??? 02/14/09 14:42 Modified: 02/14/09 14:44 Read: times |
#162411 - Do you mean this? Responding to: ???'s previous message |
![]() Imagine, now, how (most of) the current spike is flowing, when the transistor is abruptly turning-on: Out of the plus pole of 47µ cap, through the transistor from emitter to collector, through the LED, through the current limiting resistor and back to the minus pole of 47µ cap. The micro does now only see a small portion of this current spike at its Vcc terminal. The 100n supports the 47µ, which becomes less effective at frequencies beyond 1MHz. This kind of power supply decoupling can be really important in noisy applications like multiplexers. Kai |