AN ELECTRONIC LITESHOW DISPLAY

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	AN ELECTRONIC LITESHOW DISPLAY
Part 1ıThe Electronics Behind the Lights by James Antonakos Start ı The Big Picture ı Inside a Panel ı The Driver Board ı The 64-Bit Shift Register Board ı Interfacing with the PC ı A Little Math ı The Real Thing ı Sources and PDF SOURCES and PDF Download the PDF of this Article. James Antonakos, a professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department at Broome Community College, has over 25 years of experience designing digital and analog circuitry. He is also the author of numerous textbooks on microprocessors, programming, and microcomputer systems. You may reach him at antonakos_j@sunybroome.edu or visit his web site at http://www.sunybroome.edu/~antonakos_j. SOURCES MOC3031 Optoisolator, 74HC595, and 1488 and 1489 line driver and line receiver chips Jameco Electronics (800) 831-4242 (650) 592-8097 Fax: 1-650-592-2503 www.jameco.com Registered at ChipCenter? Buy Now! 2N6344 TRIAC Newark Electronics (800) 463-9275 (773) 784-5100 Fax: (773) 907-5339 www.newark.com Registered at QuestLink? Buy Now! PREVIOUS Circuit Cellar provides up-to-date information for engineers. Visit www.circuitcellar.com for more information and additional articles. For subscription information, call (860) 875-2199, subscribe@circuitcellar.com or subscribe online. ıCircuit Cellar, the Magazine for Computer Applications. Posted with permission.