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Re: DIO on the Digital Sidecar

NPN outputs are typically "floating" when off. They don't source any voltage. All they can do is set the output to ground when they're on. So they're perfect for connecting to a Digital Sidecar, which supplies a pullup resistor to 5v on the digital input pins.