Expanding digital output pins on the Arduino using a shift register

Alex Zivanovic March 2009 You may sometimes need more outputs than there are pins on the Arduino. One solution is to use a shift register. There is a good tutorial here http !!""".arduino.cc!en!Tutorial!#hiftOut. You can use an alternative chip$ the %09%$ "hich is sometimes easier to get. &t is availa'le here http !!""".rapidonline.com!(lectronic)*omponents!&ntegrated)*ircuits!+ogic!%000)#eries)*MO#)logic)family!,,0-.! /"!hcf%09% order code .0)0%22$ cost 10.%2 3atasheet http !!""".rapidonline.com!netalogue!specs!.0)0%22.pdf The follo"ing sho"s ho" you can use t"o of them to get -2 outputs using 0 digital pins on the Arduino.

&t uses pins -0$--$-2 on the Arduino$ and the outputs are la'elled 0)-4. *an you see that pin 9 of the lo"er chip is the output data stream that is fed to the input data pin on the upper chip5 6or data to get to the upper chip$ it is shifted through the lo"er chip. This is called daisy)chaining. You can /eep adding chips in this "ay$ still only using three Arduino pins. The program on the next page can 'e used to test this circuit. &t is 'est to attach an +(3 to each output 7"ith an appropriate resistor8 to see "hat is happening.

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