In article <4d3v6f$5fa@henge2.henge.com> words@henge.com (Michael O'Connor) writes:
>From: words@henge.com (Michael O'Connor)
>Subject: Radio button circuit
>Date: 11 Jan 1996 21:24:31 GMT

>I am looking for a digital circuit that emulates the selector buttons
>on a radio. A pulse at one of 1 through n inputs will latch the
>corresponding output until another input is pulsed.


Rather easy:



    o +Vdd
    |
    |
    o                          Data-latch
     |<= switch                    ---
    o                             |   |
    |-----------------------------|D O|--o out
    |   |  |                      | E |
   | | --- |100nF                  ---
100| | --- |                        |
  K |   |  | 1N4148      100nF      |
   ___ ___  -|>|----------||--------|
   /// ///        |     |    |   |  |
                  |    | |  | |  -  |
from other  -|>|--     | |  | |  ^   --> to E other
switch       1N4148     |    |   |       latches
                       ___  ___ ___
                       ///  /// ///
                       10K  100K 1N4148


How it works:
when pushing the switch, a High level is applied to the D-input of the 
associated data-latch. Any switch pushed will also cause a High-level pulse on 
the E input of all latches (the diodes function as a wired-or circuit).
This way all data-latches will transfer their input level to their output; if 
only one switch is pushed, only one input will be high (and therefore the 
output will go high too), the others will stay low. The rightmost 1N4148 diode 
prevents the E-input from receiving a voltage below 0V, when the switch is 
released.

So what you need per switch is a 100K resistor, a 100nF capacitor (to debounce 
the switch contacts), a 1N4148 diode and one data-latch unit.
The pulse-generating circuit (10K/100nF/100K/1N4148) is only needed once.

When you use the CMOS 40373 or the 74HC373 you get 8 latches per device.

Success, 

Richard

 Richard Rasker
 Calslaan 54-11
 7522 MG  Enschede 
 Holland
 tel. +31-(0)53-4350834


Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 19:05:09 UNDEFINED

Original Subject: Re: Radio button circuit


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