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What is the totem-pole?

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Hi, could anyone explain me what is a totem pole, and how does it works? Please, i need it in a simple and clear explanation.
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Although a half-bridge is commonly thought of as a totem-pole...

I saw one definition, which said a totem-pole is more properly distinguished, as having two or more components which can permit current to flow through all of them in the same direction.

Example: triple-input 'AND' gate made from transistors:

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Schematics of 3 input NOR gate with totem-pole output:
totem-pole-out-put-triple-input-nor-gate-schematic.png
 

BradtheRad said:
Although a half-bridge is commonly thought of as a totem-pole...

I saw one definition, which said a totem-pole is more properly distinguished, as having two or more components which can permit current to flow through all of them in the same direction.

Example: triple-input 'AND' gate made from transistors:

3917990200_1369454609.png
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Hi, would we say that i have a circuit with SG3524, like the datasheet test circuit, for example and i want to feed some LEDs with the pwm from the outputs. What would be the advantage using the totem pole circuit?
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The totem pole can both sink and source current, whereas the SG3524 output can do only one - sink or source. So, you have to rely on a resistor to do the other. If you configure the SG3524 output to sink current, you rely on a pull-up resistor to source current. If you configure the SG3524 output to source current, you rely on a pull-down resistor to sink current. If you use the totem-pole, you don't need to rely on the pull-up/pull-down resistor and that gives you advantage in better current handling, better driving of capacitive loads, MOSFETs, etc.

Hope this helps.
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Tahmid said:
The totem pole can both sink and source current, whereas the SG3524 output can do only one - sink or source. So, you have to rely on a resistor to do the other. If you configure the SG3524 output to sink current, you rely on a pull-up resistor to source current. If you configure the SG3524 output to source current, you rely on a pull-down resistor to sink current. If you use the totem-pole, you don't need to rely on the pull-up/pull-down resistor and that gives you advantage in better current handling, better driving of capacitive loads, MOSFETs, etc.

Hope this helps.
Tahmid.
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Could you post a schematic of a circuit with the SG3524 and the totem pole, in a manner that could be possible to reproduce in a breadboard?Because i am a beginner on eletronics. Would be very helpful.
 

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