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Re: Use of Arduino to control a Spike Relay

There are several low side or high side switch chips on the market. Check ST Micro or Infineon. You can get up to 8 outputs in a package. This is what they are designed to do. I do not know of any company making a break out or shield for them unfortunately. Note that some Arduino's are 3.3 volt devices and not all driver chips can operate at lower voltages.