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ICs & Logic 20 pins

74HC245 Octal Bus Transceiver

Octal 3-state bidirectional bus transceiver. Used for level shifting 3.3V-5V.

// connector diagram 20 pins
// loading diagram...
// Specifications
Supply Voltage
2V – 6V
Channels
8 bidirectional
Output Current
±8 mA
Package
DIP-20 / SOIC-20
Logic Family
HCMOS
3-State Output
Yes
// Pin Reference Table
PinNameFunctionType
1 DIR Direction control, HIGH = A to B I/O
2 A1 Bus A channel 1 I/O
3 A2 Bus A channel 2 I/O
4 A3 Bus A channel 3 I/O
5 A4 Bus A channel 4 I/O
6 A5 Bus A channel 5 I/O
7 A6 Bus A channel 6 I/O
8 A7 Bus A channel 7 I/O
9 A8 Bus A channel 8 I/O
10 GND Ground GND
11 B8 Bus B channel 8 I/O
12 B7 Bus B channel 7 I/O
13 B6 Bus B channel 6 I/O
14 B5 Bus B channel 5 I/O
15 B4 Bus B channel 4 I/O
16 B3 Bus B channel 3 I/O
17 B2 Bus B channel 2 I/O
18 B1 Bus B channel 1 I/O
19 OE Output enable, active low I/O
20 VCC Supply voltage PWR

The 74HC245 is an octal 3-state non-inverting bus transceiver. It buffers 8 bidirectional signals and is commonly used for level-shifting between 3.3V and 5V logic or to drive bus lines.