Electrical type

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   Does anyone know the meaning/difference between all electrical type in Altium:
- open collector
- passive
- open emitter
- HZ

And when to use them?

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androjes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New User Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote androjes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Electrical type Posted: 05 Nov 2012 at 9:31am
	Does anyone know the meaning/difference between all electrical type in Altium: - open collector - passive - open emitter - HZ And when to use them?



ruffy91 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New User Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Location: CH Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote ruffy91 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2013 at 11:18pm
	It is used for Electrical Rule Checking. In the schematic look at "Project" -> "Project Options.." then go to "Connection Matrix". There you can define different error levels for every connection type. For example generate a warning if you connect an output pin to an open collector pin.