
For driving the mosfet in high side configuration ir2110 gate driver ic was used.
The real switch is still the pnp transistor on the right.
Similar to the npn circuit the base is our input and the emitter is tied to a constant voltage.
Since the switching element the transistor was at ground it.
Which means that pnp transistor shown in the first image will always be on regardless of the i o pin state.
While designing the ups circuits mosfet were used in the inverter circuits.
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Because of how transistors work these can be a little more difficult to use in an arduino or raspberry pi circuit.
The opposite of the low side switch is the high side switch.
This transistor connects between v and the load.
Typically these use a pnp bjt or p channel mosfet.
The load was connected to the power source and an npn transistor acted as a switch to ground.
We ll need a more complex circuit to implement a practical high side power on switch.
Part 7 covered using transistors to switch loads that require higher currents or voltages than the microcontroller can handle.