>> I am working with an optical encoder which outputs a voltage
>> between +0.35VDC and +1VDC. What is the easiest low
>> component count method for getting a clean 0V to 5V pulse
>> from this to use as an input to the PIC?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Stephen D. Barnes
>
>It seems like a comparator would work well.  Just put 0.7 V or so at one
>input, and the encoder's output at the other input.

Use a PIC with a comparator input, and then you do not need any extra
components? Most of the new ones have comparators.

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