Re: [Emc-users] Help, out of inputs on my parport

2013-02-05 Thread kqt4at5v
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013, Kip wrote: Greetings all! My shift registers seem to be working well as a cheap and easy port expander! Apologies for how long it took me to write it up, but we are currently in the middle of the FIRST Robotics Challenge build season, so I'm spending almost every

Re: [Emc-users] Help, out of inputs on my parport

2013-02-05 Thread Ralph Stirling
Digikey.com . You also might consider 74HC595, 74HC497, or 74AHC595 and 74AHC597. -- Ralph From: kqt4a...@gmail.com [kqt4a...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 6:05 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Help, out of

Re: [Emc-users] Help, out of inputs on my parport

2013-02-05 Thread Erik Friesen
Or mouser. http://www.mouser.com/Semiconductors/Logic-ICs/Counter-Shift-Registers/_/N-55d4h?Keyword=74hct595FS=True http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/NXP-Semiconductors/74HC595N112/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtsbn1GaJyslyeJrXytowv1%2fYsIv18i%2fyU%3d On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Ralph Stirling

[Emc-users] Help, out of inputs on my parport

2013-02-05 Thread Roland Jollivet
On 5 February 2013 16:11, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.eduwrote: Digikey.com . You also might consider 74HC595, 74HC497, or 74AHC595 and 74AHC597. -- Ralph Don't use 74HC parts. Use 74HCT as these are TTL compatible. HC parts need to be driven closer to the rail, and often

Re: [Emc-users] Help, out of inputs on my parport

2013-02-05 Thread kqt4at5v
On Tue, 5 Feb 2013, Roland Jollivet wrote: On 5 February 2013 16:11, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.eduwrote: Digikey.com . You also might consider 74HC595, 74HC497, or 74AHC595 and 74AHC597. -- Ralph Don't use 74HC parts. Use 74HCT as these are TTL compatible. HC parts need

Re: [Emc-users] Help, out of inputs on my parport

2013-02-05 Thread Kip Shaffer
I would imagine that the LS chips are expensive because they are obsolete. I used them because they were in my junk drawer. I would recommend using the HCT series. I see that the pin names have changed a bit from the old datasheets. STCP = Storage Register Clock, I referred to as 'Latch',

[Emc-users] Help, out of inputs on my parport

2013-02-05 Thread Roland Jollivet
On 5 February 2013 20:33, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2013, Roland Jollivet wrote: On 5 February 2013 16:11, Ralph Stirling ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote: Digikey.com . You also might consider 74HC595, 74HC497, or 74AHC595 and 74AHC597. -- Ralph Don't use