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SN74HC595B: serial to parallel conversion

Part Number: SN74HC595B

Can 4 of these devices be connected "in series" to provide a 32 bit output? If so how?

  • The logic diagram shows that all eight shift register flip-flops share the same clock signal, and that the output of each flip-flop connects to the data input of the next flip-flop in the chain. (Whether this is a single Data input or separate Set/Reset inputs does not matter.)

    To cascade multiple devices, do the same: route the same clock signal to all SRCLK inputs, and connect the output of the last shift register flip-flop (QH') in each device to the data input of the first flip-flop (SER) in the next device.

    Typically, you would also want to share the SRCLR and RCLK signals.