Chapter 1:Input Output (IO) Basics

Digital Inputs
A digital input typically consists of a power supply (voltage source), a switch and a voltage-sensing device
(analog-to-digital converter). Depending on the switchs open/closed status, the sensing device detects a
voltage or no voltage condition, which in turn generates a logical 0 or 1, on or off, alarm or normal or
similarly defined state.
Circuit Diagrams
The following circuit diagrams are examples of commonly used digital input configurations.