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8-bit computer build: Connecting the bus

2017-04-02

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In this video, we'll first build a simple 8-bit register to store the contents of the computer's output. Then we put everything we've built so far together. Everything is tied together through the common bus and common clock signal.

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See https://eater.net/bbcpu8-output-register and https://eater.net/bbcpu8-bus for more.

Additional parts for the output register:

- 1x 74LS273 (Octal D flip-flop with clear)

- 1x 74LS08 (Quad 2-input AND gate)

You could also use two 74LS137s like

Additional parts for the bus

- 8x 10kΩ resistors

- 8x LEDs

- Lots of breadboards, wire, and patience :)


hook the outputs of the register up to the address
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hook the first four bits up to our bus
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add some additional breadboards
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put a one into the b register
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