IC's & Digital logic - What am I doing wrong???
OK, so I'm making circuits. :thumbs:
I've got the LEDs working, resistors, etc...
Even had a timer create a puler.. How great!!
One problem -
When I try to use the logic gates, they don't work. I always get a 1 as an output.
Pin 14 (Vcc) is hooked up to +4.5V or +6V, Pin 7 is hooked up to ground.
I've hooked pins 1&2 up to the inputs, either though pushbuttons or dip switches, and pin 3 always pushes out a 1 (lit LED).
I've put a 2.2K on pin 14, and that didn't help. So I put a 2.2K before the inputs, and that still didn't help, I even put one between pin 3 and the LED and still comes out as a 1.
What am I doing wrong? This is my basic setup on a 7408 (AND) and 7486 (XOR) - both have the same input / output setup:
Vcc - 2.2K (opt) - Switch In 1
Switch Out 1 - Pin1 (74XX) - input
Vcc - 2.2K (opt) - Switch In 2
Switch Out 2 - Pin2 (74XX) - input
Vcc - (2.2K - made the light very dim) - Pin14
Gnd - Pin 7
Pin 3 - 2.2K -(opt) +Led
-Led - Gnd
The resistors are Red Red Red Gold so they're 2.2K with a variance of 5%.
What am I doing wrong? Everything seems to be hooked up right, and the IC's should be good (which means the ones that I bought these to replace might also be good!)...