The 4093 is a quad 2 input schmitt trigger NAND gate that will work in the same oscillator circuit as your HC14. Use the second input as the gate to control the oscillator on/off. On 8 Aug 2002 at 19:52, John Waters wrote: > Hi all, > > I use one of the inverter in a 74HC14 (hex schmitt-trigger inverters) > as an oscillator to drive a piezzo buzzer. Is there any way to turn on > or off the oscillator by using a simple circuit, preferably built by > using the rest of the unused inverter in the 74HC14, or some simple > passive components? I don't want to add more chips, as simplicity is > the key of this project! > > Thanks in advance! > > John > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Send > and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > -- Brent Brown, Electronic Design Solutions 16 English Street, Hamilton, New Zealand Ph/fax: +64 7 849 0069 Mobile/txt: 025 334 069 eMail: brent.brown@clear.net.nz -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu