I was thinking the other day while building a project that there are a lot of very useful IC's out there, and several I use often.
So I was wondering what everyone's favorite "chip" is to use? Let's leave out the obviously popular 555 timer and PICs.
I'll start: The 4017 Decade Counter.
The divide-by N feature is nice, but what I seem to use it for a lot is sequencing events. One example was to stagger the powering up of amplifiers & processors for a theatre to prevent a large current draw and to ensure things were kept "muted" until everything was on.
I've also used it in some larger digital circuits to perform certain tasks "in order". For example, making sure one portion of my circuit is reset before another and then enabling a clock or output after everything has been reset.
So what are your favorites?
So I was wondering what everyone's favorite "chip" is to use? Let's leave out the obviously popular 555 timer and PICs.
I'll start: The 4017 Decade Counter.
The divide-by N feature is nice, but what I seem to use it for a lot is sequencing events. One example was to stagger the powering up of amplifiers & processors for a theatre to prevent a large current draw and to ensure things were kept "muted" until everything was on.
I've also used it in some larger digital circuits to perform certain tasks "in order". For example, making sure one portion of my circuit is reset before another and then enabling a clock or output after everything has been reset.
So what are your favorites?