Hi,
I use 74164's, and they do the job.
Imre


On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, bill bass wrote:

> Hi, all,
>
> Being new to PIC and interfacing, I have a question for
> PIC members.  Please help.
>
> I am making a 6-digit 7-segment (common anode)LED counter and have
> breadboarded the 6x4094 serial-to-parallel chips.  All seems working
> fine except I have exceeded the current sinking capacity of the 4094s.
>
> I am looking for alternatives to replace the 4094s.  The 74HC595 looks
> like it can source and as well as sink 8mA current comfortably.  That
> means I can use either common anode or common cathode displays at
> will.  Personnally, I like to use positive logic where I don't have to
> complement the output byte.
>
> Can somebody please comment on this approach?  Is there a better way
> of doing other than what I have said?
>
> Hopfully I can wire the circuit up again this weekend and have a
> couple of beer after! Thanks to all.
>
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