My Breadboard ALU With Twenty Operations
Last year I built Ben Eater’s 8-bit breadboard computer, which taught me a lot about how processors work. But with only 16 bytes of memory it’s not really usable for any kind of real world tasks. As soon as I’d finished it I knew I wanted to make some upgrades. And when I looked at …. Read More
HDSP-0762: Hex Displays Made Easy
If you’re working (or playing) with digital electronics then you’ll probably want to display your data data on hex displays at some point. Normally this involves using some kind of decoder to turn your data into something that can drive a 7-segment display. Which means extra chips, extra wires and extra breadboard space. I set …. Read More