MAX V GPIO State at Power-Off - MAX V GPIO State at Power-Off If a MAX V has all of its voltage switched off, will the GPIO pins be in tristate? (Not during power-up or power-down, but when it's completely off.) I ask because I am using the MAX V to control another IC, and I want to be able to control the IC with the MAX V or with an external header, for testing. The header would be in parallel with the MAX V GPIO lines. So, if I power off the MAX V, will I be able to communicate with the IC directly, without interference? Thanks! Replies: Re: MAX V GPIO State at Power-Off OK, that makes sense. That's what I was wondering. Thank you! Replies: Re: MAX V GPIO State at Power-Off If no power given to the device, the Impedance will be undefined, why I am saying so each IO pin can be considered active component and can be act as energy storage device. In my point of view , it is not safe to give to power off only Max 5 in a board. Replies: Re: MAX V GPIO State at Power-Off No, sorry if I wasn't clear. What is the input impedance of the GPIO pins when there is no power to the MAX V? Thanks Replies: Re: MAX V GPIO State at Power-Off Hi , If I understood correctly , if you loose the power of Max V , there will be no power on the IO pins