On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Oliver Seitz <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> > If you don't have six
> > pins, use one for data, one for clock and connect as many
> > CD4094 8-bit-serial-to-parallel shift registers as you need.
>
> Err, sorry, my stone-age knowledge updated: CD4094 can do the job, but it
> might not work with clock frequencies above 1MHz. Better use a 74HC164, it
> does about the same thing, costs about the same money but easily works with
> clock frequencies of 20MHz.
>
> Connect it to an SPI output port, and you have a cheap, convenient way to
> have as many output pins as you want.
>

   or MMC22925 or MMC22926 if displaying ASCII is not necessary

BTW, standard multiplexing 8 digit plus 3 buttons in 12 IO pins, no external
IC needed.

Vasile

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