Friday, 3 November 2017

arduino - Controlling NMOS gate switch with PMOS


The goal of the circuit below is to use a PMOS to turn an NMOS on and off which will blink the LED. A microcontroller is providing the square signal. Both MOSFETs are logic level and when I use them individually with the LED the behavior is what I expect. However in the circuit below when I send 5V to the gate of the PMOS the LED will just remain ON, but I expect it to turn off. Is it incorrect to wire the drain of a PMOS to the gate of an NMOS?


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Answer



You need a drain resistor on the gate of M1. And by drain, I mean from the gate to ground.


The gate has a capacitance that needs to be drained off or the channel will remain open. Select a resistor size that will drain that in the order of magnitude of time that is reasonable for your application.


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