Thanks, Frank! HC is my choice unless I need to interface with TTL and it seems 
to be easier to find; the higher speed of AC isn't really relevant here.

But it seems that there's a new 'TTL' family every month ... ;-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Francesco Messineo" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [M100] Installing 8K modules in M100


> Hi Mike,
> I use HC, sometimes I've used AHC when I needed some single gate ICs.
> 74AC logic has a low standby current, but current surges during the
> fast edges make a lot of additional noise and power rail bouncing. May
> be or maybe not a problem, but why taking chances?
> 8K modules with only HC/AHC logic and suitable RAM chip usually end up
> in the 0.1 to 3 uA standby current @3.3V.
> My setup lower current limit is 0.1uA, so many modules I've checked
> may have been better than that.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 4:53 PM Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Francesco Messineo" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 2:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [M100] Installing 8K modules in M100
>>
>>
>> > ...HCT logic should not be used for M100 hardware (it works correctly, but 
>> > power needed is unnecessarily higher)
>>
>> > Frank IZ8DWF
>> ----------
>>
>> Thanks for the tip; which logic family do you recommend instead?
>>
>> m

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