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Abstract

A deployment unit, for use by a provided electronic weapon, includes an electrode, a propellant, a first circuit that receives a first signal from the weapon for activating the propellant that propels the electrode toward a provided target, and a second circuit that receives a second signal from the weapon for passing a current through the electrode and through the target to interfere with locomotion by the target. The second circuit is decoupled from the first circuit to the extent that the second signal is insufficient to activate the propellant. A method performed by a deployment unit for an electronic weapon includes receiving from the weapon a first signal for activating a propellant of the deployment unit that propels an electrode of the deployment unit toward a provided target; and receiving a second signal from the weapon for passing a current through the electrode and through the target to interfere with locomotion by the target. The maximum open circuit voltage of the first signal is less than the maximum open circuit voltage of the second signal. The propellant cannot be activated without receiving the first signal. The propellant is not activated in response to receiving the second signal.

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