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CD4502B: CD4502B strange outputs

Part Number: CD4502B

Hi, support team

My customer has the questions as follow:

I am using a CD4502B IC to invert 4 different signals within a CNC machine, but am having strange outputs. Changing some of the signals seems to enable or disable all, while 1 or 2 will enable the designated output while disabling the rest. I am not using the inhibit or disable pins

for some input channels all outputs go high, while some inputs make the corresponding output high while the rest go low.

I am not sure if it is relevant or not, but I have probed all leads for a potential short, and there is no short. I have 5V to Vdd, GND to Vss, 4 inputs into D1-4, and 4 outputs from Q1-4

Thanks so much.

Best regards,
Yuki

  • I originally contacted support over this issue. Admittedly, I don't know a whole lot about ICs, and I think what I was looking for was a schmitt trigger inverter, as opposed to the hex inverter/buffer. I won't be using this IC at this point. My guess is I was expecting a different output from the inverter/buffer than what it is supposed to do. Oh well

  • The schematic is missing, and we do not know what input signals you're using. Leaving some inputs floating can have strange effects. And overvoltage could have damageed the device.

  • Hi,

    Can you please provide a schematic so we can further assist you? 

    Regards,

    Sebastian 

  • Hi Sebastian,

    The customer replied:
    "I realized this IC does not suit my application, and I have removed it from the machine, and won't be pursuing this any further. I never had a circuit diagram drawn, so I don't have anything to provide. Another member commented about leaving some inputs floating, which I definitely did. Thanks for all your help!"

    Best regards,
    Yuki