Cool I think I have the components on hand to build that 3 bit adder. Gonna give it a try. If it works maybe I can extend it to 8 bits.
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Levi Pearson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:57 PM, S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > My birthday is coming up in a month and my wife asked me what I want. > > I decided I want to go really bare metal and build my own pocket > calculator. > > I found this kit... > > > http://www.spikenzielabs.com/Catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=762 > > > > The only problem I see is that it's using a programmable microcontroller. > > That sort of feels like cheating. I'd prefer to build one from discrete > > logic units, even if the result would be big, bulky and slow. I just > want > > to geek out and learn something in the process. > > > > Does anyone know of a calculator kit or project using discrete logic? > > Here's a highly simplified version: > http://wesharenotes.net/kevin/Projects/Adder/adder.html > > --Levi > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
