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11 years ago

Can Altera GPIO pins read analog values?

I'm a beginner in electronics so forgive me :D, Hi, can Altera GPIO pins read analog output of a light sensor? the light sensor output is analog and I want to tell the Altera whenever the signal ...
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11 years ago

Depending on what you need, a simple analog compare circuit might work for you. No reason do all the complexity of adding a D/A converter if you can compare the input value to a known reference.