>>> However, as the parts count goes up, I'm real tempted to just buy a level
>>> translator chip. Especially if there are several lines to be translated.
>>
>> They may not work well for a long bus as they only
>> translate voltage, they don't "drain "current.
>
> I smell a dead fish being waved.


Bon appetit.

Level translators are not the same as bus drivers in context of the
discussed long bus. I said to "drain" current to ground on a sender
side. Another option is to source current from power supply on the
sender side.
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