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Re: Digital Sidecar relay ports: correct voltage?

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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod View Post
Do you see the Relay status lights (red/green/off) changing states while the Spike status light remains orange?

Normally, with those symptoms I'd say the Spike is not receiving a signal.
Hi Mark,

We saw the LED at the relay port on the sidecar change from green to off while the Spike relay remained orange.

We used a voltmeter to measure the voltage on the 3-wire cable (black/red/white) at the connector that plugs into the Spike. It measured about 4.2 volts (on the red and/or white wires) when active. So the Spike is getting a "signal"... I just don't know if it is the "correct" signal; I couldn't find a spec on what voltage the sidecar is supposed to output, nor could I find anything on the Spike datasheet about what input signal voltage level was required.



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