Open-drain outputs can be useful for analog weighting, summing, and limiting as well as digital logic. An open drain terminal is connected to ground when a high voltage (logic 1) is applied to the gate, yet presents a high impedance when a low voltage (logic 0) is applied to the gate.
The End The Gulf of Tonkin Incident August 2nd- The USS Maddox engages three North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats August 4th- USS Maddox and Turner Joy report further engagement in the Tonkin Gulf Gulf of Tonkin Resolution August 7th Congress passes a joint resolution that allows President Johnson to use authority to support the states of Southern Vietnam. This is not a declaration of war.
A brief intelligence report of what occurred reached President Johnson. Misuse of Power President Johnson and his administration used the resolution as an excuse for military escalation in Vietnam, giving way to open warfare between the United States and Northern Vietnam. The Resolution Congress enacted the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, which gave Johnson authority to directly aid the state of South Vietnam. Congress expects, at an extent, a series of airstrikes to follow.