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Message #13110



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: rw urthskape@flashmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:07:54 -0700
Subject: microcore question



> Yes, yes, newbie question..go ahead and flame me :o)
>
> I made a microcore, with the 74c14 (or whatever the name) chip. I put in
> LEDs as the shown in the schematic (I forget which web site it was, but it
> was a hand-drawn schematic).
>
> When I put power to it, the LEDs just stay constantly lit. Not even using
> the shorting-switches does anything.
>
> Anybody know what some possible problems are with this symptom? I need
some
> help, 'cause everything I've tried hasn't worked, and it's getting a bit
> discouraging!
>
>
>
> --another question is this: Does the 74c14 chip act as "analog" or as
> "digital"?? I had thought that chips were *always* digital, but since the
> big thing in BEAM is often making analog devices, I'm assuming my original
> assumption was incorrect...
>
> And if it's not too big a question, what exactly does a "Schmitt inverter"
> *DO*, anyway?
>
> --ryan
>
>

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