ECM Bench Problem

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If the counter chips are binary, only 6 binary bits are needed for 36
states. Only one 8-bit binary counter chip, preferably with a synchronous
preload or synchronous clear would be needed.

There's many different solutions to the problem.

Tom

On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Bruce Plecan wrote:

> 
> Wouldn't it be 5?.
> Is there a schematic somewhere showing how to cascade them?.
> Bruce
> 
> 
> | A hardware only solution would be four 8-bit counter chips, and a 555 to
> | drive them.
> | At 10:55 PM 12/9/1999 -0800, you wrote:
> | >Hi Bruce,
> | >Are you looking for something that will drive 36 LEDs in *sequence* (1 of
> | >36 on at any time)?  Perhaps a zero software solution that has a
> | >clock input that causes next LED in the sequence to light in
> | >response to each clock pulse?
> 
>