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Voltage divider

Resistor divider calculator for Arduino and electronics.

Inputs

V
Ω
Ω

Result

Output voltage
2.5V

How it works

Why use a voltage divider

Voltage dividers reduce a voltage to a safer level. They are commonly used to connect 5V sensors to 3.3V microcontrollers like ESP32.

The math

Output voltage depends on the ratio between both resistors. The lower resistor determines how much input voltage reaches the output.

Formula

Vout = Vin × R2 / (R1 + R2)

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