Questions tagged [74hc595]
Anything related to the 74HC595 integrated circuit. The 74HC595 is an 8 bit serial-input/parallel-output shift register with output latches and tri-state outputs.
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74SN74141 lights all Nixie digits at once
I built a circuit using an ESP32 Super Mini connected to a 74HC595 shift register. Its outputs Q1–Q4 are wired to the inputs of an SN74141 in the following order: A ← Q1, D ← Q2, B ← Q3, C ← Q4. The ...
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SPI track length for daisy-chained 74HC595s
I'm using the SPI peripheral of an MCU to send out serial bits to 16 daisy-chained shift register chips (74HC595). All these 595s are laid out with approximately equal spaces in between, and the ...
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What is "induced grounding", mentioned on 74HC595 and other datasheets?
IC devices with clock inputs require that the input signal have a rise time quick enough that the device recognizes it as only a single transition. The clock signal should avoid remaining in the 0-to-...
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74HC595 drive strength
I understand that "drive output" on this datasheet means that it's the maximum current the IC can source/sink - i.e. if there is something pulling one of its outputs high at a current higher ...
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Driving a LED matrix with TPIC6B595 as sink and UDN2981A as current source
I am working with an 8x6 RGB LED matrix with common cathode LEDs on a PCB. I can select one column at a time by grounding its common cathode, and I source the current through the rows. The whole setup ...
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74HC595 behaves randomly, need help with my circuit
I'm trying to make a Nixie clock based on an ESP32. I've made a working prototype on a breadboard. Only the 74HC595 part, which is where the problem is at: I then made a PCB: After soldering ...
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Problem using two 74HC595 to create a 16-bit output
I'm migrating a code made in Bascom from a fully functional hardware to a C language (XC8) Through two 74HC595. They increase to 16 digital outputs. The way they do it is like this I have made my ...
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Concerns about Exceeding Current Rating on SN74HC595N to drive LEDs
I am currently working on a project where I am utilizing SN74HC595N shift registers to drive multiple LEDs. According to the datasheet, the maximum output per pin is specified as 35 mA, with a maximum ...
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Digits on 14 segment display are mirrored one to another
I have a synth device using 2-digit 14-segment display, a Mutable Yarns Clone. The PCB design is here. It uses an STM32F103CBT6. I flashed it via JTAG without any issues. the display is driven by a ...
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74HC595 used with Arduino gives high value only on first pin
I am using a 74HC595 shift register IC connected to my Arduino board as described in this tutorial to drive 8 RGB LEDs. The code is given below and is similar to the one in the tutorial: ...
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Shift register outputting data on two pins, although only one bit is set
I've build a daisy chain of 3 x 74HC595 shift registers with LEDs on their outputs. They are fed by an Arduino that is pushing a single bit through all the registers and will finally clear the ...
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Is my circuit correct (Nixie Tube Clock)?
I am making a clock with Nixie tubes IN-12 A and made a circuit. I would like to know if it is correct before making the PCB and 3D case.
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74hc595 with not connected pin
I've bought some 74HC595 in SOP-16 without directly looking at their datasheet and now that I have looked at it for my project I saw that it is marked that the OE and MR pin are not connected. I ...
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LED matrix 7x10
I am trying to assemble a 7 x 10 LED single-color matrix using 2 74HC595's for the 10 columns and a CD4017 for the 7 rows. Now obviously I am only going to use a total of 10 pins of the 74HC595 ...
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74HC595 shift register outputting data when it shouldn't
When I connect my Arduino with this 74HC595 shift register circuit, all the shift register's outputs go high, and any code I run doesn't seem to change this. Regardless of what I run, all outputs are ...