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XC21/22/23 input current consumption?
What's the current consumption on the DIN and VIN on the XC21/22/23 modules? We are looing at connecting a joystick with some digital switches that can only take a max of 2mA through the circuit, will the module consume more than 2mA on these inputs?
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It depends on the supply voltage and the resistance on the inputs.
The values on the DIN pull down resistors are specified on the line Input impedance in Appendix A
http://www.parker.com/literature/Electronic%20Controls%20Division/Literature%20files/iqan-xc21_instructionbook_HY33-8410-IB_UK.pdf
Your solution for switches rated at only 2mA is to supply them with 5V and connect to any DIN input pin, the lowest value is 6.8kOhm => 5V/6.8kOhm=0.73mA
If you have to supply the switches with battery voltage, you are limited to using the higher impedance inputs, the DIN:s sharing pins with VIN:s.