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Fun With Shift Registers

A tutorial to help you understand how a shift register works.
Steps
  1. Overview
  2. Getting to know the 74HC164
  3. The Schematic
  4. Breadboard Schematic
  5. Step 1: The Regulator
  6. Step 2: Placing The IC
  7. Step 3: Input Button
  8. Step 4: Clock Button
  9. Step 5: Bit #1
  10. Step 6: Repeat
  11. Step 7: Bit 5
  12. Step 8: More Bits

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Created by takide
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Step 6: Repeat Step 10 of 12

Now repeat what you did in step 5 for the rest of the outputs on the left side of the IC. You will have a row of 4 LED "bits" when you are finished:

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