Lab 2 section of lab manual Lab 2 Slides

Protoboard Tutorial This vintage video from one of your textbook authors (Mike Furman), is as applicable today as it was ten years ago. WATCH IT. There is a reference to a particular section (section 5) of a Motorola TTL data book -- you'll probably not find that particular data book anywhere, but see the references below...

Fall 2009 Truth Table Assignments for all sections IN ALL CASES, SOLVE FOR MINIMAL SUM OF PRODUCTS (SOP)

Keep your protoboard NEAT. Consider this an example of what you need to produce for full credit. This implements a particular state machine, but the techniques apply to any circuit. Note that wires should not cross over chips, so you can unplug chips to check them. wires should be no longer than necessary, so that they stay flush with the protoboard surface wires that enter/exit the protoboard should be generally on the edge of the board where they would go to the CADET To better understand the specifics of connection paths, including power bussing, see the highlighted detail of three particular signals.

Datasheets for different families (LS, AS, HCT, etc.) of TTL parts can be found at the following web sites, and perhaps others.  Different TTL-compatible logic families may be used, but you must be careful to not accidentally read values for the WRONG series, some of which may appear in the SAME datasheet.  Watch the column headings and page headings! This becomes more important with timing parameters in Lab 3. Use this site if at all possible! www.ti.com (Select "logic" product family and use navigation tools to narrow descriptions to NAND gates.  Once you have information on the correct part, look for the "datasheet" download.) Do not use this, unless the above site is down or something... www.onsemi.com (LS parts do not show up in their current product offerings, but a search for a particular part will find the datasheets.) No matter how much a TA or anyone else recommends alternate datasheets, be aware of these things: All parts of a given type (e.g., all "LS00" parts) have the same spec, regardless of the manufacturer. If you come up with different numbers than shown on a Texas Instruments datasheet, you have the wrong numbers. Not all manufacturers make really good datasheets, and students often read them wrong You're responsible for finding the only CORRECT answers, and you cannot blame the person who gave you another source than those listed above.